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Able to Provide Movement Detection Software For Live Feed Video

JessiH

16 January 2020 5:15am

Hi, I am an environmental engineer/consultant based in Melbourne, Australia. I have been talking with a company who specialises in Defence level technology for surveillance and...

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JessiH

11 March 2020 3:22am

Hi Ruth,

Thanks for your reply and the suggestion.

I contacted air shepherd and a few similar groups a few moths ago and they were all saying they are not interested due to the difficult drone regulations. Hopefully the regulations are not as arduous in Zimbabwe?

Please don't hesitate to ask if there is any technical information or assistance that I can provide to help with your project,

Jessi Hargrave

Ruth Morlas

15 March 2020 5:15pm

Hi Jessi,

I can check on the regulations for the specific area that is planned for a wildlife sanctuary in Zimbabwe.  What altitude does the drone need to operate in?  Does it require communications with any ground-based facility?

Ruth

JessiH

15 March 2020 11:40pm

Hi Ruth,

Thanks for your email.

Essentially the software is only an advantage if the drones are being flown at altitudes that provide a wide area and less visible detail (i.e. if the operator flies at 3000ft (instead of 1000ft) it will cover 9x the area and see very small detail (which the software can pick up but the human eye may miss). In addition the software needs video feed from a computer (it sort of overlays the video) so it is only useful for drones that are able to relay decent quality video feed to a ground control station where an operator is viewing it live. 

I have been advised that the drones that this is most useful for are likely to be at least 5kg (ie not the small toy ones that give video to a tablet).

I hope that helps? Please feel free to ask anything else and I will see what I can find out,

Jessi

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Success recording bees using AudioMoth

Andrew Lewis MSc FLS

7 July 2019 6:45pm

I would just like to put on record that we have successfully tested an AudioMoth recording "bug" in a local garden inside a plastic bag whereby it recorded the buzz of...

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DanAbelow

11 March 2020 11:16am

How can we learn more about your BEESWAX7 buzz identification and counting program, and discuss working together?

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OpenCollar Update 1

Laurens de Groot

6 March 2019 12:05pm

Time for a quick update as our team is working at full speed to have our first open source elephant tracker ready by the end of March.  As you might know,  we are...

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Rob Appleby

18 April 2019 3:51pm

Hi Jackson,

Attached a few images showing how we attach the koala drop-off to collar material. The first shows the bare nichrome-acrylic plate with the nylon line in-situ. There's also a picture of an actual koala drop-off with the line exiting the plate. Lastly, the triple overhand knots (repeated so the knots are doubled over and secure) tying the line through the collar material. Normally, we hide the nylon by splicing the collar material in half, tying the knots, and then gluing the collar material back together so no nylon is exposed. 

Does all that make sense? Any questions just let me know.

Cheers,

Rob

Rob Appleby

19 April 2019 7:55am

also, we noticed our BoM was missing from GitHub, so we've added it now: https://github.com/Wild-Spy/OpenDrop/blob/master/Documentation/OpenDrop_BOM.xls

Robin Poches

5 March 2020 4:44am

the drop off paper

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.13231

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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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discussion

sound loop device

Eric Younberg

3 March 2020 1:59am

I need to play a loop of sound to desensitize animals for project. The system needs to be solar powered 24/7 for 2-3 months. I have solar powered speakers that work. I have solar...

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Competition: Plastic Data Challenge

The Incubation Network

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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Call for Nominations: Tusk Conservation Awards

Tusk

3 March 2020 12:00am

The 2020 Tusk Awards are now accepting nominations of outstanding individuals who have made a significant impact on conservation in Africa. These nominations offer the rare and exciting opportunity to honor your peers...

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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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Listening to Nature: The Emerging Field of Bioacoustics

Adam Welz

24 February 2020 12:00am

Researchers are increasingly placing microphones in forests and other ecosystems to monitor birds, insects, frogs, and other animals. As the technology advances and becomes less costly, proponents argue, bioacoustics is...

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Is this group still live?

sjc07

2 January 2019 5:09pm

I am curious to learn about whats next for the Zoohackathon and how I can get involved?

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Sophie Maxwell

15 January 2019 5:14pm

Hi,

So I have found out that Zoohackathon may actually happen in June 2019 this year, which is earlier than normal. I'm meeting with the US Embassy w/c 28th Jan and hope to find out more then and will follow up after,

Soph 

alex kuhn

20 February 2020 12:18am

Hello!

I'm new here, so I've missed these past events. I would love to hear about any upcoming hackathons :) 

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Workshop: Using Bioacoustics for Field Survey

CIEEM

20 February 2020 12:00am

CIEEM is hosting a one-day workshop in bioacoustic field survey methods at a beginning to intermediate level. Attendees will attend hands-on workshops, lectures, and computer sessions giving an overview on using...

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Hacking Climate Change - Coaction on Climate Crisis

COACT

20 February 2020 12:00am

COACT and Impact Hub are collaborating to present the opportunity to learn about how growing open technologies like drones and sensors can help activists in the fight against climate change. This free Barcelona-based...

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How do we get better at failure?

Emily Janoch

19 February 2020 12:00am

Everyone agrees that we need to learn more from failure, but … you first. I sat on a ‘failure panel’ once where two speakers weren’t even allowed to mention the organization where they worked, much less use current...

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HWC Tech Challenge Update: Thermal Elephant Alert System

Anne Dangerfield

17 February 2020 12:00am

The Arribada Initiative is back with an update on their thermal elephant alert system which aims to reduce human-elephant conflict (HEC). The success of their system rests on the ability of a camera to accurately...

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