1. JON PARSONS
Digital Producer

2. Previous roles
JON PARSONS
Digital Producer

5. The phenology data has been used in many
scientific articles, reports for the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) and by the UK government.

9. 500-550 years old - 8m girth

10. 1,000 years old - 12m girth

11. Demonstrate the
scientific, political and
business case for
safeguarding tropical forests
as natural capital that
underpins
water, food, energy, healt
h and climate security for
all.

13. For every £2.5 million generated by .. only $1 is spent to
commodities in tropical forest countries ... protect biodiversity

14. Why does a science based
organisation now have a
business and finance arm?

15. Community
Monitoring Recording
and Verification
(cMRV)

17. Community MRV
Monitoring, Recording and
Verification
• Community
• Policy
• Technology

18. Community MRV
Google App Engine,
Earth Builder,
Open Data Kit,
Fusion Tables

19. BrazIl

25. Data Categories
Farms and food
River and wetlands
Fishing
Hunting
Buildings
Logging
Savannah
Community / Wellbieng

26. Validate
Map Data
Create forms
Analyze Data
Download forms Submit data
Collect Data

27. The hand held devices
Sony Ericsson Nomad Trimble
Xperia Active
Samsung Galaxy
Extreme Xcover
Motorola DEFY+

33. Assessment
• How easy is it to use?
• How clear is the screen?
• How easy is it to type
data in?
• How long does the
battery last?
• How good is its GPS
capability?
• How robust is it?

34. Assessment

• How easy is it to use?
• How clear is the screen?
• How easy is it to type
data in?
• How long does the
battery last?
• How good is its GPS
capability?
• How robust is it?

44. 70 miles
90 miles
Coverage: 6,300 miles 2

45. 1,500 data points

52. Community Forest Monitoring
Working Group

53. Community Forest Monitoring
Working Group

54. www.communitymrv.org

55. Thank you
Jon Parsons
Digital Producer
Global Canopy Programme