Projects ; Base Data ; Maps and Products ; Background and Uses ; Plans ; Resources ; Commercial Projects ; Grants @ SLWCS

PHASE 1
Month 1:

• Advertisement for GIS consultant and discussion on TOR
• Identification of a short-term GIS course to send Chandeep for him to gain the requisite base knowledge. ESRI has courses ranging for 2-5 days in the US and other institutions have longer 2-3 month courses there is also the SCGIS Annual Training Grant.
• Identification of potential funding sources. For example
• Conservation Technology Support Program (CTSP) Grants funded by Hewlett Packard for hardware,
• Society for Conservation GIS annual grant for training/hardware/software and ESRI Conference
• Training by USF&W –Ecosystem Conservation Center.

Month 2-5:

• Short RS/GIS training course for Chandeep
• Collection of list of sources for all data sources relevant to SLWCS work
• Collaboration with hired GIS consultant to generate final lists of needs, goal and priority setting.

PHASE 2
Month 6:

• Pre-Training of SLWCS staff in basic GIS by Chandeep
• Arrival of GIS consultant
• Purchase and installation of equipment needed for SLWCS RS/GIS
• Development of training modules for SLWCS staff.

Month 7-9

• In-field training and monitoring and application of 3-month GIS-based project for each project manager to complete within there specialty/focus area.
• Focus on GIS data collection and maps would be on Human-Elephant Conflict
• Zones of Conflict
• Resource use by man and wildlife including crop types, road, homes etc
• Fences and other barriers to elephants
• Village, Reservoir and forest boundaries
• Design and implementation of protocols for data storage and dissemination
• Meetings with RS/GIS Units of Research and Conservation bodies in Sri Lanka and internationally to collaborate and share data.

Month 10

• Evaluation of progress and completion/evaluation of GIS-based projects by SLWCS research staff.

Month 11

• Filling of immediate gaps left in SLWCS RS/GIS knowledge with all staff.
• Planning for next phase of SLWCS RS/GIS/Internet capacity building and establishment of a dedicated center with expanded equipment and staff.

Month 12

• Final report on project and detailed recommendations for continued use/capacity building of SLWCS by Chandeep and Consultant.
• Presentation to SLWCS Board
• Filling of gaps
• Departure of consultant and continued correspondence.

Projects ; Base Data ; Maps and Products ; Background and Uses ; Plans ; Resources @ SLWCS