GIS & mapping
Turning field data into maps that decide.
Geographic data has become indispensable to a credible environmental and social assessment. E2CS uses GIS and remote sensing to locate, measure and visualise what is at stake in a project.
Our GIS services
Locate, measure, visualise.
We work with a network of associated GIS specialists, which lets us bring high-level mapping capability to every assignment.
Thematic mapping and spatial analysis
Land cover, sensitive areas, natural habitats, hazards and constraints affecting a project.
Georeferenced data collection
Field surveys with KoboToolbox, GPS records, and georeferenced census of affected people and assets in support of resettlement plans.
Right-of-way and impact mapping
Delimitation of sites and rights of way, and mapping of environmental and social impacts for assessments, management and resettlement plans.
Climate vulnerability mapping
Locating natural resources and exposed areas, and producing maps to support adaptation planning.
Remote sensing and imagery
Use of satellite and drone imagery for land cover analysis and change monitoring.
Geographic dashboards
Spatial databases and dynamic maps for project monitoring.
Why it matters
Without a mapped right of way, no defensible resettlement plan.
The census of affected people and assets, the delimitation of rights of way, the demonstration that a sensitive habitat has been avoided: all of these obligations rest on rigorous, contestable-proof spatial data.
It is also the condition of honest monitoring: what was mapped at baseline can be compared, years later, with the actual state of the ground.
Next step
Need mapping or georeferenced data collection?
Resettlement census, right-of-way maps, land cover analysis, monitoring by imagery: tell us what you need to demonstrate.