Frédéric Bray – Research engineer, Specialist database developer
March 2021
Lessem is a unit that conducts research on humankind and ecology in mountain environments. The issue of displaying the results of its research and sharing them with local stakeholders is so crucial that the unit has invested in the development of major geomatic resources. Here, geomatician Frédéric Bray illustrates the application of these interactive tools to the case of snow cover and alerts of wolf attacks in the mountains. Far from being research operating in a vacuum…
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Using information systems to facilitate land management
Data and information systems are a strategic interface for both public policy and research. They provide a multi-faceted approach to issues of sustainable regional development, making them a useful decision-making tool. Many INRAE teams are contributing to their development and use in research and in support of public policy. This is particularly true of the LESSEM research unit in Grenoble, which has developed the SIDDT territorial information system for enhanced territorial diagnosis, and the Maploup mapping and alert tool for stakeholders in pastoralism in mountain areas.
