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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Environmental Specialist working with bird surveys and impact assessment. Here I'm focused on acoustic recording technologies and acoustic data analysis for birds.
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Working with ocean data, technology and collaboration. Empowering ocean insights with a cloud-based geospatial platform, the Ocean Data Platform at HUB Ocean.
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- @malikmorg
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Software Developer
Interested in all things technology, system design, and hardware, especially in the spaces of conservation, exploration, and the environment.
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- @Lekan2881
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I'm Lekan Agboola, a nature enthusiast currently pursuing a B.Agric Tech in Ecotourism and Wildlife Management.
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Agronomic Engineer with 5 years of experience in Project Management, 2 years in Farm Operations Management and Reforestation Project, seeking for innovative solutions for community-oriented Conservation Project.
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- @Markbowler
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University of Suffolk
Wildlife distributions and the effects that human activity has on populations. Spatial ecology of Amazonian mammals through audio and camera surveys. Hunter and gun tracking in Peru. Bats in suburban and agricultural landscapes in the UK
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PCB Design/Applications Engineer & Wildlife Rehabber
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Bat Conservation Trust
Research Scientist at Bat Conservation Trust
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- @Sarah_Stoner
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Intelligence Lead @Go Insight. Intelligence professional, advocating for the use of intelligence and analysis to combat international wildlife trafficking.
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- @machadoams
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
I am a behavioural ecologist interested in the role of individual variation in ecological interactions and in human-wildlife dimensions
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- @eleanorhorvath
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Water Daughter
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Molecular ecologist and eDNA enthusiasist. Mammals, Southern Africa, fish otter, fishes in Europe
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5 February 2021 7:16pm
Dan's comments about the need for technologists and conservationists to manage and share (properly annotated) data struck a chord with me, it was right at the end of the presentation.
I fired off a point into the chat "could your old background data be my background data?" or something similar, and it got me thinking...
(Firstly, sorry for clouding this issue with my simultaneous "Ian Tuna" joke)
In the context of using AI as described in EdgeImpulse example, lets say - audio.
Lets say Group A are trying to detect the roar of lions, and Group B are trying to detect the grunt of wild pigs, and lets imagine that is in roughly the same area of Africa. I mean they could both send out teams to capture the sound of their target animal, and the sound of NOT their target animal, e.g everything else.
Well if "serengetti sounds" was a known audio track, then all you need is the unique sound of the beast in question, am I right?