30 September–02 October 2025 • Hoedspruit, South Africa
Explore sessions that power up your impact
Join a community of conservationists using technology to protect wildlife and wild places. Through hands-on sessions and real-world case studies, you’ll deepen your EarthRanger skills and discover new ways to drive impact on the ground.

EarthRanger for Administrators

EarthRanger for Operators

Case Studies

Tuesday, 30 September
Wednesday, 01 October
Thursday, 02 October
14:00
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17:00
Early Registration
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17:00
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19:00
Welcome Reception
Mirage Restaurant
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19:00
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20:30
Dinner
Mirage Restaurant
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07:45
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08:30
Registration
Check-in
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08:30
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08:45
Opening and Welcome
Sulvius
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Bruce Jones (EarthRanger), Kerry Hancock, Richard Napier (GKEPF)

08:45
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08:55
EarthRanger ecosystem
Sulvius
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Bruce Jones (EarthRanger)

08:55
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09:15
EarthRanger Mobile features and functionalities
Sulvius
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Dewald van Wyk (EarthRanger)

09:15
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09:35
Smart Conservation Across the Greater Kafue Landscape: From Data to Decisions, Leveraging Collar and Law Enforcement Data for Protected Area Management
Sulvius
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Andrea Reid (African Parks)

09:35
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09:55
An Eye on the Sky: using wildlife tracking and EarthRanger to enhance the detection and response to poisoning and snaring
Sulvius
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Gareth Tate (Endangered Wildlife Trust)

09:55
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10:25
Tea Break
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10:25
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10:45
Form Editor Overview
Sulvius
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Tebogo Kgongwana (EarthRanger)

10:45
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11:05
Gundi
Sulvius
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Tebogo Kgongwana (EarthRanger)

11:05
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11:25
Human Elephant Conflict Mitigation using EarthRanger
Sulvius
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Silvia Kirkman (Elephants Alive)

11:25
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11:45
Post-release monitoring of Temminck's Pangolins using EarthRanger
Sulvius
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Silvia Kirkman (Elephants Alive)

11:45
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12:00
Group Photo
Sulvius
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12:00
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13:30
Lunch
Sulvius
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13:00
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14:30
EarthRanger for Administrators
Blyde
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Tebogo and Ray

• User accounts and Profile Management and Permission Sets • EarthRanger Mobile - Setting up and managing profiles • Subjects Management

13:30
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15:00
EarthRanger for Operators
Sulvius
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Dewald and Ryan

• Map Window and Tools • Data Source and Collection - Events and Patrol • Filter and Search Functions - ER Mobile

14:30
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15:00
Tea Break
Mirage Restaurant
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15:00
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16:30
EarthRanger for Operators
Sulvius
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Dewald and Ryan

• EarthRanger Mobile - Events, Patrols, Subjects and Managing Profiles on mobile (collect data throughout the evening) • Viewing EarthRanger Mobile Data on EarthRanger Web • Ranger station

15:00
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16:30
EarthRanger for Administrators
Blyde
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Tebogo and Ray

• Events Management - EarthRanger’s Form Editor • Alerts and Notification Method Management (EarthRanger Admin) • Ranger Station

16:30
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19:00
Drinks
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19:00
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20:30
Dinner
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08:00
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10:00
EarthRanger for Operators
Sulvius
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Dewald and Ryan

• Review of EarthRanger mobile • Map Layers - Subjects and Visual analysis

08:00
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10:00
EarthRanger for Administrators
Blyde
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Tebogo and Ray

• Intro Map Features (Display Categories, Feature Classes, Features)

10:00
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10:30
Tea Break
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10:30
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12:30
EarthRanger for Operators
Sulvius
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Dewald and Ryan

• Notification and Alerts Configuration (EarthRanger Web) • Exporting Data (csv/kml) and Ecoscope Downloader • Help Center (online training, knowledge base & online community)

10:30
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12:30
EarthRanger for Administrators
Blyde
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Tebogo and Ray

• Adv. Map Features (Quick links, Import files, Feature Groups) • Analysers

12:30
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13:30
Lunch
Mirage Restaurant
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13:30
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14:15
Ecoscope - The Newest Tool to EarthRanger
Sulvius
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Alex Morling / Ray Rao (EarthRanger)

14:15
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15:00
Where EarthRanger is Going: The Lookahead
Sulvius
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Bruce Jones (EarthRanger)

15:00
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15:30
Tea Break
Sulvius
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15:30
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16:30
Question and Answer
Sulvius
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EarthRanger Team

16:30
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17:00
Interactive Questionnaire / Workshop Survey
Sulvius
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EarthRanger Team

17:00
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17:15
Closing
Sulvius
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Bruce Jones (EarthRanger)

17:30
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21:00
Dinner
Sulvius
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