Ten years ago, we couldn't have imagined how tools like machine learning, eDNA, and satellites would advance and transform conservation work. Now technology is advancing faster than ever, and as tools become smaller, lighter, and more affordable, it's vital to have a space where community members can discuss the next big thing, share ideas, compare tool options, and tell the story of their experiences - positive, negative, and anything in between - while using new technologies.
In 2021, the WILDLABS State of Conservation Tech report detailed what tools show the most promise according to community members, as well as what tools are currently seen as the most effective. And as new tools enter the field, we're excited to see how this data will change over time, and how this group grows over time as well.
Our State of Conservation Tech research also discusses something called the "Hype Cycle" - the pattern that occurs when a new technology bursts onto the scene, promises to be an exciting solution, encounters challenges as new users adopt the tool and put it into practice beyond just theory, and eventually settles into its most effective state as users acquire the right skills to use it to its actual potential. Machine learning, one of the most promising technologies, is currently in the middle of its own hype cycle, and we see community members working through their own hurdles to incorporate ML into their work effectively. Despite what you may think, this Hype Cycle can also be positive for tech development, as it means that users have big ideas for new tools, and with the right resources and skills, they can work toward bringing those ideas to life. And as our community members experiences the Hype Cycle for various tools at their own paces, we hope this group will also serve as a place to discuss that process and overcome hurdles together.
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VOICES OF SUSTAINABILITY: PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICA WHOLESOME SUSTAINABILITY EXPLAINED: WHAT IS E-PIE?
7 May 2024 3:06am
Mass Detection of Wildlife Snares Using Airborne Synthetic Radar
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Very interested in making contact with on this topic please can you pop me an e-mail [email protected] or call me on 0825721314
Greetings,
Francois
6 May 2024 11:19pm
Great initiative!
Just a short note: any position to distinguish garbage from real snares?
Best!
Lufer@Landfeelings
ChatGPT for conservation
16 January 2023 10:04am
2 May 2024 9:39pm
In my experience, ChatGPT-4 performs significantly better than version 3.5, especially in terms of contextual understanding. However, like any AI model, inaccuracies cannot be completely eliminated. I've also seen a video showing that Gemini appears to excel at literature reviews, though I haven't personally tested it yet. Here's the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPiOP_CB54A.
4 May 2024 6:44am
While GPT3.5 is good for some activities, GPT-4 and GPT4-turbo are much better. Anthropic Claude is also very good, on a par with GPT4 for many tasks. As someone else has mentioned, the key is in the prompt you use, though chatGPT is continually being extended to allow more contextual information to be included, for example external files that have been uploaded previously. Code execution and image generation are also possible with the paid version of chatGPT, and the latest models include data up to the end of 2023 (I think). You can also include calls to openAI or other APIs programatically to include these in your workflows for assisting with a variety of tasks.
Regarding end results - as always, we're responsible for whatever outputs are ultimately published/shared etc.
For Conservation Evidence - you could try making your own GPT (chatGPT assistant) that can be published/shared using your own evidence base and prompt that should be well grounded and provide good responses (I should think). But don't use 3.5 for that, IMO.
4 May 2024 8:28pm
Undoubted things will quickly evolve from just "straight" ChatGPTn, BARD, ClaudeAI, etc "standard" models, to more specialized Retrieval Augmentation Generation (RAG) , where facts from authoritative sources and rules are supplied as context for the LLM to summarize in its response. You can direct ChatGPT and BARD: "Your response must be based on the reference sections provided" up to a few K of tokens. A huge amount of work is going into properly indexing reference materials in order to supply context to the reference models. Folks like FAO and CGIAR are indexing all their agricultural knowledge to feed the standard ones with location, crop, livestock, etc specialty "knowledge" to provide farmers automated advice via mobile phones, etc. I can totally see the same for such mundane things as "how do I ... using ArcMAP or QGIS?" purely based on the vast amount of documentation and tutorials. Google, ChatGPT, etc do a really good job already; this is just totally focusing its response to the body of knowledge known in advance to be relevant.
I would highly recommend folks do some searching on "LLM RAG" - that's what going nuts now across the board.
Then there's stuff I like to call "un-SQL" ... unstructured query language .. that will take free-form queries to form SQL queries, with supporting visualization code.
see:
"https://mlnotes.substack.com/p/no-more-text2sql-its-now-rag2sql"
"http://censusgpt.com"
etc.
As far as writing and evaluating proposals, I saw a paper on how summarization of public review forms are being developed in several cities.
see: "http://streetleveladvisors.com/?p=181562"
And that's just the standard LLMs; super-specialized LLMs based on Facebook Llama are being built purely based on domain-specific bodies of dialog - medical, etc. LOTS of Phds to be done.
I think what will be critical in all this are strong audit trails and certification mechanisms to gain trust. Especially when it comes to deceptive simple terms like "best"
Chris
Travel grants for insect monitoring an AI
3 May 2024 5:20pm
CollarID: multimodal wearable sensor system for wild and domesticated dogs
3 May 2024 1:42am
3 May 2024 10:14am
Hi Patrick,
This is so cool, thanks for sharing! It's also a perfect example of what we were hoping to capture in the R&D section of the inventory - I've created a new entry for #CollarID so it's discoverable and so we can track how it evolves across any mentions in different posts/discussions that come up on WILDLABS. This thread appears on the listing, and I'll make you three the contacts for it too. But please do go in and update any of the info there as well!
Steph
3 May 2024 2:01pm
Hi Steph,
We appreciate the support! Thanks for the tag and your help managing the community!
Patrick
Drop-deployed HydroMoth
2 April 2024 10:20am
15 April 2024 6:53am
Hi Matthew,
Thanks for your advice, this is really helpful!
I'm planning to use it in a seagrass meadow survey for a series of ~20 drops/sites to around 30 m, recording for around 10 minutes each time, in Cornwall, UK.
At this stage I reckon we won't exceed 30 m, but based on your advice, I think this sounds like not the best setup for the surveys we want to try.
We will try the Aquarian H1a, attached to the Zoom H1e unit, through a PVC case. This is what Aquarian recommended to me when I contacted them too.
Thanks for the advice, to be honest the software component is what I was most interested in when it came to the AudioMoth- is there any other open source software you would recommend for this?
Best wishes,
Sol
21 April 2024 7:10pm
Hey Sol,
No problem at all. Depending on your configuration, the Audiomoth software would have to work on a PCB with an ESP32 chip which is the unit on the audiomoth/hydromoth, so you would have to make a PCB centered around this chip. You could mimic the functionality of the audiomoth software on another chip, like on a raspberry pi with python's pyaudio library for example. The problem you would have is that the H1A requires phantom power, so it's not plug and play. I'm not too aware with the H1e, but maybe you can control the microphone through the recorder that is programmable through activations by the RPi (not that this is the most efficient MCU for this application, but it is user friendly). A simpler solution might be to just record continuously and play a sound or take notes of when your 10 min deployment starts. I think it should last you >6 hours with a set of lithium energizer batteries. You may want to think about putting a penetrator on the PVC housing for a push button or switch to start when you deploy. They make a few waterproof options.
Just somethign else that occured to me, but if you're dropping these systems, you'll want to ensure that the system isn't wobbling in the seagrass as that will probably be all you will hear on the recordings, especially if you plan to deploy shallower. For my studies in Curacao, we aim to be 5lbs negative, but this all depends on your current and surface action. You might also want to think about the time of day you're recording biodiversity in general. I may suggest recording the site for a bit (a couple days or a week) prior to your study to see what you should account for (e.g. tide flow/current/anthropogenic disturbance) and determine diel patterning of vocalizations you are aiming to collect if subsampling at 10 minutes.
Cheers,
Matt
3 May 2024 12:55pm
Hi Sol,
If the maximum depth is 30m, it would be worth experimenting with HydroMoth in this application especially if the deployment time is short. As Matt says, the air-filed case means it is not possible to accurately calibrate the signal strength due to the directionality of the response. For some applications, this doesn't matter. For others, it may.
Another option for longer/deeper deployments would be an Aquarian H2D hydrophone which will plug directly into AudioMoth Dev or AudioMoth 1.2 (with the 3.5mm jack added). You can then use any appropriately sized battery pack.
If you also connect a magnetic switch, as per the GPS board, you can stop and start recording from outside the housing with the standard firmware.
Alex
WILDLABS AWARDS 2024 - Underwater Passive Acoustic Monitoring (UPAM) for threatened Andean water frogs
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5 April 2024 12:13pm
Congratulations, very exciting! Keep us updated!
7 April 2024 6:09pm
This is so cool @Mauricio_Akmentins - congrats and look forward to seeing your project evolve!
1 May 2024 5:17pm
Congratulations! My first hydromoth was just arrived yesterday and so excited! Looking forward for the update from your project!!!
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Mothbox v3.2 Updates - Solar, HDR, Wifi Hotspots, and More! | WILDLABS
More cool things surrounding the Mothbox project keep happening! Here’s a recap of cool developments over the past month!New Teammate! Bri Johns wins Fulbright with Dinalab!GOSH’s fantastic community manager, Bri Johns!, just won a fulbright fellowship to work in Panama with Dinalab 2024/2025!Her stated mission is“To research the socio-environmental impacts of an open source and low-cost insect monitor (the Mothbox) that researchers and local community farmers are developing in Panama.”and we are looking forward to serving as a fulbright host institution and developing and holding workshops with her and the awesome reforestation group Pro-Eco Azuero! meeting hubert bri.PNG1919×885 105 KB Remote and On Location WorkWhile the Dinalab crew is scattered around the earth, Andy is doing some remote software development and bug fixes, while Kitty in Panama is running the mothbox through a series of tests to find what will eventually break or malfunction deeper in the field. Hubert is testing some around panama (like one on BCI pictured below!) , and he’s getting ready to head to Peru and test the Mothbox out there! WhatsApp Image 2024-04-04 at 8.10.00 PM1200×1600 85.9 KB (Here’s an image logging into a Dinalab Laptop from Chicago that is then VNC-ing into a jungle raspberry pi ) PXL_20240411_1719517171920×1446 251 KB Here’s kitty putting the mothbox through its paces in Panama signal-2024-04-14-130732_0362048×1536 370 KB Here’s an example analog user sheet the field techs will use with the MothboxesSome cool things we have already fixed or improvedEnabled HDR photo takingThe mothbox can now take bracketed photos to compensate for areas in a photo of potentially different lighting as well as moths that may be shinier or darker than others! WhatsApp Image 2024-03-28 at 11.32.40 PM903×596 129 KB Pi5 compatibilitythe mothbox currently uses Pi4s plus a pitjuice hat that let it turn off and wake itself up automatically.The new Pi5 has a built in clock that lets it do similar work without the expensive 75-100$ pijuice addition! We did some base tests with it and not only does it totally work to schedule itself, we can also take slightly better and quicker photos!Solar Chargingone of our favorite design changes was adding an external adapter for charging without going into the box which can also be used to ADD EXTRA BATTERIES or a SOLAR PANEL!Wifi hotspottingdebuggin a field device can be trickier, especially if you need to connect to it via wifi and there’s no wifi to be found. We found a cool script we adapted for the mothbox that lets it automatically create its own wifi that field techs can connect to! raspberryconnect.comRaspberry Connect - Automated Switching - Access Point or WiFi NetworkActivate an easy Automated WiFi AccessPoint or connect to a local WiFi Network for Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm. The AP is automatically created when you are out. WhatsApp Image 2024-04-14 at 11.23.01 AM1600×1204 226 KB Better Backuping scriptsWe found a linux problem on the RPIs with some mothboxes where external drives might not unmount themselves, and cause photos to not be recorded on new drives. But the latest backupping script double checks all this, and has been working good for us!and get all our open source files on our githubhttps://github.com/Digital-Naturalism-Laboratories/Mothbox
wildlabsnet19 April 2024 12:00pm
Yeah we got it about as bare bones as possible for this level of photo resolution and duration in the field. The main costs right now are:
Pi- $80
Pijuice -$75
Battery - $85
64mp Camera - $60
which lands us at $300 already. But we might be able to eliminate that pijuice and have fewer moving parts, and cut 1/4 of our costs! Compared to something like just a single logitech brio camera that sells for $200 and only gets us like 16mp, we are able to make this thing as cheap as we could figure out! :)
19 April 2024 12:54pm
Gotcha, well I look forward to seeing future iterations and following along with your progress!!
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Early Warning Systems for Human-Wildlife Conflict, Zoonotic Spillover, and Other Conservation Challenges
17 April 2024 5:43pm
WILDLABS AWARDS 2024 - TimeLord: A low-cost, low-power and low-difficulty timer board to control battery-powered devices
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16 April 2024 9:34am
Thanks @Freaklabs, I think you'll really enjoy getting involved with this too as we're looking for input from makers in the community to get the most from the approach and to capture features and usability ideas from a large number of people.
I've a new modular drop-off tag build using @Rob_Appleby's original SensorDrop board that I think would be great for this project too to see if we can drop different compartments, or do various different timed events with the one TimeLord board.
Most importantly, we have to make it play a MIDI version of the DoctorWho theme song when you arm the device. That has to be the #1 feature if you ask me!
16 April 2024 9:35am
Reminds me that we should look at both terrestrial and marine applications when we get stuck in to the demo builds to make sure we cover use cases
16 April 2024 10:22am
'Most importantly, we have to make it play a MIDI version of the DoctorWho theme song when you arm the device. That has to be the #1 feature if you ask me!'
Seconded!
Underwater advertisement call of the threatened Telmatobius rubigo (Anura: Telmatobiidae
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20 March 2024 10:51am
22 March 2024 9:48am
Hi @lucianofoglia
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community. What you've touched on resonates with a number of users and developers (looking at you @Rob_Appleby) who share similar concerns and are keen to address these issues.
As a beliver in open sourcing conservation technologies, to mitigate issues you've noted (maintenance of technologies / solutions, repairability, technical assistance to name but a few), really the only way to achieve this in my eyes is through the promotion of openness to enable a wide range of both technical and non-technical users to form the pool of skills needed to react to what you have stated. If they can repair a device, or modify it easily, we can solve the waste issue and promote reusability, but first they need access to achieve this and commerical companies typically shy away from releasing designs to protect against their IP that they keep in house to sell devices / solutions.
I would think for an organisation to achieve the same the community would need to help manufacturers and developers open and share hardware designs, software, repairability guides etc, but the reality today is as you have described.
One interesting conversation is around a kitemark, i.e a stamp of approval similar to the Open Source Hardware Association's OSHWA Certification), but as it's not always hardware related, the kitemark could cover repairability (making enclosure designs open access, or levels of openness to start to address the issue). Have a look at https://certification.oshwa.org/ for more info. I spent some time discussing an Open IoT Kitemark with http://www.designswarm.com/ back in 2020 with similar values as you have described - https://iot.london/openiot/
You may want to talk more about this at the upcoming Conservation Optimism Summit too.
Happy to join you on your journey :)
Alasdair (Arribada)
30 March 2024 3:57pm
Hi @Alasdair
Great to hear from you! Thanks for the comment and for those very useful links (very interesting). And for letting @Rob_Appleby know. I can't wait to hear from her.
Open source is my preference as well. And it's a good idea. But, already developing the tech in house is a step ahead from what would be the basic functional application of an organization that could manage the tech for a whole country/region.
I have witnessed sometime how tech have not added much to the efficiency of local teams but instead being an tool to promote the work of NGOs. And because of that then innovative technologies are not developed much further that a mere donation (from the local team's perspective). But for that tech to prove efficient, a lot more work on the field have to be done after. The help of people with expertise in the front line with lots of time to dedicate to the cause is essential (this proves too expensive for local NGOs and rarely this aspect is consider).
I imagine this is something that needs to come from the side closer to the donors and International NGOs. Ideally only equipment can be lend within a subscription model and not just donated without accountability on how that tech is use. Effectively the resources can be distributed strategically over many projects. Allowing to tech to be repurposed.
Sorry that I step down the technical talk, the thing is that sometimes the simplest things can make the most impact.
It would be good to know if any in the community that have spent considerable time working in conservation in remote regions, and have observed similar trends.
Thanks! Luciano
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I love the live-stream pin feature!
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Hi Tim, I just discovered your great little device and about to use it for the first time this weekend. Would love to be directly in touch since we are testing it out as an option to recommend to our clients :) Love that it includes Australian birds! Cheers Debbie
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Hi @timbirdweather I've now got them up and running and winding how I can provide feedback on species ID to improve the accuracy over time. It would be really powerful to have a confirmation capability when looking at the soundscape options to confirm which of the potential species it actually is or confirm it is neither to help develop the algorithms.
Also, is it possible to connect the PUC to a mobile hotspot to gather data for device that isn't close to wifi? And have it so that it can detect either wifi or hotspot when in range? Thanks!
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Hi Andrea,
The OpenLog Artemis might be an option. I haven't used one of these yet, but its what I immediately thought of. Built in real time clock and IMU that records to microSD. It has four 14-bit ADCs and I2C connectors for the 'Qwiic' or 'grove' sensor boards. I'm not sure if it has programmable on/off cycles with the clock but you may find an existing project that does this.
SparkFun OpenLog Artemis
Description Features Documents We have stock of a new OpenLog Artemis (without IMU) available now! Notice: Supply chain constraints have made the on-board ICM-20948 IMU very difficult to source. That said, we have a new version of the OpenLog Artemis available now with the IMU removed. The SparkFun OpenLog Artemis is an open source data logger that comes preprogrammed to automatically log IMU, GPS, serial data, and various pressure, humidity, and distance sensors. All without writing a single line of code! OpenLog Artemis, or "OLA," automatically detects, configures, and logs Qwiic sensors. The OLA is specifically designed for users who just need to capture a lot of data to a CSV and get back to their larger project. Included on every OpenLog Artemis is an IMU for built-in logging of triple-axis accelerometer, gyro, and magnetometer. Whereas the original 9DOF Razor used the old MPU-9250, the OpenLog Artemis uses the latest ICM-20948 from InvenSense capable of nearly 250Hz logging of all nine axes. Simply power up the OpenLog Artemis and all incoming serial data is automatically recorded to a log file with baud rates up to 500000bps [1], supported! The OLA also has four ADC channels available on the edge of the board. Voltages up to 2V can be logged with 14-bit precision up to 1900Hz for one channel and 1000Hz logging all four channels. Additionally, based on feedback from users we've added an on-board RTC so that all data can be time stamped. The OpenLog Artemis is highly configurable over an easy to use serial interface. Simply plug in a USB-C cable and open a terminal at 115200bps. The logging output is automatically streamed to both the terminal and the microSD. Pressing any key will open the configuration menu. The OpenLog Artemis automatically scans, detects, configures, and logs various Qwiic sensors plugged into the board (No soldering! No programming!). Currently, auto-detection is supported on the following Qwiic products: Any u-Blox GPS Modules (Lat/Long, Altitude, Velocity, SIV, Time, Date) such as: ZED-F9P 1cm High Precision GPS NEO-M8P-2 2.5cm High Precision GPS SAM-M8Q 1.5m 72 Channel GPS ZOE-M8Q 1.5m Compact GPS NEO-M9N 1.5m GPS MAX-M10S 1.5m Ultra-Low Power GPS MCP9600 Thermocouple Amplifier NAU7802 Load Cell Amplifier LPS25HB Barometric Pressure Sensor BME280 Humidity and Barometric Pressure Sensor MS5637 Barometric Pressure Sensor MS5837 Depth and Pressure Sensor SDP31 Differential Pressure Sensor MS8607 Pressure Humidity Temperature Sensor MPR0025PA MicroPressure Sensor TMP117 High Precision Temperature Sensor AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor SHTC3 Humidity and Temperature Sensor CCS811 Air Quality Sensor SGP30 Air Quality Sensor SGP40 Air Quality (VOC Index) Sensor SCD30 CO2 and Air Quality Sensor SN-GCJA5 Particle Sensor VEML6075 UV Sensor VCNL4040 Proximity Sensor VL53L1X LIDAR Distance Sensor ADS122C04 ADC PT100 Sensor Qwiic Mux allowing for the chaining of up to 64 unique buses! MAX30101 Pulse Oximeter and Heart Rate Sensor ISM330DHCX IMU MMC5983MA Magnetometer KX134 Accelerometer ADS1015 ADC LPS28DFW Barometer VEML7700 Ambient Light Sensor This OpenLog uses common microSD cards to record clear text, comma separated files. You probably already have a microSD card laying around but if you need any additional units see the related items below. The OpenLog Artemis supports microSD cards formatted as FAT32 as well as the older FAT16 formats up to 32GB. The OpenLog Artemis can use any size microSD card and, as of firmware version 1.11, supports exFAT cards in addition to FAT32. Very low power logging is supported. OpenLog Artemis can be configured to take readings at 500 times a second, or as slow as 1 reading every 24 hours. You choose! When there is more than 2 seconds between readings OLA will automatically power down itself and the sensors on the bus resulting in a sleep current of approximately 18uA. This means a normal 2Ah battery will enable logging for more than 4,000 days! OpenLog Artemis has built-in LiPo charging set at 450mA/hr. New features are constantly being added so we’ve released an easy to use firmware upgrade tool. No need to install Arduino or a bunch of libraries, simply open the Artemis Firmware Upload GUI, load the latest OLA firmware, and add features to OpenLog Artemis as they come out! The OLA can be tailored to many different applications and we will be releasing custom versions of the firmware which can be found on our Documents tab above. The SparkFun Qwiic Connect System is an ecosystem of I2C sensors, actuators, shields and cables that make prototyping faster and less prone to error. All Qwiic-enabled boards use a common 1mm pitch, 4-pin JST connector. This reduces the amount of required PCB space, and polarized connections mean you can’t hook it up wrong. Get Started with the SparkFun OpenLog Artemis Hookup Guide Artemis Module (Cortex-M4F based Apollo3 microcontroller) Configurable via CH340E and Artemis Firmware Upload GUI Operating voltage range 3.3V to 6.5V (via VIN with optional external power switch) 5V with USB (via 5V or USB type C) 3.6V to 4.2V with LiPo battery (via VBATT or 2-pin JST) Built-in MCP73831 single cell LiPo charger Minimum 450mA charge rate 3.3V (via 3V3) Current consumption ~20mA (Run) ~80µA (Sleep) ~18µA (Deep Sleep - regulator shut down) Ports 1x USB type C 1x LiPo battery enabled 1x Qwiic enabled I2C with power control 1x SWD 2x5 header 4x Analog-to-digital 14-bit, up to 1900Hz, 2V max (3.3V compatible) Serial Logging speeds up to 500000bps [1] 1x microSD socket Support for FAT32 and older FAT16 formats up to 32GB with power control RTC with 1mAhr battery backup 9-axis IMU logging up to 250Hz ICM-20948 via SPI interface LEDs Power LiPo charge indicator Serial Tx and Rx Status Schematic Eagle Files Hookup Guide Board Dimensions Datasheet (Apollo3) Datasheet (ICM-20948) Artemis Integration Guide Designing with the SparkFun Artemis Artemis Development with Arduino Arduino Core Artemis Forums Artemis Info Page Qwiic Info Page CH340E USB Drivers Artemis Firmware Uploader GUI Latest OLA firmware: v1.11 Geophone Logger firmware for logging seismic activity GNSS Logger for advanced data logging with the uBlox F9 and M9 GNSS modules including support for RAWX and RELPOSNED GitHub Hardware Repo
sparkfun13 February 2024 4:29pm
Thank you for the help!
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SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR WILL ALSO DETECT AND LOCATE CHAINSAWS, MOTORBIKES, BICYLCLES, FIREARMS, MACHETES in fact anything metal.
I have been concentrating on trying to get funding for Airborne Sythetic Aperture Radar on the basis of snare detection for 2 reasons:
Post processing of the radar will shift to real-time onboard processing and reporting via a satellite connection, but this would take quite a lot more development.