The use of Free and Open Source GIS at National to Local Communities
summary
Fiji develops a country IGIF action plan and populates a national template to strengthen geospatial management, using Collect Earth Online (with Google Earth Engine) for land‑cover and deforestation mapping, KoboToolbox plus GPS/phone locations for field surveys, and QGIS/OpenStreetMap for mapping. Outputs include a draft SOP for planned relocation, a CRVA methodology that ranks 15 priority communities, field-verified invasive species and restoration site maps, and risk layers across five hazards to inform which communities get relocated first.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to FOSS GIS
- 3:42National geospatial framework
- 6:54Open source tools and communities
- 7:37Collect Earth Online demo
- 10:30Invasive species mapping
- 14:28Plant relocation SOP
- 15:55CRVA methodology
- 18:46Benefits and challenges
- 21:19Community involvement importance
- 22:04Future potential of FOSS GIS
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