You’re probably still working out how to use your Garmin thingy or get the most out of your Navman, but the bushmen of the Kalahari in southern Africa are becoming adept at using PDA technology to keep track of endangered species.
Special software has been developed which displays more than 40 different plants and animals, and includes different icons to reflect a range of behaviour including feeding, sleeping and fighting. The GPS coordinates and behaviour of each animal is recorded via satellite and then downloaded onto a computer to give conservationists a concise picture of how each species is managing.
It’s part of a system called CyberTracker which developer Louis Liebenbreg hopes to have up and running in most of the world’s national parks within 50 years.
Thanks to Discovery for the headsup and CyberTracker for the pic.