How to share data on species to help conserve them… whilst avoiding them being exploited by poachers
20 August 2018 12:00am
Ocean Hack: San Francisco, 10-11th September, 2018
20 August 2018 12:00am
Open-source intelligence program?
3 July 2018 4:53pm
9 July 2018 4:20pm
Hi Maike,
In this Quora post they mention 3 tools that maybe are of interest to you: Lumify, Visallo and Thomson Reuters Data Fusion Community Edition
https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-good-open-source-alternative-for-IBMs-i2-Analysts-Notebook
Regards,
Judit
17 August 2018 4:26pm
Hi Maike!
I used ORA Pro which was developed by Carnegie Mellon University. The 'lite' version is free to use and similar to IBM - http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/projects/ora/software.php
Best,
Sarah
Home for a New Field Station Fab Lab
16 August 2018 9:24am
SMART Trainers
14 August 2018 11:11am
Update on Richard Turere, inventor of 'Lion lights'
13 August 2018 10:02pm
Journal of Animal Ecology: Open Call for Biologging Papers
13 August 2018 5:06pm
Conservation Biology Special Section: Call for HWC Papers
13 August 2018 2:32pm
Wildlife monitoring using Smart-Cities tech
14 June 2018 10:49am
2 August 2018 1:23pm
Hi Nilaksha!
Thanks for your comments and interest in our project. I read your project profile and would like to suggest that you take a look at using LoRaWAN for low levels of communications traffic? We are looking and testing kit for use with the www.thethingsnetwork.org It might use less power than cellular or wifi networks?
I hope this helps,
2 August 2018 1:36pm
@simulsys Thanks Andrew. Indeed we're looking into LoRa technologies.
8 August 2018 11:18am
Both initiatives are very interesting. I love the one about the elephants that @nilaksha comments.
There are currently several projects that are using artificial intelligence (in fact, Microsoft is looking for interested parties for possible funding https://www2.fundsforngos.org/environment-conservation-climate-change-and-ecology/ai-for-earth-program-seeking-proposals-from-all-over-the-world/). But its main objective is to identify the species thanks to techniques such as deep learning and I do not know if it would be applicable in the present case.
Regards,
Judit
Wildlife Crime App Development
19 August 2016 11:53pm
12 July 2018 9:45pm
Hi Rosemary,
I know this is from quite a while ago, but I'd be interested in hearing how this moved forward and connecting with you. Please feel free to reach out directly - my email is [email protected].
Best, Maya
7 August 2018 9:21pm
Hi Maya,
We were able to get a website developed (www.safesouvenirs.com) but are now waiting on possible grant funding. In order to move forward, we would like to some work on uploading to our database and also getting into airports to advertise. So, fingers crossed that we are successful with the grant. Either way - I think it would be great to connect. I'll follow-up with a direct email.
Best, Rosemary
8 August 2018 11:05am
Hi Rosemary,
Do you know this website that gathers grants and resources for sustainability?
https://www2.fundsforngos.org/category/environment-conservation-climate-change-and-ecology/
Regards,
Judit
AudioMoth group purchase (round 5) is open now.
26 July 2018 3:43pm
7 August 2018 4:00pm
I love seeing how much this little device has taken off!
Using crowd-sourced funding to track snakes
30 July 2018 12:00am
Thermal Sensor Project Update: Testing with live animals at the San Diego Zoo
27 July 2018 12:00am
31 March 2023 2:15pm
Loon's internet balloons will be deployed in Kenya's skies from 2019
25 July 2018 3:09pm
The 2018 Ecoacoustics Congress Wrap-up
25 July 2018 12:00am
The unexpected difficulty of getting videos from the field
25 July 2018 12:00am
Talk: “Forensics on the Frontline”, 25th July Cambridge
24 July 2018 11:42am
New Paper: Automatically identifying, counting, and describing wild animals in camera-trap images with deep learning
7 June 2018 5:04pm
20 July 2018 3:58pm
Thanks, Steph. The camera trap ML nerds among us will have seen drafts of this kicking around in pre-print for a while now. Very cool to see it out finally.
I'll also draw everyone's attention to another study (involving some of the same authors) which has just come out in draft form: "Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: applications in ecology".
2-Way SMS solution for communication between Park management and Communities
17 May 2018 8:09am
25 May 2018 2:16pm
Hello Drue,
Thank you for your feedback. This is very helpful. I'll do my research on the signal application to see if it can be of help to us. I already am thinking of developing an application for the same. What are your thoughts? Is there a community of guys who can assist me in building this?
If you happen to get any more ideas, I will apreciate. You can reach me on the below email address.
Regards,
Damian
26 May 2018 6:07pm
Hi Damian,
Just sent you an e-mail with some other thoughts.
Good luck!
Drue
17 July 2018 5:29am
Hi Damian,
You could use a SMS gateway, which acts as a link between two mobile devices in order to send SMSes. As Drue stated out Whatsapp or other applications might be better given the added functionality they provide.
Holohil Radio Transmitter Grant Program
17 July 2018 12:00am
Stop Elephant Poaching from the Demand Side
31 January 2018 2:05am
16 July 2018 11:23pm
Our new mobile app, "i of the Elephant", is beginning to pay off. Acting on a report from our app, last month agents from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the USFWS busted four stores in New York State. In total, nearly 100 illegal items were recovered during the search, with the total retail market value of the pieces exceeding $15,000. Items seized included carvings made from elephant ivory, an article made from elephant hide, a saw tooth fish rostrum, a crocodilian head, and a large sea turtle carapace. Hopefully there will be more to come.
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS; MARPOL)
12 July 2018 9:53pm
Whistleblowers Can Help Stop Marine Destruction / IUU Fishing / Ocean Pollution
12 July 2018 9:40pm
Report on Conservation and Biodiversity Measures in Henoko-Oura Bay, Okinawa (Japan)
12 July 2018 9:22pm
Tracking tags/collars survey - WWF Cons Tech Programme
8 November 2017 11:06am
13 April 2018 5:02pm
Hi All,
If you've not already please do complete the above survey. Results and kudos will be shared widely!
Thanks and best, Paul
12 July 2018 6:39am
Hi Everyone,
This survey is still open so please check it out if you haven't already. We are right below 200 participants, it would be great to boost that! Below is one example results, lots more to come, we'll share all results when its done.
thanks
Roland
12 July 2018 8:07am
Hi Roland,
Thanks for the update - great to hear how many responses you're at and get a hint of the results. Any word on when the survey might be closing?
Steph
HWC online document library now live
11 July 2018 3:32pm
2018 Zoohackathon: Call for Problem Statements
11 July 2018 12:00am
What's your favorite wildlife/nature game?
2 March 2018 1:27pm
26 June 2018 10:36am
just wanted to bring our game to your attention, Serengeti: A Race For Life
https://serengeti.store/serengeti-hal001
The game is a joint venture between myself and my partner, who is responsible for the art direction.
If your article is still pending, we would be more than happy to provide a review copy for you, and make ourselves available for any questions you may have.
Thank you for providing a much-needed space to discuss games that aim to educate and raise awareness to the challenges of conservation.
28 June 2018 7:56am
Thanks Richard. Welcome to the (silent) community. We actually already wrote the article, but thanks for the reminder that I should post a link!!! https://www.internetofelephants.com/news/2018/4/25/five-games-apps-for-conservation
We'll be happy to take a closer look at Serengeti: A Race for Life
Gautam!
Introductions
15 February 2016 8:13am
26 June 2018 10:58am
Hi - my name is Rogue Marechal, founder of HAL-13, a game board publisher specifically interesting in connecting the gaming community to the world and challenges of wildlife conservation.
Our first game, Serengeti: A Race For Life is an attempt to raise players/consumers awareness to the importance of biodiversity, by emphasizing the need to study and protect a wide range of species, as a means to help the enrire ecosystem.
By joining this community, I’m hoping to gain useful insight into wildlife protection, to enrich my knowledge of this field, and feed it back into my game designs.
$90K in grants from the Con X Tech Prize
11 June 2018 12:00am
5 July 2018 8:40am
Hi Maike,
SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) is open source and has an upcoming intelligence plugin that will cater for your needs. Take a look at http://smartconservationtools.org/ and reach out to them for more information.
Kind regards,
Alasdair