Reflections on a decade at GiGL

Reflections on a decade at GiGL

Matt Davies, Zedonk Consulting In January 2015, after a decade at GiGL, I resigned my position as Operations Manager to take a much needed sabbatical with my young family. We headed to Mauritius, where I branded beaches with ‘GiGL Rocks!’ footprints using the custom...
Structuring Surveillance

Structuring Surveillance

Matt Davies, GiGL Data Manager We at GiGL are always striving to increase the number of records we hold by encouraging more people to get involved in recording, and by supporting existing recorders in carrying out surveys and encouraging them to share records with us....
iGiGL – better than ever

iGiGL – better than ever

Matt Davies, GiGL Data Manager iGiGL, our online data portal, is almost fully fledged. We are very proud parents. As well as allowing the general public to find and plan a visit to publically accessible wildlife sites and open spaces, iGiGL will soon allow GiGL...

iGiGL-a-go-go

Matt Davies, GiGL Data Manager A new online mapping interface that allows Londoners to find London’s parks open spaces and wildlife sites has emerged out of the demise of similar services, the rise of the All London Green Grid and increasing demand for web-based...
Rivers of Data

Rivers of Data

Matt Davies, GiGL Project and Data Development Manager We always knew that iGiGL, our new online mapping interface, had great potential. Its value in allowing users to access our data without the need for desktop mapping software has already been recognised by Natural...