Coffee and geo-transparency with Breece Robertson

About this episode

Breece Robertson discusses her extensive experience in geospatial technologies and community-driven GIS approaches for land protection over a casual coffee talk.

We guarantee an informal yet highly interesting talk for your morning, afternoon, or evening coffee (or tea if that's your kind of cup). Breece has a lot of exciting stories to tell! Breece Robertson has more than 20 years of experience leading collaborative and strategic initiatives that leverage geospatial technologies for land, water, equity, and climate issues. She is a master of community-driven GIS approaches for strategic land protection. Breece currently holds the position of Director of Impact Assessment and Monitoring at One Tree Planted, a global environmental restoration and reforestation organization. She is the author of the book " Protecting the Places We Love: Conservation Strategies for Entrusted Lands and Parks ": From 2001 - 2019, Breece led GIS, research, and planning teams at The Trust for Public Land that protected 3,000+ places and saved 2+ million acres of land, while serving over 9 million people. Esri, the world’s leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, has honored Breece twice for innovation in helping communities meet park and conservation goals. In 2006, she was awarded the Esri Special Achievement in GIS award, and in 2012, the…

People in this episode

Guest: Breece Robertson

Topics covered

• geospatial technologies
• environmental restoration
• community-driven GIS
• land protection
• coffee talk

Keywords

• Breece Robertson
• geospatial technologies
• land protection
• One Tree Planted
• community-driven GIS
• environmental restoration
• Esri
• conservation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Tree Planted, The Trust for Public Land, Esri

Books & works: Protecting the Places We Love: Conservation Strategies for Entrusted Lands and Parks

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