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Countering elephant raiding with Short Message Service: Challenges of deploying public participation‐based systems in a setting with sparse Information Communication Technologies resources
Author(s) -
Sarkar Dipto,
Chapman Colin A.,
Kagoro Wilson,
Sengupta Raja
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12314
Subject(s) - livelihood , national park , key (lock) , service (business) , business , information and communications technology , process (computing) , information system , computer science , environmental resource management , computer security , geography , marketing , world wide web , agriculture , engineering , archaeology , environmental science , electrical engineering , operating system
Key Messages This paper explores whether traditional crisis mapping systems can be used to tackle the perennial livelihood problem of elephant raiding around Kibale National Park, Uganda. The goal of the system described in this paper is to streamline the process of reporting elephant raiding to forest officials so that park services can be effectively deployed. The challenges and considerations of deploying such a system in an environment where ICT resources are sparse are described.