To: Dwayne Hines  who wrote (2211 ) 8/23/1999 12:53:00 PM From: Savant     Read Replies (2)  | Respond to    of 3043  
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.