We are here: with the help of GPS, Amazonian tribes reclaim the rain forest

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Amazonian tribes are using GPS and cartographic expertise provided to them by the Amazon Conservation Team to identify and map their communal lands. The tribes are also using Google Earth to identify encroachment into their properties or runoffs on their rivers from mines.

Public affairs, Surinam, Social aspects, Measurement, Amazon River region, Homes and haunts, Common lands, Suriname, Tribes

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Super breakout: escape old London's most feared prison - guided by GPS

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A prison break adventure out of the Tower of London makes use of handheld computers and GPS to immerse players in the year 1716. The game is another way to add another dimension to locations especially historic sites.

United Kingdom, Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions, Outdoor Recreation, History, Tower of London

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Death by GPS

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The Charles Darwin Foundation,?responsible for conservation of the Galapagos Islands, is using Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring as a means of tracking and thinning a nonnative population of goats. ?

Government domestic functions, Environmental Management, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Ecuador, Pacific Rim, Conservation & Land Mgmt-Total Govt, Case studies, Environmental aspects, Environmental policy, Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin Foundation

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