Edward Laurent
Connecting Conservation
Atlanta,
GA
USA
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Edward J. Laurent is the Founder and Executive Director of Connecting Conservation and Lead Designer and Administrator of Griffin Groups (https://griffingroups.com). Ed received an MS majoring in Biology at Purdue University with the master’s thesis “A Hierarchical Population Study of the Endangered Copperbelly Water Snake” and a PhD from Michigan State University with the dissertation “Incorporating satellite imagery into analyses of avian distribution patterns across forested landscapes”. His postdoctoral activities were associated with the Southeast Gap Analysis Project, including database design and land cover classification. Ed serves on dozens of public-private partnership committees and has been intimately involved with the design, evaluation, integration, and training of many data sets and tools used for conservation purposes.
Papers:
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The IDMN Toolshed in Concept and Practice
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Griffin Groups: A Free Online Tool to Support Large Landscape Conservation
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High Thematic Resolution Land Cover Mapping and Habitat Modeling: National Gap Analysis Program and LANDFIRE
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Griffin Groups: An overview of features for large landscape communications