ANNAPOLIS, MD 21 January 2025 - EVERYWHERE Communications, a leader in satellite and cellular communications and duty of care solutions, today announced a strategic integration with EarthRanger, the advanced conservation technology software platform developed by Ai2 to support wildlife conservation. This collaboration prioritizes the safety of conservationists and personnel by enabling real-time check-ins, proximity alerts & event-driven notifications, ensuring they stay connected and protected while carrying out critical conservation work in remote and challenging environments. In the event a conservationist requires emergency assistance, the EVERYWHERE Platform notifies their team of the person in distress and their location.
Empowering Conservation Through Innovation
Together, EVERYWHERE Communications and EarthRanger are revolutionizing conservation through connectivity and innovation. This integration addresses critical communication and data challenges faced by teams operating in remote and often dangerous environments. By integrating EVERYWHERE’s comprehensive platform—including the Mobile App, Garmin inReach devices, and the Hub—with EarthRanger’s data-driven tools, teams can seamlessly share essential information, such as wildlife movement patterns, poaching activity, and environmental alerts. EVERYWHERE enhances the functionality of existing Garmin inReach devices, ensuring users don’t need to invest in entirely new hardware. Devices are enhanced with:
• Global Messaging and Team Coordination
• Real-Time Engagement Tools: Proximity Alerts & Check-Ins
• SOS Alerts via Iridium for Emergency Response
These enhanced capabilities improve decision-making, resource allocation, and response times, significantly boosting the safety and effectiveness of conservation efforts to protect wildlife and natural resources. Additionally, they ensure the safety of those doing the good work of protecting vital wildlife resources.
Driving Impact at the Edge
The combined solution has already attracted interest from conservation organizations and protected area managers across Africa, Asia, and South America. EarthRanger, currently used in over 600 conservation sites across 74 countries and helping ensure the safety of 47,000 field personnel, now benefits from advanced connectivity tools provided by EVERYWHERE Communications. This integration equips teams on the ground with enhanced capabilities to combat illegal poaching, monitor wildlife populations, and respond to environmental threats more effectively.
“Mushingashi Conservancy in Zambia has been using the EVERYWHERE Platform to track assets and APU teams for more than two years,” said Regardt Du Plessis, Director of Security at Mushingashi Conservancy. “Their personal service and customer care have been outstanding, and they are the only service provider that has listened to our queries to improve our efficiency and data analysis. The platform integrates flawlessly with EarthRanger. I would highly recommend this integration to conservationists everywhere.”
The importance of connectivity is echoed by leaders from both organizations, emphasizing its transformative potential in conservation.
"Connectivity is vital for conservation efforts, especially in remote areas where wildlife and rangers are most at risk," said Jes Lefcourt, Director of EarthRanger. "EVERYWHERE Communications’ technology enhances EarthRanger’s mission by ensuring that no matter where our partners are operating, they can be always connected."
Patrick Shay, CEO of EVERYWHERE Communications, underscored the alignment of innovation and purpose driving the collaboration. “Our mission has always been to provide seamless connectivity and enhance safety in the most remote and challenging environments. This integration with EarthRanger represents a powerful alignment of innovation and purpose. By combining our satellite and cellular communication technology with EarthRanger’s advanced data integration platform, we are empowering conservation teams to operate more effectively, respond to threats more rapidly, and ultimately connect and protect the most important asset of these teams – their people.”
About EarthRanger:
Since its inception in 2015, EarthRanger has transformed wildlife conservation by addressing critical data gaps to protect biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide. Developed as part of Ai2, a non-profit AI institute founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, the platform provides conservationists with real-time information to enhance on-the-ground efforts, guide decision-making, and uncover insights that drive research. By collecting, integrating, and displaying remote sensing data and field reports, EarthRanger supports effective monitoring of wildlife, ranger movements, enforcement activities, and infrastructure in protected areas. Its diverse applications include monitoring vast landscapes, studying wildlife, coordinating ranger units, and mitigating human-wildlife conflict.
About Everywhere Communications:
Led by a team that has deployed $2B in connected and IoT services, EVERYWHERE Communications (http://www.everywherecomms.com) provides multi-mode cellular and satellite data communications powered by patented technology deployed in mission-critical environments for over 10 years. In or out of cellular coverage, we have you connected globally. EVERYWHERE is trusted by over 350 enterprise and government customers that are deployed in over 150+ countries around the globe.