MAPPPD (Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics) is an open access decision support tool designed for managers, scientists and the general public. Scientists from all corners of the Antarctic have collaborated to create a database of penguin population counts with data from four charismatic Sphenisciformes. Our tool takes penguin populations a step further by integrating advanced modeling techniques to detect and count penguin colonies from remote sensing data. MAPPPD also calculates occupancy probabilities and presents graphical output which projects how penguin populations are changing through time.
Who are we?
MAPPPD is the product of an international collaboration of Antarctic researchers collecting data to study how this fragile polar ecosystem is changing through time.
Dr Heather Lynch
Co-P.I. MAPPPD
Dr Christian Che-Castaldo
Co-P.I. MAPPPD
Dr Grant Humphries
Web master
Ron Naveen
Founder Oceanites
Antarctic Site Inventory partners
The Antarctic Site Inventory is an Oceanites led research program supported by partners from all over the world and collects census data for penguin populations throughout the Antarctic peninsula.
Penguin Watch
Black Bawks data science
The Lynch Lab
Oceanites
