Esri and the Jane Goodall Institute Partner to Provide Community Mapping Tools to Protect Nature
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REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced a partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) to develop a set of tools that will help communities map and manage the ecosystems around them through a collaborative design and planning approach, aided by GIS software. Incompatible expansion of agriculture, human settlements and harvesting of forest products, as well as disease, wildlife trafficking and the illegal bushmeat trade are the primary threats that have led to the endangered status of chimpanzees across their range in Africa. “The geospatial technologies that Esri provides will enable us to scale up our projects so that we cover hundreds of villages, ensuring that information is actionable and relevant to decision-makers to help design and manage landscapes that better support people’s livelihoods, as well as wildlife.” Jane Goodall will join Jack Dangermond along with fellow renowned conservationist E.O. Esri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, offers the most powerful geospatial cloud available, to help customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. JGI uses research, collaboration with local communities, best-in-class animal welfare standards, and the innovative use of science and technology to inspire hope and transform it into action for the common good.
