Earth Matters – Kurt Menke on GIS Mapping

This week’s edition of Earth Matters, Nathan Newcomer interviews Kurt Menke, owner and operator of Bird’s Eye View GIS.  They discuss GIS mapping and conservation, wildlife corridors & the Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition, amongst other issues related to mapping and conservation efforts throughout not only New Mexico, but also the rest of the Rocky Mountain West.

A former archeologist, Kurt Menke is a Certified GIS Professional (GISP) and has worked in the GIS field since 1996. He received a Masters degree in Geography from the University of New Mexico in 2000. That same year he founded Bird’s Eye View to apply his expertise with GIS technology towards ecological conservation.

Kurt is active in both in the local GIS community and the greater conservation community.  He currently serves as President of the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council. He has served on the planning committee for the annual Society for Conservation GIS Annual Conference. He teaches GIS at UNM’s Division of Continuing Education, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, and Central New Mexico Community College. Kurt served on the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Geographic Information Council (NMGIC) for 8 years and is a past president.

Listen in to this week’s Earth Matters to hear a great conversation about GIS mapping, efforts to protect more wildlife corridors in the state, and the role that GIS plays in modern day conservation efforts.

• Bird’s Eye View GIS
• Statewide Cougar Corridor Study
  

Cougar Corridor Modeling in the Big Burros

New Mexico Priority Highway Segments – Wildlife Corridors

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Earth Matters – Kurt Menke on GIS Mapping