Lenovo technology opens a world of possibilities for the remote Robinson Crusoe Island

Through the Working for Humanity project, Lenovo supports ongoing conservation work in one of the world’s most remote workplaces through the use of sustainable technology solutions.
For the first time, the Lenovo Technology Center offers improved Internet connectivity from 1 Mbit/s to 200 Mbit/s on Robinson Crusoe Island.
30% of the indigenous islanders use the technology center.
– Lenovo’s Carbon Offset service offset any carbon emissions from equipment for this project on the island.
– After installing Lenovo ThinkEdge server technology on the island, in just one week, the Island Conservation Authority has been able to process trap camera data for the past six months, capturing wildlife images with minimal human intervention.

As part of its partnership (https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/work-for-humankind-lenovo-invites-you-to-work-from-one-of-earths-most-remote-sites- With – smarter – technology /) With Island Conservation and the Robinson Crusoe Island community, Lenovo is unveiling the next phase of its Work for Humanind project: Key pieces of smart technology installed across the island will become permanent devices in order to leave a lasting legacy and enhance connectivity on an island that is Home to one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems.

Bridging the digital divide, the previously isolated island of 900 people will remain connected to the world through Lenovo technology to open up new opportunities for tourism, commerce, employment and education, and increase the island’s environmental and economic resilience. For the first time ever, this remote island community has equal access to the internet. This is the most significant advance in connectivity in more than 20 years.

Earlier this year, Action for Humanity sent 16 volunteers (https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/volunteers-arrive-on-robinson-crusoe-island-work-for-humankind/ ) with a variety of skills to make a lasting difference from Robinson Crusoe Island. During their time on the island, volunteers made their professional skills in design, technology, sustainability and biodiversity available to support important conservation efforts by the island conservation NGO. A study of their work now shows that their efforts have helped improve the future of the island’s inhabitants, flora and fauna through the power of technology and connectivity.

Connect with a remote island community

The goal of the Action for Humanity initiative was to provide high-speed connectivity to a remote community, improve education and health care, and protect the island’s precious ecosystem. Since then, nearly 30% of the island’s residents have benefited from the Lenovo Technology Center, which has had a greater impact than expected, providing new career opportunities, positive trade, and opportunities for tourism and IT learning for the Robinson Crusoe Island community.

The island workspace is equipped with a variety of powerful Lenovo devices and solutions, including laptops, desktops, mobile workstations, and servers. including ThinkPad, Yoga, Lenovo Legion, ThinkBook and IdeaCentre computers; ThinkSmart devices for virtual meetings; Lenovo tablets, monitors, and accessories; ThinkReality A3 virtual reality glasses and Lenovo Mirage VR S3 virtual reality headset; ThinkEdge SE450 servers to deliver AI where data is generated; Motorola Edge smartphones; LanSchool educational software used by the local school; Smart home appliances and more.

All workplace technologies will remain on the island and will be available to the community. The island will also continue to benefit from high-speed connections, with internet speeds of up to 200Mbps – a change that will mean the difference between simply surfing the web and collaborating remotely via video conferencing. Island conservation projects can now harness the power of Lenovo AI servers and improve connectivity, including 100% faster camera data processing.

Transforming conservation efforts

The results of Action for Humanity Island Conservation and local conservationists helped complete years of work in just a few weeks, after eight weeks of progress on the island by professional volunteers. Action for Humanity outcomes include increased protection of endangered species, such as the pink-footed shearwaters, as well as six other critically endangered species and 11 critically endangered tree species in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago.

Prior to the Lenovo Work for Humanind project, workers at the Island Conservation had to manually pull data from 70 cameras on the island, hike dozens of miles over steep terrain, back up the data to a hard drive, and then move it away from the island on the two-monthly plane out to land. Main in Chile for manual processing and classification – resulting in delays totaling three to four months.

Improved internet and new capabilities for AI edge servers in Work for Humankind have significantly reduced data processing time, allowing camera detection events to be analyzed in days rather than months.

Edge locations are often unoccupied and difficult to access. With Lenovo’s ThinkEdge SE450 Edge Server, conservationists can now access remotely and process 4.8 frames per second – about 415,000 images per day – more than twice as fast as the previous setup. Action for Humanity uses the server’s processing and artificial intelligence capabilities to analyze only the most relevant images and send them via satellite for further classification and evaluation by the mainland team.

A community-led team will use a combination of technology and quantitative modeling developed by Action for Humanity to generate data-driven conservation results over the coming months.

Leave a lasting legacy

Alongside these immediate efficiency gains, Lenovo wants to leave a lasting legacy on the island. The Lenovo Technology Center will be moved to the local library so residents can access new educational and digital resources. Lenovo is also donating $100,000 for technology center maintenance, ongoing project support, and ongoing Internet access for essential services that improve health care and education. To date, Lenovo has donated more than 100 pieces of technology to the community and maintenance team.

“With the collaboration and technology provided by Lenovo, we can now implement consistent data collection, develop manageable machine learning workflows and turn camera images into data, and enable real-time access to data,” says David Weil, Director of Innovation at Island Conservation. Effective on the hurdles we previously encountered without sufficient internet connection and we have completely changed the way our team works as we can reduce the time to achieve our goals.”

“Having connected this remote island community with advanced technology and a group of dedicated people, in just a few months, we can see that technology is having a huge impact on Robinson Crusoe Island. Valuable conservation work has been reduced by 100%. That is the strength,” said Emily Kitchen, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Smart Devices Group, Lenovo “Smart Technology for Everyone.” “But our work is far from over, because Lenovo has been committed to ensuring that our actions continue to be positively felt in the years to come.”

Pablo Manriquez Angulo, Mayor Robinson Crusoe added: “Action for Humanity has done exactly what it set out to do. For the first time, a group of talented and dedicated volunteers from around the world has come together to use technology and a variety of skills to combine… to leave a lasting impression on the island Whether they were social media experts, vets, sustainability experts or a digital nomad – all volunteers contributed to the initiative in different ways. It was an enriching experience with a community and a truly one-in-a-lifetime opportunity Action for Humanity volunteers laid the foundation for helping a community A remote island truly makes a difference. Now it is up to us to move forward with new skills and a passion for using the legacy of Lenovo.”

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