#1 in Trends Become a Trend Hunter:   Login or Join Now   Add a Trend
Trends Logo
   ALL    Tech    Fashion    Sex    Pop Culture    Celebs    Ads    Business    Eco    Art & Design    Life    Luxury    Science    Bizarre   More [+/-]

High-Tech Jungle Edit
Pygmies Embrace GPS


Digg this TrendStumble this TrendShare this TrendEmailthis TrendEmbed This TrendShare This Trend


High-Tech Jungle
Pygmies Embrace GPS
High-Tech Jungle - Pygmies Embrace GPS (GALLERY) 2

High-Tech Jungle - Pygmies Embrace GPS (GALLERY)
Pygmies Embrace GPS
Published: Oct 13, 07
Comments: 1
Views: 2,259

Pygmies are welcoming technology into their culture by employing satellite tracking devices to map their sacred areas and protect them from loggers.
“When the northern pygmies of Congo-Brazzaville go out into the forest these days, some will be carrying hand-held satellite tracking devices along with their traditional bows and spears,” according to Reuters.

Using GPS handsets to pinpoint sacred sites and hunting areas, the forest dwellers will be taking steps to protect their livelihoods and habitat against commercial loggers.

With training and technology provided by the trust, logging company Congolaise Industrielle des Bois and international partners, the Mbendjeles, will us GPS to mark out forest areas and even specific trees they want preserved.

According to a trust representative, “The GPS hand-held sets will have icons on them, so they don’t have to be able to read and write. They basically go out and say okay, click, here is a sacred site, and a GPS point is taken and links up to the satellite.”

These maps were being used by CIB to guide the logging operations on its concessions in this part of the Congo basin rain forest, the world's second largest, which conservationists say is under threat from indiscriminate, illegal logging. (theglobeandmail)

References:  theglobeandmail

Filed In:  gadgets tech








Reactions

FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of High-Tech Jungle or comment about Pygmies Embrace GPS.

Bianca Bartz on Oct 13, 07  4,514 Trends   3,562 Comments
For those who don't know, Pygmies are a a culture of people in Central Africa whose adults tend to be 4'11" and under. The term can be considered derogatory, they prefer being called by the specific name of their tribes; however, we have chosen this term in order to generalize, and it is in no way meant to be offensive.
Bianca Bartz on Oct 13, 07  4,514 Trends   3,562 Comments 0


Welcome Back!

New? Sign-up FREE [+/-]

Username
Remember Me!
Password
Forgot your password?




Become a Trend Hunter

Already a Member? Log in HERE [+/-]
Username &
Portfolio URL
TrendHunter.com/
Full Name
Password
Password Confirm
E-Mail Address
You will be sent a confirmation e-mail to complete registration.

 Subscribe to our FREE Weekly Trend Newsletter
         Privacy by SafeSubscribe

 I agree to the Terms of Service

Terms of Services

All messages posted at this site express the views of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the owners and administrators of this site. By registering at this site you agree not to post any messages that are copyright violations, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, or that violate any laws. We will permanently ban all users who do so.

We reserve the right to remove, edit, or move any post for any reason. Our terms of service are subject to change without notice. Potential changes could relate to the layout, content, and / or revenue sharing. Content added to Trend Hunter may be edited before publication and becomes property of Trend Hunter Inc. Trend Hunter Portfolios could be removed or banned at any time, which could occur due to copyright violation, click fraud, abuse of any of our rules or for any other reason.


Submit the word you see below:







TREND HUNTER
is the world's largest trend spotting and cool hunting community. It is an explosion of cool trends and ideas, fueled by a global network of trend spotters and cool hunters. By tracking the evolution of cool, Trend Hunters stimulate creativity and generate breakthrough ideas.

About Us   Trends   Trend Reports   Tools   Store   RSS (98 Flavors)   Innovation Keynotes   Exploiting Chaos   Terms of Use   Tips / Contact     Join
0.7977 - Hosted by web3
Trends and Content Copyright © TREND HUNTER Inc. All Rights Reserved.
High-Tech Jungle