GIS Unit - Geospatial Conservation Assessment Tool (GeoCAT)

Perform rapid geospatial analysis of species in a simple and powerful way.

Screenshot of the GeoCAT website. This is in beta, we welcome any bug reports, feedback or enhancements, please use UserVoice to feedback or vote on changes.

GeoCAT is designed to produce rapid species level conservation assessments based on IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (IUCN 2001). Through an easy to use interface with a familiar Google Map underlay, you can upload primary occurrence data for a species and at the click of a button, calculate values relating to the geographic range of a species.

At a glance, what you can do

Choose a species to assess or create a new project from scratch
Upload your own occurrence data e.g. co-ordinates of specimens, field observations or plot samples from an existing dataset
Manually add occurrence points to the map based on your own knowledge
Import occurrence data from online sources such as GBIF or Flickr
Single-click analysis of Extent of Occurrence (EOO) and Area of Occupancy (AOO)
Visualise your results in Google Earth
Download occurrence data used in the analysis
Save your project and add more data later or share with partners in a collaboration
View and save all the vital statistics as a mini-report