"Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cult
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Amazonian Surui communities map and upload 2,000 sites using GPS and Google Earth, attach photos, interviews and SketchUp models, and control which cultural details stay private via signed agreements. The maps reveal deforestation edges and support a planned reforestation of 7,000 hectares tied to carbon offsets. Training expands to Maori, First Nations and U.S. tribes, generating user content on YouTube and Google Earth and linking developers through a developer marketplace to build tools and services that are already in use.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Empowering indigenous voices
- 1:19The Surui tribe partnership
- 3:41Mapping cultural heritage
- 7:28Preserving land and culture
- 10:43Developer outreach program
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