JULY 10,
2019
by
Bradley J. Fikes
In
groundbreaking research beginning nearly 60 years ago, Jane Goodall has devoted
her life to understanding our closest relatives, chimpanzees.
Goodall,
85, lived among chimps in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park, gathering
observations that reached the public in a series of popular books. She was
first scientist to describe chimpanzees as individuals, giving them memorable
names such as Flo, Fifi and Flint. She also depicted how chimps live in
societies, in peace, conflict and even war.
Now the
English primatologist has enlisted a provider of 21st-century mapping science
to understand and protect nature, and help their human neighbors thrive
alongside wildlife without conflict.
Goodall
and Geographic Information System, or GIS, provider Esri announced the
partnership Monday at Esri's 2019 user meeting in San Diego.
The
Redlands-based company will provide the Jane Goodall Institute GIS software
tools to document natural and human resources, including wildlife reserves,
towns, and flood control areas. The institute, fellow scientists and local
volunteers will collect the information and with Esri's help, use that
knowledge to refine their conservation efforts.
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