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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Hi everyone. This project is the first one that came out of this thread. @Rob+Appleby and I were discussing his WildSpy timer... |
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Open Source Solutions | 5 years 1 month ago | |
Field Instruments: Build it yourself From custom wildlife collars to underwater recorders, a... |
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Open Source Solutions | 6 years 11 months ago |