INSPIRE CONFERENCE 2014
Workshop/Seminar proposal
TITLE DETAILS
Workshop title: Land use planning and spatial conservation prioritization using
spatial data and Zonation software
Workshop Length: 2 x 90 minutes
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR DETAILS
Name: Tuuli Toivonen, Aija Kukkala, Atte Moilanen
Address: Department of Biosciences, PO Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1), FI-00014
University of Helsinki
Phone: +358 40 56 55 994
Email: tuuli.toivonen@helsinki.fi, aija.kukkala@helsinki.fi,
atte.moilanen@helsinki.fi
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION INCLUDING LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The workshop concentrates on how INSPIRE related spatial data sets can be
used as input for multi-criteria decision making on conservation and land use
prioritization.
The workshop presents a software and conceptual framework called Zonation,
developed at the Conservation Biology Informatics Group at the University of
Helsinki. The tool is used to support decision making on land allocation for
conservation and alternative land uses for example in Finland, Australia and
Uruguay.
The Zonation software takes as input rasterised GIS layers of biodiversity
features (e.g. species distributions or habitat types), habitat condition, threats
and costs. It produces a hierarchical prioritization of the landscape based on the
occurrence levels of biodiversity features in sites (cells). When doing this, the
software iteratively ranks all the cells based on their importance, accounting for
connectivity. The output of Zonation can be imported into GIS software to create
maps or for further analysis.
The learning objective of the workshop is to understand – via practical examples
- the basics of the Zonation approach and to discuss how data made available
through INSPIRE process could help in practical land use and conservation
planning challenges.
DESCRIPTION OF TARGET WORKSHOP AUDIENCE
INSPIRE Conference
Aalborg, 16-2 June 2014
INSPIRE CONFERENCE 2014
Workshop/Seminar proposal

Experts and researchers working with land use planning and/or
conservation

GIS/INSPIRE experts interested in the applied use of spatial data sets in
multi-criteria decision-making
WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS
AV requirements: A projector with a possibility to plug in own computer,
wireless connection.
Room setup: Class room style, sufficient amount of electricity plugs for all the
participants.
Instructions for participants: (laptop, pre-workshop preparation): You may bring
your own laptop if you want to do hands-on work with Zonation.
DETAILED WORKSHOP AG ENDA
1st hour: Introduction to the Zonation software and conceptual framework:
operating principles and examples of the use of the software in different
planning cases (e.g. biodiversity conservation in marine and terrestrial
environments, green infra planning as part of general land use planning,
minimising the environmental impacts of resource extraction).
2nd hour: Data requirements of Zonation planning processes – what kind of
spatial data is being used. Does the INSPIRE directive facilitate the availability of
relevant data?
3rd hour: Running a Zonation analysis: from spatial data to land use
prioritization: example from the Helsinki region in Finland.
INSPIRE Conference
Aalborg, 16-2 June 2014