geospatial team at nomad labs
Pakistan Wetlands and Ramsar listed sites
9Jan2007 Filed under: Earth, PostGIS, RubyOnRails, WebGIS, opensource Author: Shoaib
Wetlands are regarded by nature conservationist as unique ecosystems. They often exhibit delicately balanced environmental conditions and support a wide range of exotic plant and animal species. Wetlands are also often protected by various environmental laws and conventions. Last year when I was visiting Pakistan I learned about the Pakistan Wetlands Project that is under way. The aim of the project is to build capacity for improved wetlands management at the Federal, Provincial and Local government level, as well as the private sector in Pakistan. I thought it would be nice to be able to see all 19 wetlands in Pakistan that are listed under the Ramsar convention on GoogleMaps. This site was built using RubyonRails + GeoRuby. http://pakistan-wetlands.dyndns.org/. Many thanks to Guilhem for his help during trouble shooting.
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