{"id":9759,"date":"2018-12-06T13:49:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T13:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/?p=9759"},"modified":"2018-12-06T13:49:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T13:49:07","slug":"geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\/","title":{"rendered":"Geo for Good: from Ambanja to Sunnyvale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Association Support Coordinator for Blue Ventures (BV) in Ambanja, northwest Madagascar, I spend my days supporting coastal communities with sustainable natural resource management. Technology is a key part of this, and since 2013 I\u2019ve been using Google Earth Pro to analyse land cover and land use before feeding this information back to communities. Last year, I used this tool to help define new sites for mangroves reforestation, and to provide technical support to our fisheries technicians with the participatory mapping of fishing sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span class=\"pull-right\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Geo for Good Mission:<\/strong> Empower everyone with geospatial tools to create positive change in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Geo for Good User Summit has been an annual Google event since 2012 for technology specialists in the public and not-for-profit sectors. I applied for one of the 200 places at the summit because I wanted to increase my understanding of how new technologies can help BV serve community needs, in particular around analysing the evolution of natural resource usage over time, and the impacts of this usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was surprised and thrilled when my application was accepted, and determined to make the most of this huge opportunity!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9760\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9760\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9760 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/DJI_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Mangrove forests and fisheries are vitally important for communities in the Ambanja area | Photo: Adrian Levrel\" width=\"1200\" height=\"661\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/DJI_0312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/DJI_0312-100x55.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/DJI_0312-648x357.jpg 648w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/DJI_0312-745x410.jpg 745w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/DJI_0312-300x165.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/661;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangrove forests and fisheries are vitally important for communities in the Ambanja area | Photo: Adrian Levrel<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a long journey, I finally arrived at the Google Event Center in Sunnydale, California. As I registered for the conference, collecting my placard and t-shirt, I said to myself, \u201cthis is no longer a dream, this is real!\u201d I was a little nervous, but these nerves didn\u2019t last long as I noticed that everyone was talking to each other, like bees in a hive, even those who had never met before. It wasn\u2019t long before I was talking to other attendees about our respective work and what we were expecting from the summit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first day was filled with speeches from key people in Google. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95aHGxRC7uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">powerful opening words<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Director of Google Earth, Earth Engine and Earth Outreach Rebecca Moore, inspired me to think more ambitiously about my own work and the technical support the Blue Ventures provides to communities using Google tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing whatever the situation is in high resolution 3d satellite imagery gives people an unprecedented context for understanding a complex issue.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; Rebecca Moore<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next three days were crazy busy with practical and technical workshops, breakout sessions, plenary talks and demo sessions. I focused on the tools that BV use on an everyday basis, specifically GPS and geotagged photos, the Open Data Kit (ODK) collection, and Google Earth Pro. I also attended a couple of sessions on tools that I thought might be beneficial to BV operations in the future, such as Google Earth Engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 426px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 323px; height: 430px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\/zo_google_1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9762\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Google_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zo arrives at Geo for Good 2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Google_1-268x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Google_1-362x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Google_1-319x426.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"426\" align=\"left\" title=\"Zo arrives at Geo for Good 2018\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 319px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 319\/426;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Zo arrives at Geo for Good 2018<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 572px; height: 430px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\/zo_breakout-session_odk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9761\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Breakout-Session_ODK.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zo at the ODK breakout session\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Breakout-Session_ODK-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Breakout-Session_ODK-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/ZO_Breakout-Session_ODK-568x426.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"426\" align=\"left\" title=\"Zo at the ODK breakout session\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 568px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 568\/426;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Zo at the ODK breakout session<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ODK Collection sessions were very valuable for me, and included how to set up an ODK project, followed by form building and data visualisation. The coolest moment was during one of the practical sessions where I was able to build my own ODK form based on a mangrove reforestation survey from northwest Madagascar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After attending all the sessions, I had a good plan in mind of how to apply what I had learned to my role with BV. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The communities in Tsimipaika Bay are engaged in marine resource management, surveillance and mangrove reforestation projects, and ODK would enable them to quickly and securely send their data to BV. By uploading all the geotagged photos to Google Earth Pro in combination with this ODK data, we could create maps and other visual resources that would tell the communities the story of their resources, and help inform their management decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BV has been using ODK in its fisheries work <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.blueventures.org\/mobile-monitoring\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the last six years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it&#8217;s proven to be an effective method for the regular and coherent collection and analysis of resource data. I\u2019m excited to see how combining ODK with Google Earth Pro will allow for smoother and more efficient data management and visualisations going forwards!<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 313px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 317px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\/shark-catch-monitoring\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9763\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/\u00a9-Garth-Cripps-_-Mobile-Monitoring.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Garth Cripps&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Participative shark catch monitoring, Nosy Andranambala&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1423987694&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Garth Cripps 2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Shark catch monitoring&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Using ODK for fisheries monitoring in Madagascar | Photo: Garth Cripps\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/\u00a9-Garth-Cripps-_-Mobile-Monitoring-536x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/\u00a9-Garth-Cripps-_-Mobile-Monitoring-725x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/\u00a9-Garth-Cripps-_-Mobile-Monitoring-470x313.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" align=\"left\" title=\"Using ODK for fisheries monitoring in Madagascar | Photo: Garth Cripps\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 470px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 470\/313;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Using ODK for fisheries monitoring in Madagascar | Photo: Garth Cripps<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 421px; height: 317px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/fisheries-management-that-works-for-everyone\/participatory-mapping-_-fanantenana-ramasindraibe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9704\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/10\/Participatory-mapping-_-Fanantenana-Ramasindraibe.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX S2900&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1511534385&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Participatory mapping in Tsimipaika Bay | Photo: Fanantenana Ramasindraibe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/10\/Participatory-mapping-_-Fanantenana-Ramasindraibe-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/10\/Participatory-mapping-_-Fanantenana-Ramasindraibe-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/10\/Participatory-mapping-_-Fanantenana-Ramasindraibe-417x313.jpg\" width=\"417\" height=\"313\" align=\"left\" title=\"Participatory mapping in Tsimipaika Bay | Photo: Fanantenana Ramasindraibe\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 417px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 417\/313;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Participatory mapping in Tsimipaika Bay | Photo: Fanantenana Ramasindraibe<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During meal times at the summit I had the opportunity to socialise with the other attendees. This was valuable for exchanging work-related advice and information, but it also helped to cultivate a sense of international community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of summit, the other attendees and I felt like one big family with the power to make dramatic and worthwhile changes in the world, it was a great feeling. Despite being on the other side of the world, I almost felt at home spending quality time with new friends, and even enjoying a Malagasy-style karaoke session!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like to share one particular experience that shows how family-like we were by the end of the summit. When we visited the Google merchandise store I started to grab some goodies for \u2018\u2019<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voandalana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019\u2019 [Malagasy for \u201cgifts for friends\u201d] thinking about how happy my friends and colleagues would be. Unfortunately, when the moment of paying arrived I discovered that the Google shop didn\u2019t accept cash. I had to put back all of the gifts that I had chosen. Luckily, one of my new friends came to help me out with his credit card, which enabled me to buy the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voandalana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Lesson learned for my next trip!<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 333px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 337px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\/zo_enjoying-the-food_dinner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9764\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Enjoying-the-food_Dinner.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zo enjoying a meal during a break\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Enjoying-the-food_Dinner-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Enjoying-the-food_Dinner-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Enjoying-the-food_Dinner-444x333.jpg\" width=\"444\" height=\"333\" align=\"left\" title=\"Zo enjoying a meal during a break\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/333;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Zo enjoying a meal during a break<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 447px; height: 337px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/geo-for-good-from-ambanja-to-sunnyvale\/zo_interviewed_google\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9765\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Interviewed_Google.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zo being interviewed by Google\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Interviewed_Google-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Interviewed_Google-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2018\/12\/Zo_Interviewed_Google-443x333.jpg\" width=\"443\" height=\"333\" align=\"left\" title=\"Zo being interviewed by Google\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 443px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 443\/333;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Zo being interviewed by Google<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of the summit I was powerfully motivated to come back to Madagascar, share all the knowledge I had gathered with my BV colleagues, and implement it in our organisation. I hope I will be given this opportunity again next year to further deepen my understanding of Google\u2019s tools and to continue improving BV\u2019s practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zo features in the Geo for Good 2018 highlights video: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RP_be5j8hhc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science and Storytelling with Google&#8217;s Mapping Tools<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Google Earth to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/google-earth-home\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explore the home of Madame Kokoly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Vezo fisherwoman from Lamboara in southwest Madagascar.<\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zo Andriamahenina left northwest Madagascar for Sunnyvale, California, to attend Google\u2019s Geo for Good User Summit and learn more about how Google\u2019s tools can help with natural resource management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":9767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[372,470,467,468],"tags":[517,528,687],"class_list":["post-9759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ambanja-madagascar","category-blue-forests-projects","category-international","category-fisheries","tag-gis","tag-google","tag-odk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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