DigitalGlobe said Dec. 8 that the Nature Conservatory is using DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery to assess biological diversity and conservation progress in several regions throughout the world.

According to DigitalGlobe, the Nature Conservatory has developed a science-based approach to conserve plants, animals and ecological systems with a portfolio of conservation areas. Satellite imagery and geographic information systems have proven to be tools that the Conservatory employs during this process, the company added.

“With satellite technology, we can acquire consistent imagery over large areas and we don’t have to mosaic the pieces together as we would with aerial imagery,” Frank Biasi, director of conservatory systems for the Nature Conservatory said in a prepared statement. “This allows us to effectively map large landscapes and ecosystems at a level of detail that is meaningful to local communities and conservation managers.”