Satellites for Biodiversity Award
The Satellites for Biodiversity Award supports conservation projects where high-resolution satellite imagery can provide solutions to help protect and restore wildlife populations and their habitats. Applicants are welcome to apply to monitor species across homogenous landscapes and seascapes where the objects of interest have a strong contrast to stand out within their background environment.
Eligibility
Connected Conservation Foundation is inviting individuals and not-for-profit organizations to submit proposals that leverage very high-resolution (VHR) satellite data to monitor and safeguard endangered species and their habitats.
Connected Conservation Foundation encourages broad participation and applications from global not-for-profit organizations or individuals who
- Have a local partner available to help validate field-based insight and data.
- Have experience using GeoSpatial data and Esri software (or similar) either themselves or within the organization’s partnerships.
- Have adequate resources and expertise to conduct research and development activities.
- Are willing to make data available in line with the procedures and principles (see T&Cs).
- Is an individual, research institution, or not-for-profit organization. Commercial, for-profit companies will not be awarded.
Benefits
The Satellites for Biodiversity Award winners will receive:
- A task budget to use Pléiades Neo 30cm (up to 1,000 km2) and Pléiades 50cm Data (up to 2,000 km2) These Km2 ranges are guidelines, and proposals over them will still be considered.
- A maximum of $6,000 USD
- Access to Airbus’ Image Archive Library on request
- Complimentary Esri software
Application Process
Theme | : Funding to protect and restore wildlife populations and habitats |
Applicant Country | : WorldWide |
For more information | : Connected Conservation Foundation |