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Margaux Armfield

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Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)

Software Engineer in Conservation Tech

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Matt Morrissette

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Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)

Director of Technology at Wildlife Protection Solutions. Primarily focuses on leveraging machine learning and advanced data analytics to combat poaching, monitor biodiversity, and predict environmental threats.

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Software plays an increasingly vital role in conservation, helping to protect and manage biodiversity through innovative technological solutions. It also facilitates collaboration among researchers, local communities, and governments, empowering them to develop sustainable conservation strategies. However, many of us working in conservation tech don't have the benefit of a large team of software experts to collaborate with or bounce ideas off of. We aim to change that.

This group is for anyone interested in applying software to conservation and wildlife research. Whether you're a developer eager to contribute to conservation or a newbie with valuable data and ideas but limited software experience, this group connects people with diverse expertise. It provides a space for asking questions, sharing resources, and staying informed about new technologies and best practices. We are also committed to supporting technologists and conservationists from the Global South, ensuring that everyone has access to the tools, knowledge, and opportunities to contribute meaningfully.

Our goal is to foster collaboration and avoid "reinventing the wheel" by sharing solutions, whether it's an application, design approach, or a simple script. We also aim to lower barriers to entry by offering mentorship and guidance and providing feedback on technical ideas. This supportive community is a place to learn, connect, and contribute to the advancement of conservation through software. Whether you're looking for software and mobile app developers to help you with your conservation tech needs, have questions about development, are looking for resources, or would like to share your own app, software, or gaming tools, this is the group for you!

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December 2024 Software Developer Community Call

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@margauxarmfield

Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)

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@limburan
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Bat Conservation Trust

Research Scientist at Bat Conservation Trust

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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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@kristian.cuervo
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Applied Mathematics student in Denmark, interested in applications of mathematics to ecology and nature conservation. Currently interested in developing sensors for perimeter detection in wildlife conservations in Africa.

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Wildlife Science PhD candidate working on computer vision with camera traps and bioacoustics

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Michigan State University

Conservation Criminologist

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Grad Student, UW-Stout, Beaver habitat biodiversity research, process based restoration

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Capreolus e.U.

wildlife biologist with capreolus.at

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Swedish soon-to-be graduate engineer in AI/ML and robotics. Writing my master thesis in using decision trees for anti-poaching in Limpopo, South Africa. Am passionate about conservation, AI and travelling. Help me find a way to help you!

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GABriel ONIfade A. (GABONIA / mrGab), is an educator, a CS and AI advocate, a Data Engineer, an AI Engineer, an Entrepreneur, and curriculum developer based in Brooklyn, New York (NYC DOE District 19). With a background in Systems Engineering, Gabriel specializes in CS & AI Edu.

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Description	Activity	Replies	Groups	Updated
Looking to contribute	Hi everybody 👋🏽,I'm a UX designer, and I design interfaces and improve user experiences/flows. I would love to contribute to conservation...		Software Development	2 years 3 months ago
Crowdsourcing individual ID for pop dyn?	That sounds like a really neat project! Do fish get re-caught often enough that individual ID is useful? Is sample bias (more data from popular spots) an issue?		AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Software Development	2 years 3 months ago
Bluspark - Integrated management platefmorm for protected areas	Hello all! Bluspark is a plateform that allows natural area managers such as natural parks or reserves to optimize their day to day...		Citizen Science, Community Base, Connectivity, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Protected Area Management Tools, Software Development	2 years 3 months ago
Exploring storage options for mass data collection	Thank you so much for your reply! I'll look in to this now :)		Acoustics, Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Camera Traps, Data management and processing tools, Drones, Geospatial, Software Development	2 years 4 months ago
Moveapps: EMAC23 Coding Challenge	Hi Andrea! Although I am a keen user and observer of the Moveapps initiative, my R or Python coding skills are next to non- existing. I am therefore not likely to be contributing...		Animal Movement, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Open Source Solutions, Software Development	2 years 5 months ago
Satellite Remote Sensing Solutions and Challenges	I'm curious to understand how people are using satellite data. What problems does satellite imagery solve for you?...		Geospatial, Software Development	2 years 5 months ago
Google Lens as a citizen's tool to report IWT	Hi all, In the last couple of months I have started using the Google 'Lens' app on my Android phone and I have been really impressed...		Software Development, Wildlife Crime	2 years 5 months ago
Phone / tablet for behavioural observations	Depending on the type of data you're needing to collect, the EarthRanger or SMART platforms might be helpful. They each have mobile apps but also a suite of integrated software to...		Software Development	2 years 6 months ago
Data upload solution for a citizen science project?	Hi Jim, could you please update us on your final choice and experience so far?	+13	Citizen Science, Software Development	2 years 6 months ago
Otter video help!	No, I was never able to figure out how to send these to anyone on here. I was hoping to learn how to clear these videos up if possible!		Camera Traps, Data management and processing tools, Open Source Solutions, Software Development	2 years 7 months ago
Augmented Reality mobile app	Fab - thanks Carly!		Software Development	2 years 9 months ago
Software to aid acoustic sound files visualization/labelling + Software to syncronize video/acoustic sonograms	The open-source program Audacity can show the spectrograms and histograms and has quite a lot of other useful features, e.g. playing ultrasound calls slower, so it can be heard by...		Acoustics, Citizen Science, Data management and processing tools, Open Source Solutions, Software Development	2 years 9 months ago

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Webinar: Virtual Ecosystem Scenario Viewer

OCTO

28 May 2020 12:00am

This upcoming webinar featuring speakers from NOAA will explore the uses for the new Virtual Ecosystem Scenario Viewer tool in illustrating the responses of virtual marine ecosystems to a range of living marine resource...

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Competition: 2020 Hackaday Prize

Conservation X Labs

26 May 2020 12:00am

The 2020 Hackaday Prize competition has begun! This year, Conservation X Labs has partnered with the Hackaday Prizes as one of four nonprofits seeking tech-based solutions to urgent challenges. Conservation X Labs'...

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Grassroots Innovations for Wildlife Conservation

Aditya Gangadharan

19 May 2020 12:00am

In the fourth installment of his case study series focusing on preventing human-wildlife conflict, Aditya Gangadharan discusses how local communities develop, test, and implement their own solutions. This article...

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Explorer Classroom: Gautam Shah

National Geographic

19 May 2020 12:00am

Join National Geographic Explorer Gautam Shah in NatGeo's Explorer Classroom on May 21st at 2PM EDT. Gautam will discuss Internet of Elephants' latest project, Wildeverse, a mobile game that brings primate conservation...

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WILDLABS Tech Tutors: Season One

WILDLABS Team

19 May 2020 12:00am

We've wrapped season one of Tech Tutors! Thank you to all of our Tutors, and to everyone who attended and made these episodes so exciting! You can find all of our episodes on the WILDLABS Youtube Channel, and find...

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12th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Chatham House

14 May 2020 12:00am

Register now for Chatham House's sessions discussing the latest initiatives and regulations regarding fisheries. Taking place throughout the week of 18-22 May 2020, these sessions will be useful for marine...

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Invitation to join the FIT community on WildLabs

Zoe Jewell

13 May 2020 5:09pm

Hello Software and Mobile apps community, WildTrack (wildtrack.org) has just joined WildLabs and we have a new community forum FIT (footprint identification technique), for...

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Creating the Wildeverse

WILDLABS Team

13 May 2020 12:00am

The new mobile game Wildeverse from Internet of Elephants lets players digitally teleport primates into their homes through a unique and engaging blend of technology and storytelling. Wildeverse creator and National...

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Get To Know FIT

WILDLABS Team

6 May 2020 12:00am

We're excited to welcome the WildTrack FIT group to our community! Today, we'd like to introduce you to the Footprint Identification Technique (FIT) and share how you can incorporate this tracking method into your field...

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Era of the Condor: A Species' Future in Recovery

Ellie Warren

5 May 2020 12:00am

In this three-part WILDLABS feature article, we'll take a look at the various technologies used to fight the greatest threat to endangered condors, explore the innovations that may change the way we study and understand...

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Competition: iWildCam 2020

WILDLABS Team

4 May 2020 12:00am

Want to compete in the iWildCam 2020 competition identifying species in camera trap images to support biodiversity monitoring efforts and automatic species classification model improvements? Because the Workshop on Fine...

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Training Course: Quantitative Analysis of Marine & Coastal Drone Data

Duke Marine Lab

29 April 2020 12:00am

Join Duke Marine Lab UAS for Summer Session #1, Quantitative Analysis of Marine & Coastal Drone Data, covering aspects of quantitive analysis including photogrammetry, deep learning, and habitat classification....

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Call for Submissions – Arm Research Summit 2020

Arm

24 April 2020 12:00am

The 2020 Arm Research Summit is accepting submissions from all research disciplines focusing on the role of technology in solving global challenges. Submissions should reflect the potential of sustainable, secure, and...

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WILDLABS Tech Hub: WWF PandaSat

WILDLABS Team

13 April 2020 12:00am

At the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, we announced the WILDLABS Tech Hub, an accelerator programme created to support the development and scaling of groundbreaking technological solutions addressing the ...

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WILDLABS Tech Hub: Poreprint

WILDLABS Team

26 March 2020 12:00am

At the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, we announced the WILDLABS Tech Hub, an accelerator program created to support the development and scaling of groundbreaking technological solutions addressing the ...

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Webinar: Citizen Science Online

SciStarter

26 March 2020 12:00am

Join WILDLABS community member Dr. Meredith Palmer from Snapshot Safari and other researchers from various disciplines in SciStarter's webinar, Citizen Science Online! Speakers will celebrate this April's Citizen...

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Virtual Field Trip: Conservation Technology with Shah Selbe

Shah Selbe

24 March 2020 12:00am

Join conservation technologist, founder of Conservify, and WILDLABS community member Shah Selbe in this free online event this Wednesday, March 25th 2020. Organized by National Geographic as part of their Explorer...

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Mobile App for Illegal Ivory Sales

Sue Orloff

22 March 2020 10:56pm

Since 2018, Biologists without Borders has been gathering data on illegal ivory sales in the U.S. via internet searches and our free mobile app (i of the Elephant; that...

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WILDLABS Virtual Workshop Recording: Running Engaging Events on Zoom

WILDLABS Admin

18 March 2020 12:00am

Our first-ever WILDLABS virtual workshop about maximizing engagement and productivity in virtual events is now available to watch. We started by sharing lessons learned from the process we've developed for our Virtual...

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Enter the Zooniverse: Try Citizen Science for Yourself!

Ellie Warren

18 March 2020 12:00am

Trapped inside during the COVID-19 quarantine and looking to engage with conservation science without leaving your desk? Citizen science projects like those on Zooniverse offer a great opportunity to impact scientific...

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Webinar: IIED Community-Based Approaches to Tackling Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade

IIED

17 March 2020 12:00am

Working with local communities is an important aspect of conservation field projects, particularly in those aimed at reducing human-wildlife conflict and the illegal wildlife trade. Registration is now open for the...

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Tutorial: Train a TinyML Model That Can Recognize Sounds Using Only 23 kB of RAM

WILDLABS Team

16 March 2020 12:00am

Machine learning is rapidly expanding as a useful field research tool, but its complexity can intimidate even seasoned tech conservationists. Edge Impulse aims to make machine learning solutions accessible,...

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#Tech4Wildlife 2020 Photo Challenge In Review

WILDLABS Team

4 March 2020 12:00am

2020 marked our fifth year holding our annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge, and our community made it a milestone to remember. Conservationists took to Twitter last week to share their best high-tech snapshots from...

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Accepting Applications: ArcGIS Solutions for Protected Area Management

ESRI

4 March 2020 12:00am

The Esri Conservation Program is now accepting applications for grant assistance to access its ArcGIS Solutions for Protected Area Management Application. This system provides access to a suite of both mobile and web...

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Competition: Plastic Data Challenge

Ellie Warren

3 March 2020 12:00am

Are you ready for the Plastic Data Challenge? This global contest wants your innovative ideas for improving the plastic waste management and recycling chain in South and Southeast Asia. Participants can consider...

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Hawai'i Conservation Conference

Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance

28 February 2020 12:00am

The Hawai'i Conservation Conference is accepting abstracts in several categories, including emerging technological advances in the conservation field. This is an exciting opportunity to present your latest research to...

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Competition: The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge

Conservation X Labs

26 February 2020 12:00am

Conservation X Labs welcomes you to enter the Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge, a competition aimed at finding new and innovative solutions to the environmental problems caused by mining operations. This competition...

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Fence-Based Elephant Early Warning System

Appiko

25 February 2020 12:00am

Technology is rapidly changing the way communities monitor wildlife movement and prevent or mitigate human-wildlife conflict. This case study from Appiko delves into field testing of the open source sensor warning...

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Looking for Case Studies: Orgs Engaging Local Residents via Mobile Tech Projects

Alexandra

24 February 2020 6:52pm

For my master's capstone project I'm looking to learn from conservation organizations who have engaged local residents (i.e. not org staff or rangers) in ...

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Looking for Case Studies of Orgs Engaging with Local Residents via Mobile Technologies

Alexandra

19 February 2020 12:11am

For my master's capstone project I'm looking to learn from conservation organizations who have engaged local residents (i.e. not org staff or rangers) in ...

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