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Conservation tech work doesn't stop after data is collected in the field. Equally as important to success is navigating data management and processing tools. For the many community members who deal with enormous datasets, this group will be an invaluable resource to trade advice, discuss workflows and tools, and share what works for you.

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Powerful conservation tech tools are gathering more data in the field than ever before. But without equally powerful and effective data management and processing tools, that data - no matter how groundbreaking or interesting - will not be able to reach its full potential for impact.

Data management can sometimes seem intimidating to conservationists, especially those just getting started in the world of conservation tech or experimenting with new data collection methods. While every community member's workflow and preferred data management and processing methods may be different, this group can serve as a resource to explore what works for others, share your own advice, and develop new strategies together.

Below are a few WILDLABS events dealing with datasets collected from various conservation tech tools:

Nicole Flores: How do I get started with Wildlife Insights?

Jamie Macaulay: How do I analyse large acoustic datasets using PAMGuard?

Sarah Davidson: Tools for Bio-logging Data in Conservation

Whatever conservation tech tools you work with, and whatever your preferred data management methods, we hope you'll find something helpful and effective in this group when you become a member!

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@Lilli
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Ocean nerd, personally and professionally 🌊Engagement Coordinator for FathomNet and FathomVerse

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@mkclapp
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avian ecologist, audiophile, mountain lake enthusiast

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@brunameneses
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@denizgoek

I am a Geoscientist interested in using geospatial data science to contribute to solutions of today’s environmental challenges. I mostly worked with land surafce temperature data from satellites and drones to study how high mountain landscapes respond to climate change.

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@Helga_Kuechly
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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

I am a Geo-ecologist, who loves to use GIS, remote sensing, citizen science and knowledge transfer to shape for a better future for nature - We are part of nature, so let's act like it!

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@theabmi

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) & SENSR

We track changes in wildlife and their habitats in Alberta, working collaboratively to provide ongoing, relevant, scientifically credible information.

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@Lnovo

University of Zurich

PhD student at the University of Zürich (CH) in PopEcol group, working with camera traps and mammals

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@LucyD
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Software developer and wildlife ecologist

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@nabilla.nuril
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University College London (UCL)

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@cpignata
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Duke University

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@Bajoga_aliyu
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Conservationist and circular economy expert dedicated to biodiversity preservation and climate action. Operations Room Assistant at WCS Nigeria, Yankari Game Reserve. Co-Founder, Ecology Students Forum. Committed to fostering sustainable peace and environmental sustainability.

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New paper - An evaluation of platforms for processing camera-trap data using artificial intelligence

Carly Batist

We review key characteristics of four AI platforms—Conservation AI, MegaDetector, MLWIC2: Machine Learning for Wildlife Image Classification and Wildlife Insights—and two auxiliary platforms—Camelot and Timelapse—that...

13 January 2023

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Conservation Technology Intern (Vietnam)

Meredith Palmer

WILDLABS and Fauna & Flora International are seeking an early career Vietnamese conservationist for 12-month paid internship position to grow and support the Southeast Asia regional community in our global...

11 January 2023

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Job: Software Engineer at Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory

Aaron Roan BOSL

Seeking Software Engineer for Marine Science Lab a UC Santa Barbara

19 December 2022

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Join NASA’s harmful algal bloom ML challenge and win prizes!

Katie Wetstone

Using satellite imagery to detect and classify the severity of cyanobacteria blooms in small, inland water bodies.

15 December 2022

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Senior Software Engineer

Lindsay Starke

Conservify is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer with front end and back end experience developing rich web and mobile applications, and a strong desire to build a best-in-class product that stands out in both...

9 December 2022

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New: Satellites for Biodiversity Award

Emma Oldham

Conservation partnership launches new award to advance biodiversity conservation from space

5 December 2022

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Shark Lab Data Analyst

Carly Batist

This position (at California State University, Long Beach) provides data management & analysis support to Shark Lab research operations including shark tagging, active tracking, receiver data, AUV & UAV data...

24 October 2022

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GIS & Data Science Specialist, Island Conservation

Carly Batist

The candidate will partner with our global team members that are focused on designing and implementing island restorations using the most effective, science-based, cost-efficient, and collaborative methods available.

14 October 2022

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Enterprise Data & Information Architect

Stephanie O'Donnell

Rainforest Alliance are seeking a Enterprise Data and Information Architect, based in UK, the Netherlands, or Kenya.

11 October 2022

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Data Engineer

Stephanie O'Donnell

Rainforest Alliance are seeking a Data Engineer based in Kenya. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

11 October 2022

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18 Sustainability Job Opportunities at Google

Stephanie O'Donnell

Check out these openings to join Google's global Sustainability Programme. Location varies.

3 October 2022

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NHM develops new data platform with AWS: The Data Ecosystem

Stephanie O'Donnell

A vast range of UK biodiversity and environmental data will be brought together in one place for the first time, thanks to a new partnership between the British Natural History Museum and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

3 October 2022

Description	Activity	Replies	Groups	Updated
United Nations Open Source Principles	All sound, would be nice if there were only 5, though!		AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Funding and Finance, Geospatial, Open Source Solutions, Software Development	1 month 4 weeks ago
Standard Threshold for "Habitat Use" in Avians?	Thank you so much! This is super helpful and I really appreciate the feedback!		Acoustics, Data management and processing tools	2 months 1 week ago
ICCB 2025 – Let’s Connect!	Hi everyone, I’m excited to become a member of Wild Lab! I’m currently working on my master’s thesis, focusing on dormouse conservation. My research explores the behavioral...		AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Early Career, Geospatial	2 months 1 week ago
Sea turtle Bioacoustics Project	That's amazing thanks so much!		Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Data management and processing tools, Early Career	2 months 1 week ago
The 100KB Challenge!	Hi Dan, Not right now but I can envision many uses. A key problem in RS is data streams for validation and training of ML models, its really not yet a solved problem. Any...		Emerging Tech, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Build Your Own Data Logger Community, Camera Traps, Connectivity, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Geospatial, Sensors	3 months ago
Camera Trap Data Visualization Open Question	Another question. Right now pretty much all camera traps trigger on either PIR sensors or small AI models. Small AI models would tend to have a limitation that they would...		AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Data management and processing tools, Open Source Solutions, Software Development	3 months 1 week ago
Paper: Technology's social and structural effects in environmental organizations	Hi everyone - I would like to announce a new case study paper out at CHI 2025! https://mattziegler.net/papers/Cross-Section-...		Connectivity, Data management and processing tools, Ethics of Conservation Tech	3 months 1 week ago
Collecting interesting resources to visualise spatio-temporal data from wildlife observations	Hi, I'm collecting screenshots (and explanation if needed) of visualisations that you found useful. It could be charts, maps, tables...		Data management and processing tools, Animal Movement, Camera Traps	3 months 1 week ago
Machine learning for bird pollination syndromes	We are putting together a special issue in the journal Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology and are welcoming (review) papers on the use of AI in bird research. https://www....		AI for Conservation, Software Development, Citizen Science, Data management and processing tools	3 months 2 weeks ago
Giving different types of labeled data to the community - solutions?	Hello everyone!During my master thesis in engineering (past autumn), I developed Machine Learning for anti-poaching. As such, I recorded a...		Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Data management and processing tools	3 months 2 weeks ago
Free/open-source app for field data collection	Thanks! I am familiar with EarthRanger but wasn't aware it could be used for behavioural data collection	+6	Build Your Own Data Logger Community, Data management and processing tools, Open Source Solutions	3 months 2 weeks ago
Which LLMs are most valuable for coding/debugging?	thanks kristy! super helpful list.		Data management and processing tools, AI for Conservation	4 months 1 week ago

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Cheap Space, DIY Imaging and Big Data

WILDLABS Admin

21 December 2015 12:00am

John Amos, President of SkyTruth, explores how remote sensing is being used in conservation today and the importance of sky-truthing. He examines the role that citizen scientists can play in increasing transparency in...

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From Data Collection to Decisions

TimWilkinson

6 November 2015 12:00am

The speed at which data travels from the point of collection to a format which is understandable and useful for decision makers can be of critical importance. In this case study, Tim Wilkinson discusses a powerful suite...

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