Geospatial Conservation Assessment Tool (GeoCAT) version 1.

通过直接生成数据以支持使用红色名录类别和标准的评估，GeoCAT专门应对“确定生物多样性变化将导致预防的阈值”的挑战，正如NERC战略的生物多样性主题所述（2007-2012年行星地球的下一代科学）。目前没有其他产品提供这种基本服务，从而有助于英国在这一领域的领导地位。皇家植物园基尤拥有大量植物的近期和历史数据（超过700万个标本），已成为植物红色名录评估活动和创新的中心。此外，由于先进的数据采集技术，例如标本采集的数字化（全球植物倡议），现在存在大量的物种发生数据-另见全球生物多样性信息设施（GBIF）。然而，很少有工具能够利用这些初级数据进行二级输出，如灭绝风险评估。这些评估将导致保护行动，并将为未来保护物种，从而使对人类健康，福祉和经济增长至关重要的生态系统长期存在。为了确保社区能够应对日益增长的挑战，如预测气候变化对物种分布的影响，有必要进一步增强GeoCAT并全面发布。关于我们的机构，皇家植物园的职权范围，基尤的使命是：在全球范围内激发和提供基于科学的植物保护，提高生活质量。具体而言，基尤致力于确定面临灭绝威胁最大的植物物种，以指导保护政策（2020年生物多样性公约-目标12，全球植物保护战略-目标2）和行动（就地保护，种子库和繁殖）。GeoCAT是一个用户友好的产品，使轻的要求，从用户，不像统计或GIS软件，需要高技术开销。GeoCAT适用于互联网连接较差的地区，需要很少的经验，因此已被证明是我们全球保护合作伙伴能力建设项目的一部分。GeoCAT提供了一种一致、透明和数据驱动的分析方法，可用于提供物种威胁状况的基线，从而可以监测变化和趋势。

By directly producing data to support assessments using Red List Categories and Criteria, GeoCAT specifically responds to the challenge of 'identifying thresholds beyond which a change in biodiversity will lead to extinctions', as stated under the Biodiversity theme of NERC's strategy (Next Generation Science for Planet Earth 2007-2012).No other product at present is delivering this essential service, thus contributing to UK leadership in this field. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, which contains a high-volume of recent and historical data on plants (over 7 million specimens), has become a hub for plant Red List assessment activity and innovation. Furthermore, as a result of advanced data capture techniques e.g. digitisation of specimen collections (Global Plants Initiative), a deluge of species occurrence data now exists - see also the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). However very few tools have been built to harness this primary data for secondary outputs such as extinction risk assessments. These assessments lead to conservation action and will safeguard species for the future, leading to the long term persistence of ecosystems that are vital for human health, wellbeing and economic growth. To ensure that the community can address growing challenges such as predicting the impact of climate change on species distributions, it is necessary to make further enhancements to GeoCAT and fully release it. In relation to the remit of our institution, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew's mission is: To inspire and deliver science-based plant conservation worldwide, enhancing the quality of life. Specifically, Kew is committed to identifying species of plants at greatest threat of extinction in order to guide conservation policy (Convention on Biological Diversity 2020 - Target 12, Global Strategy for Plant Conservation - Target 2) and action (in situ conservation, seed banking and propagation). GeoCAT is a user friendly product that makes light demands from the user, unlike statistical or GIS software that demand a high technical overhead. GeoCAT works in areas where internet connectivity is poor and requires very little experience and has therefore proven to be a valuable tool as part of capacity building projects for our global conservation partners. GeoCAT offers a consistent, transparent and data driven analytical method that can be used to provide baselines in threat status of species from which changes and trends can be monitored.