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June 8th, 2006 by drew

Cape Town to Botswana, Oceans to Cheetah

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I made it all the way to Gaborone, Botswana from Cape Town today.

I woke early so I could meet with Nadia Smith from Stellenbosch University, in the Western Cape. We met last year at the SCGIS meeting in California. At the time she was with Peace Parks Foundation, now she is working toward her PhD. involving remote sensing (satellite and aerial captured images of the earth) applications. We had coffee at the airport, and discussed the “state of GIS” in South Africa, as well as ways we may be able to foster a chapter of SCGIS (www.scgis.org) for the Western Cape area. (South Africa is too big to get a single chapter going…)

 

I was also able to donate an Student Edition of ArcGIS 9.1 to The University, on behalf of The ESRI Conservation Program.

Made the plane to Jo’Burg, and then one to Gaborone… Kyle Good, from Cheetah Conservation Botswana, picked me up, and within one hour, I was greeted by a beautiful, purring Cheetah.

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There at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve, they have two tame Cheetah living in a protected area as part of their education and outreach work – see their website for more about this fantastic and meaningful approach to practical solutions for a species having significant challenges to it’s habitat – www.cheetahbotswana.com – what a greeting I had… (and one of the friendliest and hassle-free international airports I have ever passed through – seems like Santa Fe, and so does the place). They also received a copy of ArcGIS 9.1, the “awards ceremony” pictured below…

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I had my first Ostrich that night, prepared by an experienced chef, and  I must say it was quite good, and did not taste like Chicken!

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June 7th, 2006 by drew

June 2- 7 Cape Town, South Africa and Vicinity

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May 31st, 2006 by drew

May 29 – June 1 Uganda

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May 29th, 2006 by drew

Leaving Kenya, feels too soon…

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May 28th, 2006 by drew

Day off Nairobi National Park

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May 25th, 2006 by drew

May 25, Back to Nairobi

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May 22nd, 2006 by drew

May 22 – 23, Class starts at the Getty Ruins

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May 20th, 2006 by drew

May 20 - Off to Kenya

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May 19th, 2006 by drew

Last night in Lagos…

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May 18th, 2006 by drew

Thursday May 18th, resources and goodwill…

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May 12th, 2006 by drew

May 9-12, The first few days…Nigeria

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May 9th, 2006 by drew

Made it!

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May 2nd, 2006 by drew

Leaving for Africa Sun May 7th

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