Wading through the data: understanding EDDMapS, a leader in invasive species mapping with Rebekah Wallace

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Rebekah Wallace about EDDMapS, a platform for invasive species mapping and management.

This week on Everyday Environment we chat with Rebekah Wallace out of the University of Georgia. Rebekah is the coordinator for EDDMapS, a platform used by the general public and professionals alike for invasive, pest, and biocontrol species reporting and distribution monitoring. For 20 years, this platform has worked with partners across the US and Canada to develop tools to help aggregate distribution data, educate the public on invasive species, document management efforts, anticipate spread, and more. Learn about the fascinating ways that this tool can help with invasive species management on the ground. Resources EDDMapS Learn more about Erin's everyday observation: Right outside your window blog Share your own Everyday Observation Was there something about this topic we didn’t cover? See something cool in nature? Let us know! Send us your question or share your everyday nature observation with us at go.illinois.edu/EEconnect , and we may share it in a future blog or podcast. Questions? We'd love to hear from you! Abigail Garofalo aeg9@illinois.edu , Erin Garrett emedvecz@illinois.edu , Amy Lefringhouse heberlei@illinois.edu Subscribe to our Newsletter Check out our Blog See…

People in this episode

Hosts: Abigail Garofalo, Amy Lefringhouse, Erin Garrett

Guest: Rebekah Wallace

Topics covered

• invasive species
• data mapping
• public reporting
• species management
• environmental education

Keywords

• EDDMapS
• invasive species
• data aggregation
• species reporting
• environmental tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Georgia, EDDMapS

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