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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Neuroscientist & engineer transitioning to conservation tech. I have experience working with large imaging datasets, pose estimation and positional tracking, and machine learning. Looking to get involved with GIS, remote sensing, and AI for conservation.
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PhD in Ecology, Nature's sound lover.
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Innovation Design Engineer studying at MSc + MA level. Previously a Robotics engineer with specialisms in remote sensing, control systems & electronics design. Transitioning to ecological contexts. I use bioinspiration to inform tech design, both product & infrastructure.
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Tech 4 Conservation
President, Tech 4 Conservation
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- @TWicks
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I'm a Conservation Biologist working in the Harney Basin in SE Oregon, U.S.A. I introduced ARUs to the work out here and am always looking for ways to use technology to further the conservation objectives for my org and our partners.
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Quantitative ecologist @ Biotope
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Savanna Ecologist, Field Station Director and Head of Conservation Tech Projects for Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS).
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Ecologist & Conservationist. Women for the Environment, Africa Fellow. National Geographic Explorer.
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Senior Director, Data Science and Technology, Birds Canada
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New senior position in IUCN’s Science and Data Centre. Supporting, developing and maintaining the technological foundation that underpins The IUCN Red List of Threatened species and its underlying database.
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Can you create an ecological data collection application on Android for Gibbon and Biodiversity Research. Check out this opportunity with us!
24 August 2023
Are you enthusiastic about leveraging your data expertise to make a positive impact on nature conservation? Apply for this exciting opportunity at the Wildlife Trust.
22 August 2023
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
Apply to work on a wonderful team translating acoustic monitoring data into conservation & ecological insights!
11 August 2023
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13 July 2023
We are seeking applications from promising early-career scientists and data scientists with interesting, innovative, and viable research ideas for the Future Leader Fellowship
12 July 2023
Apply to work with an absolutely all-star group developing AI/ML techniques and models for acoustic monitoring!
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Hi everyone, We're excited to welcome Nicole Flores to Tech Tutors to walk us through getting started with Wildlife Insights! ... |
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The GBIF backbone taxonomy is composed of Catalogue of Life, ITIS, the Red List and dozens of other checklists. It's just been updated again, but this blogpost from a 2019... |
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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... |
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Hi all, For anyone still looking, the recording is and notes from this event are available here. Talia |
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Oh very interesting, thanks for sharing, Ben. Are your or your team presenting at all, or are you going to soak in all the information? Easy link for anyone interested:... |
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WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Data Sharing & Archiving in Movement Ecology
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WILDLABS Virtual Meetups Season Four: Tracking Progress
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Opportunity: Coding 4 Conservation
10 March 2022 12:00am
EarthRanger Announces Inaugural Conservation Tech Award Recipients
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Opportunity: PhD or Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - Chinstrap penguin biologging
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How do I turn a conservation tech project into a product?
20 October 2021 12:00am
Widening the Bottleneck: Can Citizen Science Accelerate Conservation?
19 August 2021 12:00am
New Resource: Data Visualisation Tool for Animal Movement Data
18 August 2021 12:00am
Tech Tutors: How do I get started with Wildlife Insights?
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Tech Tutors: How do I get started with Megadetector?
22 July 2021 3:34pm
How do I get started with Megadetector?
7 July 2021 12:00am
How do I choose the right camera trap(s) based on interests, goals, and species?
6 July 2021 12:00am
WILDLABS Tech Tutors: Season 3
6 July 2021 12:00am
Webinar: Can we redesign conservation funding?
17 June 2021 12:00am
Tech4Wildlife Leaders: Resolving Human-Giraffe Conflict
21 May 2021 12:00am
New Papers: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
23 April 2021 12:00am
Competition: Hack the Planet 2021
23 April 2021 12:00am
Best global species database?
10 March 2021 10:30pm
28 March 2021 5:58pm
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing, @Nhanq !
6 April 2021 8:42pm
The GBIF backbone taxonomy is composed of Catalogue of Life, ITIS, the Red List and dozens of other checklists. It's just been updated again, but this blogpost from a 2019 update does a good job of explaining what it is: https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/gbif-backbone-taxonomy/
Another more recent post can help get one up to speed on using it via our species API: https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/gbif-species-api/
The 2021 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge: Community Highlights
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Funding Opportunity: COVID-19 Science Fund
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New Paper: Drones and Bornean Orangutan Distribution
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Tech Tutors: How do How do I launch machine learning projects using MLOps?
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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?
25 March 2021 8:35am
Both yes but mainly no, I liked the concept so much I "borrowed" it from "Endangered Safari" including the digitalized mammals.
Behind the scenes it is fairly simple: Just add relevant animals in a powerpoint, save as JPG, import it to
https://synoptic.design/
and name the area that looks like an animal after the animal- notice it must be the same name you have in the database and the same you will use in your reports,
Save it as a SVG- file and now you are ready to use it in tools like Power BI/ Tableau and custom lots of things like colour and it is interactive/ clickable.
Unfortunately the coverage maps in IUCN did not have good enough data quality for our national park,
So when you create a global database add a digital version of the specie and of course, always updated ranges.