Camera traps

Loveness L Mutungi

@loveness

An Environmental sciences and Management graduate from SUA, passionate and eager to drive change to the Environment, making World a better place for present and future generations.

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Just thinking out loud. Is there a camera trap that can be set up in the tree in such a way that it takes pictures in front and behind the tree, like it has two lenses; one in front and one behind it?

Nora Noel

@NoraNoel

Holder of BSc in Applied Zoology. Assistant Ecologist at Ruaha National park.

1 August 2024 12:19pm

This is where innovation starts..brain storming ideas turning them in to new tech🤭

Sarah Mshanga

@sarahmshanga

Ms. Sarah Mshanga is a research assistant-trainee at the Women in Conservation Organization since August 2023. She holds BSc. in Wildlife Management from Sokoine University of Agriculture. She also interned at Lion Landscapes and GMERC Project.

3 August 2024 8:25am

Woow this is very interesting!!

Agripina Cletus

@Agripina | Miss

Frankfurt Zoological Society

As a wildlife conservationist, I am deeply committed to nature conservation, community empowerment, and wildlife research in Tanzania. I've actively engaged in community-based projects, passionately advocating for integrating local communities into conservation.

3 August 2024 3:23pm

I think this is one of cons of using camera traps in data collection. Currently, most commercial camera traps are designed with a single lens to capture images in one direction (what pass Infront of it). However, there are some innovative solutions you can consider to achieve your goal of capturing images in front and behind a tree simultaneously:

Using Two Camera Traps:
- Setup: Mount two camera traps back-to-back on the tree, each facing opposite directions.
- Benefits: This setup ensures comprehensive coverage and can be relatively straightforward to implement using existing equipment.
360-Degree Cameras:
- Specialized Cameras: Some 360-degree cameras, designed for general surveillance or action sports, can capture a full view around them. While not specifically designed for wildlife monitoring, they can be adapted for this purpose.

Kim Hendrikse

@kimhendrikse

I'm a software developer. I have projects in practical object detection and alerting that is well suited for poacher detection and a Raspberry Pi based sound localizing ARU project

5 August 2024 6:29am

Support for two cameras (or more) can be done by using two USB powered cameras if you have the right platform. Then in principle you can place each camera up to 2m from the processor.

I’ll will be experimenting with such a setup as soon as my USB global shutter camera arrives. Global shutter camera work really well with the AI computer vision that my system uses. Quite a different power category than microcontrollers though.

Currently I’m testing a Raspberry Pi based camera system that is capturing images and video, scanning 3x cameras with ai triggering.