26–30 October 2026 • Lapalala Wilderness School, Waterberg, Limpopo
Turning data into decisions
A three-day programme for reserve managers, data managers and team leaders, turning field data into management insight.
Agenda subject to change.
Arrival and registration

Delegates arrive through the afternoon and evening. A registration desk is open. Optional welcome dinner.

Welcome dinner

Welcome and opening

EarthRanger background and overview

Keynote
Keynote

The big picture: why data-driven management matters and what good looks like.

Workshop objective: the data-to-decisions pipeline

What problem are we solving? How the platform fits together end to end, and orientation on the adaptive management cycle before the deep dives.

Interactive session: gaps and needs

Capturing the room's gaps and needs around the data-to-decisions pipeline.

Break

Case study
Lapalala Reserve: a network of sensors

Tech architecture: LoRa, camera traps, collars, drones and comms.

EarthRanger Mobile: data collection in the field

Offline reporting, patrols and event forms.

Lunch

CMORE and EarthRanger integration

EarthRanger Web for situational awareness; connecting CMORE and EarthRanger.

Data visualisation and dashboards

Patrol, event and subject data on maps and dashboards using different tech: Ecoscope workflows, Esri and the Resolve Wildlife dashboard.

Break

Case studies
EarthRanger case studies and Q&A

Practitioners share what works and what doesn't, followed by Q&A.

Day 1 reflections

What clicked, what to carry into tomorrow.

Game drive and competition

Best EarthRanger sighting competition.

Dinner

Recap and the day ahead

Keynote: collaboration between reserves and EarthRanger data sharing

Keynote
SERCA roadmap

SMART-EarthRanger Conservation Alliance (SERCA).

Conservation Standards and MEL frameworks

Break

Systems integration via Gundi

Drones in the conservation space

Lunch

Intelligence: academic view

Case study
Intelligence case study: carcass detection in EarthRanger using AI

Field visits: Lapalala Security Operations Centre and the Pangolarium

See a live example: real-time monitoring, ranger coordination and how the data on screen drives decisions on the ground. The group splits in two and rotates between the Operations Centre and the Pangolarium, with a game drive along the way.

Return and debrief

Dinner

Recap and day ahead

EarthRanger Admin Track
EarthRanger Event Type Builder

Contextualise your EarthRanger instance.

EarthRanger Admin Track
EarthRanger Admin

Users, permissions, subjects and configuration. The housekeeping that keeps a site healthy.

EarthRanger Admin Track
Exercises in Admin: Event Type Builder

Competition: best new event type (realistic, usable in the field, best practice).

EarthRanger Admin Track
Break

EarthRanger Admin Track
Analysers and alerts

Geofence, proximity and immobility analysers. Let the system watch the data for you and turn analysis into timely action.

EarthRanger Admin Track
Ecoscope download workflows

Set up and design workflows to download EarthRanger data for further analysis.

EarthRanger Admin Track
Lunch

EarthRanger Admin Track
Applied lab: EarthRanger Resolve Wildlife Reserve

EarthRanger Admin Track
Break

EarthRanger Admin Track
EarthRanger tech support

Management Track
Effective protected area management: what does good look like?

Mandate, finances and strategies; MEL frameworks; law-enforcement strategies; leadership; contextual training; ops room; SOPs.

Management Track
Break

Management Track
Effective protected area management: interactive sessions

Interactive sessions with reserve and park managers.

Management Track
Lunch

Management Track
Customised systems, like a Learning Management System

Full adaptive management cycle recap

Close and competition awards

Recognition, feedback survey, and staying connected after the workshop. Competition results.

Sundowners and campfire

Dinner

Departure

Breakfast and departures through the morning. Facilitators remain available for one-on-one questions and to confirm follow-up support before delegates leave. Option for follow-up training or a site visit straight after the workshop; contact Resolve Wildlife if interested.