Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have proven to be a powerful tool in conservation. To help us understand the movements of large mammals, GIS has been applied through both descriptive and prescriptive modeling. Descriptive modeling shows the pathways of current and historic migrations. Its power has increased with the advent of Global Positioning System (GPS) radio collars, for example, enabling the precise mapping of animal movements. Predictive modeling has been primarily used to help understand short distance movements and long distance migrations across different landscape types.

To learn more about GIS and modeling visit:
Wyoming GIS Science Center
Yellowstone National Park GIS
Craighead Environmental Research Institute

As this site is developed it will host migration related GIS data for Greater Yellowstone, including about the human conext, and links where other relevant information can be found.

If you have migration related GIS data you would like to share with this site, please email us here.