Group curators
Margaux Armfield
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Matt Morrissette
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
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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Group curators
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Software Engineer in Conservation Tech
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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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Team Leader for "Computer Vision and Machine Learning" at University of Jena (Germany) working on algorithmic solutions for biodiversity monitoring tasks
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Hello, I am working as Enterprise Solution Architect with Department of Conservation, New Zealand Government. I am keen to learn the progresses and advancements made in the conservation space. This will provide us the starting point to collaborate and implement the technology.Tkx
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- @jejl
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Application of radio astronomy techniques to conservation research, particularly in acoustics.
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- @Nashlil
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An aviator and a mechanical engineer from the United States with a good amount of experience working with wildlife in India.
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Software developer with a keen interest in ornithology, wildlife, and nature conservation.
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ESRI
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Conservation scientist and ecologist
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- @mphamilton
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University of California
retired Field Station Director, very early adopter of conservation technologies
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- 1 Discussions
- 14 Groups
I'm project manager of a mountain biodiversity observatory : ORCHAMP
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University of Leeds
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- @Jon_Sullivan
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Kia ora. I'm an ecologist at Lincoln University in Aotearoa-New Zealand. In these decades of rapid environmental change, I've turned myself into a human ecological monitoring machine (~1.5 millon observations so far since 2003). I'm now working on how to format and share my data.
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Careers
Mobile App. Developer / Gibbon Research
Kyle Winney
Can you create an ecological data collection application on Android for Gibbon and Biodiversity Research. Check out this opportunity with us!
24 August 2023
Article
MoveApps: A Digital Home for Tracking Data Analysis
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
In this Conservation Tech Showcase case study from 2022 Conservation Tech Award winner MoveApps, you’ll learn how they’re breaking new ground in animal movement research with tracking data analysis tools hosted by the...
17 August 2023
Link
Firetail 11 released - for GPS and sensor analysis
Tobias Petri
I wrote a short article on new features in Firetail 11. The most recent version (11.0.3) features some great performance improvements and also fully enables the new reporting module. see also: https://wildlabs.net/...
10 August 2023
Article
Renew Capital launches Renew Venture Lab
Lucas Robinson
Renew Capital is sourcing startups for our next Super Angels Fund and we are hoping to close investments in 20 startups before the end of December 2023.
19 July 2023
Article
Sustained Effort: Trending Toward Sustainability
Ed Miller and 2 more
In this article from Fran Baker, Fiona Riggall, and Ed Miller, you'll learn how tech companies like Arm can incorporate sustainability into their mindset for longterm success.
5 July 2023
Article
New Add-ons for Mbaza AI
Marundu Muturi
At Appsilon, we are always working to enable our users to get the most out of our solutions. With this in mind, we are happy to introduce two new add-ons to Mbaza AI.
4 July 2023
Link
We've published a paper on the role of low-code Earth observation tools in the sustainability transition. It covers how different roles in a business like analysts and executives can benefit from this tech and how it...
30 June 2023
Funding
JICA, Japan’s International Cooperation Agency is seeking a digital partner with a proven track record in conservation technology as we launch a pilot project to test technologies to mitigate human-elephant conflict in...
19 June 2023
Article
CyberTracker: Streamlining Data Capture
CyberTracker
In this Conservation Tech Showcase case study from CyberTracker, you’ll learn how this software application is revolutionizing the data collection processes and enhancing efficiency in the field.
15 June 2023
Article
Data Visualization in Service of Coral Reefs in Micronesia
Andrzej Białaś
This Data4Good project has led to immediate conservation impacts for many islands and many different resources. We hope that this project will inspire others to use data science and technology to solve the conservation...
17 May 2023
Article
Happywhale: AI-Powered Whale Identification
Ellie Warren
In this Conservation Tech Showcase case study from Happywhale, you’ll learn about how AI tools are helping researchers and citizen scientists identify and protect humpback whales.
16 May 2023
Article
Introducing the 2023 Conservation Tech Showcase
Ellie Warren
Welcome to our new Conservation Tech Showcase, a series highlighting innovative and impactful projects from outstanding organizations around the world.
11 May 2023
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| Great post! A very important topic. The one I would add is the importance of version control. Too much confusion comes when software versions are mismanaged. We have had plenty of... |
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Software Development | 2 months ago | |
| Thanks again for the interesting discussion everyone! Just a note that while I touched on it in my opening post above, there were still questions in this thread about what... |
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Open Source Solutions, AI for Conservation, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Software Development | 2 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Thanks @VAR1 great insights! Funny you mentioned the honey thing, @hikinghack said the same in response on the GOSH forum. I think the point I'm trying to make with the vegan... |
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Open Source Solutions, AI for Conservation, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Geospatial, Software Development | 2 months 2 weeks ago | |
| How much does it cost to incorporate machine learning into your conservation drone geospatial analysis? How does it speed up your workflow... |
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Conservation Tech Training and Education, Drones, Geospatial, Open Source Solutions, Sensors, Software Development | 2 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Short update: the latest version 13.0.9 of Firetail is now available from https://www.firetail.de |
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Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Software Development | 3 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Lucie @luciegallegos ,Great to see ecoSecrets and happy to collaborate in any way I can! All EcoAssist's models are open-source, and the inference code too. With regards to... |
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Software Development, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps | 3 months 1 week ago | |
| 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... |
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AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Data management and processing tools, Open Source Solutions, Software Development | 3 months 1 week ago | |
| 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.... |
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AI for Conservation, Software Development, Citizen Science, Data management and processing tools | 3 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Hey Wildlabers,Our group aims to create a low-cost hydrophone for research, education and citizen science. We are soon to build our first... |
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Conservation Tech Training and Education, Emerging Tech, Software Development | 3 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Hey, please find here a dataset about nocturnal bird calls in Europe |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Software Development | 4 months 1 week ago | |
| No, not yet. The player we attached does support slower/faster replay up to a certain precision, but I'm not sure that this will be sufficiently precise for the kind of offsets we... |
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Animal Movement, Data management and processing tools, Sensors, Software Development | 5 months ago | |
| and a short contribution in this e-obs setup, where we used Firetail VideoSync to analyze motion-triggered camera footage: |
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Software Development, Animal Movement, Data management and processing tools | 5 months ago |
