ESSI Team Joins Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Project to
Deliver Critical Habitat Information From Rwanda
MCCALL, Idaho, Aug 23, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EarthSearch Sciences,
Inc., (OTC BB:EDIS) will contribute a database of comprehensive
remote-sensing information from Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park and
the Virungas Mountain Range as scientists with the Dian Fossey Gorilla
Fund International take the first in-depth look in years at conditions
of the endangered mountain gorilla in war-torn Rwanda.
A University of Idaho scientist, Dr. Larry Lass, has joined the Earth
Search Sciences team to assist in the "ground truthing" of the
hyperspectral remote sensing imagery -- an integral piece of the
project.
"We are proud that an Idaho high-tech company has been selected to
contribute its unique services to this international effort," said
Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne. "The important work that Dian Fossey
began is about to get a technological advancement with the help of
Earth Search Sciences and the University of Idaho."
The Rwandan government has given National Geographic Television (NGT)
exclusive rights to bring the first film crew in since the park's
closure two years ago, to document the conditions of the mountain
gorilla. Set to air later this year, National Geographic EXPLORER will
feature Earth Search Sciences' project contributions in a documentary
about the mountain gorilla. National Geographic EXPLORER airs weekends
at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CNBC. National Geographic has also contributed
funds for the gorilla database project as part of their continuing
support of scientists and explorers in thefield.
Earth Search Sciences' Probe-1 instrument and associated software
systems deliver highly accurate images that enable scientists and other
technical users to determine habitat conditions and to answer a host of
other environmental questions. Probe-1 is mounted in a light airplane
to carry out the work of scanning the earth and delivering these
"hyperspectral" images to customers.
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