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Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru
 The Cordillera Azul National Park project is a multiyear, multiparty collaborative research project for developing analytical tools and models to facilitate the design and management of protected areas for conservation. Researchers are building tools and models to study the efficiency of management activities in the park.
The Web site includes an interactive map service of the park that has a database of geographic information system (GIS) layers including satellite imagery, hydrography, roads, cultural features, and political boundaries that are created and maintained in the USGS offices in Menlo Park, California, but which can be accessed freely from anywhere by anyone who has an Internet connection. Visitors to the Web site can view and manipulate the map layers and conduct common GIS analyses, without needing to purchase special software. A principle purpose of this map server is to allow park staff and management to view the GIS data from remote field stations.
 Our research partners in this project are The Field Museum in Chicago, the Centro de Conservación, Investigación y Manejo de Areas Naturales (CIMA), Hardner & Gullison Associates LLC, and Conservation International. The Ecosystem Science and Technology Branch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is also a collaborator and is providing technical expertise in selecting, processing, and analyzing the remote-sensing imagery used to study protected areas.
Point of Contact: David L. Halsing
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