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Data management and processing tools / Feed

Conservation tech work doesn't stop after data is collected in the field. Equally as important to success is navigating data management and processing tools. For the many community members who deal with enormous datasets, this group will be an invaluable resource to trade advice, discuss workflows and tools, and share what works for you.

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How do I get started with Megadetector?

Siyu Yang
Catch up on our Tech Tutors episode with Siyu Yang, who answered the question, "How do I get started with Megadetector?" Watch the full session below and on Youtube to learn how this tool can speed up the process of...

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WILDLABS Tech Tutors: Season 3

WILDLABS Team
The WILDLABS Tech Tutors are back for all new season of in-depth walkthroughs, deep discussions on effective, impactful, and inclusive conservation technology project strategies, and - of course- even more answers to...

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Webinar: Can we redesign conservation funding?

Internet of Elephants
Join the Luc Hoffmann Institute and Internet of Elephants for a panel discussion delving into how we might use wildlife data to revolutionise funding for conservation.
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Tech4Wildlife Leaders: Resolving Human-Giraffe Conflict

Owino Raymond
Read our interview with early career conservationist and CLP Future Conservationist Award recipient Owino Raymond, who is working with camera traps along the Kenya-Somalia border to understand and reduce conflict...

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New Papers: Methods in Ecology and Evolution

British Ecological Society
A new issue of Methods in Ecology and Evolution from the British Ecological Society is now available for download. In this issue, WILDLABS readers will enjoy research involving conservation dogs and non-invasive...

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Competition: Hack the Planet 2021

The Commonwealth
The 2021 Hack the Planet Competition is now accepting entries! This competition is looking for ideas on how to solve the challenges of our ocean with concepts that include the power of imagery, connectivity or other...

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Best global species database?

What is the best global species database? We want to auto-populate verified species names within our platform's onboarding process and I am trying to find the right database...

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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.

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/

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Funding Opportunity: COVID-19 Science Fund

National Geographic
National Geographic is offering funding up to up to $50,000 for conservationists conducting research on how the pandemic has impacted wildlife and conservation work.  If you are interested in researching aspects of the...

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Resource: WildID

WildID
WildID is excited to share their new camera trap processing and detection tools with WILDLABS! Using machine learning to identify Southern African wildlife species in large quantities of camera trap data, WildID's tool...

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New Paper: Drones and Bornean Orangutan Distribution

Sol Milne
Sol Milne's new paper, Drivers of Bornean Orangutan Distribution across a Multiple-Use Tropical Landscape, is now available.  Using drones to detect orangutan nest density in aerial surveys (as shared during our...

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Tech Tutors: How do How do I launch machine learning projects using MLOps?

Hi everyone, This week we are pleased to welcome back EdgeImpulse's Daniel Situnayake. Dan will be building on his first tutorial, where he walked us through training...

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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 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?

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Using AIS Data to Investigate the World’s Fishing Ports

Max Schofield
How can remotely monitoring fishing vessels allow us to prevent illegal and unsustainable fishing practices? Check out this blog post from Max Schofield, originally shared on OceanMind, to learn about how AIS (Automated...

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Event: Role of GIS in Ocean Conservation

esri
Join Esri chief scientist Dawn Wright and National Geographic Certified Educator Sandra Turner on February 19th, 2021 at 1:30 PM PST/4:30 PM EST/9:30 PM GMT for a free virtual discussion and live Q&A on the role of...

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Workshop: Analyses of acoustic telemetry data with R

European Tracking Network
Join the European Tracking Network on January 18th 2021 at 2 PM Central European Time (1 PM GMT) for a free workshop on standardized analyses of acoustic telemetry data using the R packages actel and RSP!  The actel...

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Announcing the 2020 Geospatial Conservation Annual Report

The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy's 2020 Geospatial Conservation Annual Report is now available to download! Featuring 25 case studies focused on the impact of geospatial science on conservation work, maps showcasing conservation...

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FIS Call for Expressions of Interest (closed)

Fisheries Innovation Scotland
WILDLABS community members are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) to participate in two research projects involving conservation tech's role in the future of sustainable...

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Making the Most of Tech Tutors Season 2!

WILDLABS Team
WILDLABS is celebrating its five year anniversary! Throughout the rest of 2020, we'll be sharing articles, community features, and case studies showcasing the incredible projects, collaborations, and successes that this...

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WILDLABS Tech Tutors: Season Two

WILDLABS Team
The WILDLABS Tech Tutors are back! Starting this December, join us for our second season and get even more answers to your biggest "how do I do that?" questions of conservation tech. Whether you're a #tech4wildlife...

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Introducing the Arctic Animal Movement Archive

Movebank
Introducing Movebank's Arctic Animal Movement Archive (AAMA), a collection of studies containing animal movement and other animal-borne sensor data from the Arctic and Subarctic. Through this collection of 214 studies ...

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Weekly Event: OTN Virtual Study Hall

Ocean Tracking Network
Do you track ocean species and want to meet others who are working together to solve marine conservation's big issues with telemetry? Join the Ocean Tracking Network's weekly Virtual Study Halls, taking place every...

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Using Computer Vision to Protect Endangered Species

Kasim Rafiq
In this article, Fulbright Scholar and National Geographic Explorer Kasim Rafiq discusses the potential to efficiently conduct wildlife surveys using cameras mounted to safari vehicles, as well as the workflow and AI...

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Opportunity: Sustainable Development Goals Internship

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre seeks an intern to contribute to the mapping of nature’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. This position will have the opportunity to work...

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Training Opportunity: HarvardX TinyML Course

edX
Want to build your professional skills in TinyML? Harvard University and Google TensorFlow are offering a new online Professional Certificate program of 3 skill-building courses, designed to cover the essential "...

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