dc.contributor.author | Wango, Tim Joash Lugera | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-22T09:14:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14939 | |
dc.description.abstract | Many geographic applications have been developed in recent years that offer
exciting new possibilities for understanding biological diversity. Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) make it possible to build maps of species distribution,
to prioritize areas for conservation based on principles such as complementarity,
to assess the completeness of existing protected areas networks, and for this
particular study, species hybridization. Further more, with the developments in
information communication technology, information systems, such as GIS, have
now evolved from stand-alone single user systems to distributed systems and
service oriented applications. Efforts by groups like the Open Geospatial
Consortium (OGC) have made distributed Geographic Information (GI) services
over the internet a reality.
In this study, a distributed GIS is presented as a way of studying hybridization in
baboon subspecies found in the Amboseli region south of Kenya. The study
concludes that, in an environment with good internet connectivity, distributed GIS
form a viable solution for the dissemination of information | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Distributed GIS, | en |
dc.subject | Hybridization, | en |
dc.subject | Geographic Information Services, | en |
dc.subject | Open Geospatial Consortium | en |
dc.title | Towards studying hybridization of baboon subspecies in the amboseli basin using distributed Gis | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Department of Geospatial and Space Technology | en |