Problems are often solved by looking at the issue from many perspectives and gaining insights from each view. This research presents the results of spatial analysis and geovisualizations of the endemic Hectors Dolphin from a variety of aspects: groups, individuals, 2D, 3D, matrices, the products of descriptive and statistical analysis.

Furthermore, conservation of species such as this dolphin involves a complex interaction of people and information. The people are stakeholders who will be impacted whether it is the conservationists or others, while the information is made up of reports, statistics and interviews. However, research data often are presented in a cumbersome manner, graphs and tables, which for individuals not actively involved in conservation research is not often simple to interpret. This talk will present results from a long-term project that has studied innovative ways to analyse and visualize spatial and temporal data with a goal of making interpretation of information more straightforward.