The collection, storage and analysis of conservation data evolved at Mara Elephant Project over the past 15 years, but no milestone holds quite as much impact as the launch of EarthRanger. When we started, patrol logs were handwritten and information was collected and cataloged in hardcover logs stored at headquarters. Not too surprising, extracting the necessary information was extremely time consuming and left room for error. To solve this, MEP deployed mobile applications, which allowed our rangers to submit their reports daily while on patrol. We also started storing our GPS tracking data in a state-of-the-art cloud database system that at the time was being jointly developed by Save the Elephants (@STE_kenya) and Vulcan Inc. called the Domain Awareness System. It helped track collared elephants, ranger movements, the helicopter and generated quarterly outputs, which were included in our monthly reports. This early system officially became EarthRanger, a product of @Allen_Ai, at MEP in 2019. Now, @EarthRangerTech is leveraged to visualize assets in real time and direct lifesaving resources. As we look toward the next 15 years, that work must continue. We need your help to protect elephants in the Mau Forest, where illegal logging and bushmeat poaching threaten their habitat. With your support, we can put more boots on the ground to protect them. But it’s only possible if we can raise $150,000 over the next 15 days. From now through MEP’s 15th Anniversary on September 12, all donations are doubled. Help us keep protecting one of the Mara’s most vital landscapes. Donate now: bit.ly/15-years-of-mep