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Mar 2023
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Can AI and Machine Learning Help Park Ra...

HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
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The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) was created by a coalition of conservation organizations to take historical data and create geospatial mapping tools that enable more efficient deployment of park rangers to prevent poaching. SMART had demonstrated significant improvements in patrol coverage, with some observed reductions in poaching. Then a ... Show More
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