Jeg hørte Janes key note i 2005 og hun gjorde et stort indtryk på mig. En lille dame med en lille, men bestemt stemme og ikke mindre bestemt mening om tingene ...
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I heard janes key note in 2005 and she made an everlasting impression on me as well og 1000s others. She's a littel lady with a tiny but strong voice and her no lesser strong opinions will linger on for years on ...
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Dr. Jane Goodall continued her promotion of geospatial technology for conservation at the Map World Forum, a role that began at the 2005 ESRI User Conference. In an intimate press briefing, she shared that she had hesitated to attend that first GIS gathering, thinking she couldn’t relate to geeks with language that she didn’t understand. She says now that this exposure has been great for her organization, mostly for the wonderful people that have terrific follow up.
When Dr. Jane began her research in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, her research tools were simply a paper and pencil, and it wasn’t until she began PhD work that she was exposed to the cutting edge scientific calculation tool of the day - a slide rule. Now, her organization is making great use of technology for the holistic management of the park and surrounding countryside. They are using DNA profiling to understand the lineage of the chimpanzee offspring, and geospatial technology to understand and map ways to conserve habitat. [...]
Read more: http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/dr-janes-hope-for-the-future.html
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