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Despite critical advancements in the tech solutions available to conservationists around the world, many existing tools are cost-prohibitive in the landscapes that need them most. Additionally, those who create low-cost and open-source alternatives to pricey market tech are often operating on tight budgets themselves, meaning they have limited resources for the promotion of their solutions to a wider market. We need increased communication around these solutions to highlight their availability, share lessons learned in their creation, and avoid duplication of efforts.
This group is a place to share low-cost, open-source devices for conservation; describe how they are being used, including what needs they are addressing and how they fit in to the wider conservation tech market; identify the obstacles in advancing the capacity of these technologies; and to discuss the future of these solutions - particularly their sustainability and how best to collaborate moving forward.
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Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Deputy Technology Manager
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Hello, I am working as Enterprise Solution Architect with Department of Conservation, New Zealand Government. I am keen to learn the progresses and advancements made in the conservation space. This will provide us the starting point to collaborate and implement the technology.Tkx
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StrongKey
Specialized in security and privacy; creator and supporter of open-source solutions.
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Data Scientist
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WILDLABS
I'm the Community Manager at WILDLABS
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Junior machine learning engineer with a background in data science and physics
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PhD student on movement and behaviour of sharks
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Princeton University
African ecologist & large mammal biologist
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FullSteam Labs
UX/UI Designer for environmental conservation web apps, Co-Owner of FullSteam Labs
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St. Lawrence University
Professor of Biology at St. Lawrence University
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Article
Deep Learning for Marine Ecology and Conservation
arXiv (Journal)
This article provides a review of deep learning (predominantly ML) used in marine ecology and considerations for its future directions in conservation. In plain language, the authors provide a methodology for training...
20 December 2021
Article
Identification of Wildlife in Camera Trap Images
MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute - Journal)
Camera trap wildlife surveys can generate vast amounts of imagery. A key problem in the wildlife ecology field is that vast amounts of time is spent reviewing this imagery to identify the species detected. Valuable...
20 December 2021
Article
The 2021 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge has opened with the aim of recognizing innovative entries that leverage biodiversity data and tools from the GBIF network to advance open science.
20 January 2021
Funding
Argos Satellite Tag Open-Source Grant
Thomas Gray
WILDLABS community member Thomas Gray from Argos has given us a preview of an upcoming grant program to develop open-source tags. Three years ago, Argos worked with the Arribada Initiative to develop an open-source...
17 August 2020
Community Announcement
Have your say: take the WILDLABS Tech Community Survey 2020
WILDLABS Admin
WILDLABS is evaluating the State of Conservation Technology alongside researchers at Colorado State University in our third annual survey. Take the survey to contribute your thoughts on the community’s progress, needs, ...
08 July 2020
Article
Creating bold conservation tech solutions requires each of us to find the intersection between our skills and passions. In this case study on the new Aqualink reef monitoring system, a unique citizen science project...
09 June 2020
Funding
Competition: 2020 Hackaday Prize
Conservation X Labs
The 2020 Hackaday Prize competition has begun! This year, Conservation X Labs has partnered with the Hackaday Prizes as one of four nonprofits seeking tech-based solutions to urgent challenges. Conservation X Labs'...
26 May 2020
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| If you're looking to identify collaborators - probably lots of organizations listed in the Conservation Tech Directory would be interested (quick prelim search yields orgs like... |
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Marine Conservation, Open Source Solutions | 5 days 17 hours ago | |
| Hey all!I'm well into my journey into the field of conservation now, after volunteering and freelancing for a couple of different organisations over the past two years, and am... |
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Biologging, Community Base, Open Source Solutions | 1 week 2 days ago | |
| Dear Community,Together with Hackster.io, Seeed Studio is very happy to jointly organize “IoT Into... |
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AI for Conservation, Connectivity, Emerging Tech, Open Source Solutions, Sensors | 1 week 6 days ago | |
| There are only a few days left to apply to the 2022 Gathering for Open Science Hardware! Join a community of scientists, hardware developers, artists, and activists... |
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Community Base, Open Source Solutions | 2 months ago | |
| We are excited to announce that the 2022 Gathering will be held in Panamá from October 26-29. Applications to attend are now open, the deadline to apply is April 30!... |
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Open Source Solutions | 2 months 2 weeks ago | |
| The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) has opened its second round of regional events funding! This program is perfect for groups that want to host an event, workshop,... |
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Community Base, Open Source Solutions | 3 months 1 week ago | |
| At IUCN, we are collecting examples of best practices and case studies of tech use in and around protected and conserved areas to document and promote in a... |
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Open Source Solutions | 3 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Hi Wildlabbers! Tomorrow Shah Selbe will be our Tech Tutor and guide us through how to turn an innovative... |
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Open Source Solutions, Sensors | 8 months ago | |
| Hi Akiba, Just found out from the marketing dept at my work the cost to host multiple specs - very expensive [$NZ 7K-10K]. Host it on GitHub for starters then. I... |
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Open Source Solutions | 1 year 1 month ago | |
| Amazingly nice offer! Thanks! I know how projects can sometimes be stressful. I had a bit of that feeling lately when having to figure out how to code a trap alarm my... |
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Open Source Solutions | 1 year 2 months ago | |
| Hi skatewing, I'm not a domain expert like most people in this forum, but I have created XML schemas using object oriented (OO) principles in the past; the same capability... |
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Open Source Solutions | 1 year 4 months ago | |
| Hi Akiba No worries, thanks for responding! I'd love to delve into more detail on this once the new series has started and I have an idea of the tools and kit required!... |
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Open Source Solutions, Sensors | 1 year 9 months ago |
On the lookout for CAD/Microcontroller work!
17th June 2022 at 05:04pm
Join Seeed’s “IoT Into the Wild Contest for Sustainable Planet 2022” on Hackster to Get 100 Free Hardware and to Win $14,000+ in Prizes!!
14th June 2022 at 11:04am
UKAN+ Monitoring UK Biodiversity Symposium 15-16th June
31st May 2022 at 02:58pm
Self-powered Buoy collecting vital sensor data -- Looking for conservation projects to collaborate with
18th May 2022 at 06:28am
14th June 2022 at 11:46am
Hi Jaishanker, I just reached out to over email, apologies for the delay. We are interested in working with underwater hydrophones and this might be of use in your specific case study. Bristlemouth's timeline is still being created, but we're hoping to have devkits ready closer to the end of this year. I'm happy to chat more to learn about the specific research you are doing and how we can best help!
21st June 2022 at 10:49pm
If you're looking to identify collaborators - probably lots of organizations listed in the Conservation Tech Directory would be interested (quick prelim search yields orgs like Echospace, European Tracking Network, FACT network, IMOS, IOOS, other tracking networks like that, USA's NEON, eOceans, Oceans+)! Also org's like Blue Ventures, Save our Seas (run acoustic tracking array), MBON (run Biotrack) come to mind.
Gathering for Open Science Hardware - Panama Oct 2022
6th April 2022 at 10:58pm
Apply to the 2022 GOSH Gathering in Panamá!
29th March 2022 at 09:46pm
26th April 2022 at 11:01am
There are only a few days left to apply to the 2022 Gathering for Open Science Hardware! Join a community of scientists, hardware developers, artists, and activists working together on open hardware for science!
GOSH Regional Events Funding - Second Round Now Open!
14th March 2022 at 11:00am
Call for solutions on technology for conservation impact
4th March 2022 at 02:16pm
Identification of Wildlife in Camera Trap Images
MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute - Journal)
20th December 2021 at 12:00am
Deep Learning for Marine Ecology and Conservation
arXiv (Journal)
20th December 2021 at 12:00am
3rd June 2022 at 07:19am
Hello Aadithya,
Excited to hear about your marine acoustics outreach. I am interested to explore the possibilities of collaborative work on this line.
One of my doctoral scholars is about to submit his thesis on terrestrial acoustic studies. Please respond to [email protected] (as I may likely miss responses if any, send to this group).
Regards
Jaishanker