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Visualizing moose habitat change due to infrastructure construction in southern Finland

New road constructions in southern Finland are causing significant changes in the natural behavior of moose populations. All major roads within this area are protected by fences to minimize the danger of traffic-accidents. The decrease of natural areas is problematic in the urban land use planning, as the continuity between different protected areas is crucial to maintain the endurance of wildlife. Moose tend to migrate between their summer and winter habitats to different locations within southern Finland. Without proper investigation and integration of animal crossing structures into the infrastructure the natural migration patterns and habitats of moose and other wildlife are distorted. We are investigating the Finnish moose population changes for the years 1999 to 2003. Data is available as points representing individual moose observations. How do we transform these data into information and subsequently into knowledge? Using geostatistical methods, available in GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis tools, the data can be interpolated to density surfaces for the different years. By applying overlay and data fusion procedures with road data for the same instances, we can highlight changes in moose habitats caused by infrastructure. The results are displayed as a fourdimensional animation. Thus, we intend to provide appealing visualizations attracting the public to participate in the planning procedures for future infrastructure. Furthermore we will evaluate the effects of infrastructure construction for deriving guidelines on adaptation of existing means of transport to ecological requirements. The Finnish Road Administration in cooperation with the Helsinki University of Technology – Department of Cartography & Geoinformatics finances this research as part of the MOSSE research project. More information is available on the following Website: http://www.hut.fi/Units/Cartography/research/mosse/index.html * Corresponding author