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Software and Mobile Apps / Feed

The software and apps used and built by the conservation tech community are as varied as the species and habitats we work to protect. From fighting wildlife crime to collecting and analyzing data to engaging the general public with unique storytelling, apps, software, and mobile games are playing an increasingly large role in our work. Whether you're already well-versed in the world of software, or you're a hardware expert looking for guidance from the other side of the conservation tech field, this group will have interesting discussions, resources, and ideas to offer.

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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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Ecognize: A platform for environmental and conservation issue reporting

Hello everyone, inspired by platforms like WildALERT in the Philippines and the eJustice app in Sri Lanka, I developed the beta version of Ecognize over the last couple of...

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Great initiative. Very detailed and many features. Wondering how nothing like this exists yet.  One thing I'm thinking of is privacy. For many folks on the front line that I know (many of which indigenous persons) posting anyting that would be traceable to them in any way would be a real risk. I probably didn't read carefully enough sorry.

Theun Amsterdam

I definitely think it's a great idea! I think some of the reasons there are country-by-country versions of initiatives like this are because of country-specific laws, regulations, privacy restrictions, level of enforcement, etc. There is also the issue of multi-national organizations such as WWF, WCS, FFI, etc. who may be working in some areas alongside local, community-led initiatives. You'd just want to be careful that there was equitable distribution of reports. On that note, internet access and smartphones may not be available in many places globally. I work in Madagascar and this would definitely be a problem. Perhaps allowing some sort of retroactive reporting, so someone who saw something but didn't have internet could at least report it the following week when they are back at a research station or town, for example. 

I would worry too about the users reporting illegal activity and what specific security protections are in place to ensure any personally-identifiable information cannot be leaked. It might be worth thinking about how those engaging in the illegal activities themselves may try to weaponize an app like this, e.g., a large-scale mining operation reporting individuals from the community for cutting down trees (the scale of one versus the other is very different, but company-backed illegal activity will have more resources than an indigenous tribe, for example). Given how corrupt officials in different goverment agencies help perpetuate shady business dealings, there could be targeted or inequitable enforcement based on reports like this. 

I would recommend reaching out to folks specifically embedded in this space, such as the people at TRAFFIC, TRACE (wildlife forensics), etc. The folks at SMART will likely have good ideas, and already have some of the functionality you're describing (albeit focused on rangers and park officials rather than the general public at large).

Hi writer (I didn't get your name ;-),

if you like we can talk for 30min or so to review your solution. There are a number of them out there, including our Cluey Data Collector & Tracking app.

The main things that we wanted to solve was:

  • ease to start a project (without requiring the user to understand things like data-models etc.)
  • seamless integration with other data sources and (realtime) analytical functions to help rangers optimize patrols etc.
  • ease to share observations
  • ease to combine/aggregate project 

Would be great to share some ideas and see if we can help each other,

Best,

Jan Kees 

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Software/Programme for counting objects in a photo

Hi everyone, I am running a timelapse camera which takes one photo every 10 minutes of a harbour landscape. I'll be running the camera for months to years and I'm looking...

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Hi Wilson, Similar product we are creating at https://aivi.in . We are focused on audio, image, vedio based intelligent and based out of Bangalore,India. Currently implementing this solution( Computer vision, IoT , Cloud , Intelligent) for one of santuary in India to detect poachers and animals

Attaching idea snap that we are implementing. Intellgence Dashboard provides all related details ( Count etc.)  This is just driven by IoT enabled camera and Mobile App for plug and play solution

 

I'd highly suggest going with a pre-built service like AWS Rekognition or Google Vision, as their models are already trained with more images that you could possible do yourself.

hi Louise, I don't know if you are still looking, but we've just become second (5 digits behind the comma ;-) at the iWildcam2021 Kaggle competition. We're currently building a full-circle solution to:

  • identify objects, people and animals on images
  • determine whether they form a time sequence (several images in a row showing the same animal that passes by)
  • count the number of object/animals seen in that sequence
  • place classifications that do not pass a user-defined threshhold in a queue
  • provide an interface to manually classify these images
  • and pass back the results to a client. This could be an API, or our any of the analytical tools in out WITS platform

If you are interested in a call, you can reach me at [email protected],

Best regards!
Jan Kees

 

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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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Webinar: Implementing SMART in the Marine Environment

SMART
This webinar from SMART will provide examples of SMART's marine applications via several diverse case studies, and share exciting new SMART developments on the horizon in the coming year, including targeted integrations...

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Announcing the Conservation Technology Award

Conservation Technology Award
The Conservation Technology Award is now seeking applicants! This award will provide two grants, each in the amount of $15,000 USD, to organizations that are deploying technology to advance their work in conservation....

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Request for Proposals: Leticia Platform Prototype

World Wildlife Fund
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) invites proposals for qualified contractors to gather requirements for, and develop a prototype of, a collaborative platform aimed to connect funders with sustainable investment...

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Seeing #Tech4Wildlife With Unseen Empire

Internet of Elephants
Based on one of the largest camera trap surveys ever attemped, Internet of Elephants' new mobile game Unseen Empire draws on the real field experiences and camera trap data sets of a single decade-long survey, giving...

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Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Folks here might be interested in the latest game from UsTwo (makers of the popular Monument Valley game). "Join Alba as she visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean...

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We've had our eye on this too.  Glad you can confirm its a good experience.  I'll definitely give it a go.

@itsravenous I saw this too!  It's on my to-buy list so I can see what they've done.  It looks like a really nice game, very engaging :D

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Career Paths and Conservation Games with Diogo Veríssimo

Diogo Veríssimo
Read our new interview with Diogo Veríssimo, Director of Conservation Marketing at On the Edge Conservation!  We'll discuss the importance of unique career paths into the conservation tech world, the need for...

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Ideas on options for offline apps for knowledge sharing

Hi Wildlabs community, Our organization is currently looking into building an app geared towards sharing knowledge and lessons learned over the years for both...

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Hi, I'd love to hear your thoughts if you have any other suggestions. Most of the solutions suggested have been a struggle due to the need to download each and every file to each device in order to be accessible offline (we have limited internet) and also in order to have multiple levels of user access. 

Ah, if internet is a problem you are somewhat limited. You could leverage a caching solution but it would still require internet at some intervals.

You never mentioned the sporadic internet access constraint, Nadia; otherwise, I would have mentioned an addtional solution component to alleviate the problem.

For nearly 3 decades, UNIX, Linux and its variants have had a marvelous tool called rsync. It has the ability to automatically replicate file content across networks based on configured rules. While MediaWiki (running on a Linux server) would be the optimal knowledge sharing repository for this initiative, IMO, the client desktops/laptops would just need the appropriate rsync client tools (Cygwin for Windows is available as FOSS) to replicate files automatically from the repository when internet connectivity is available.

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Seeking mobile app developer

I am looking for someone who I can hire to assist with changes to our mobile app -  i of the elephant (IOS and Android). Our free mobile app lets...

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Hi Sue

Did you manage to get in touch with AI DigitalWorld - they are developing a lot of conservation apps. 

contact: [email protected]

Hi Sue

We focus on building citizen science and conservation apps and might be able to help you. If you still require to make the changes to your app then please PM me or email [email protected]

Here ir our site: https://flumens.io

 

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App Developer Needed - Have Funding

Hi, I need a developer to write an App (iOS, hopefully with immediate or future porting to Android) for an acoustic monitoring project. Must have experience dealing with...

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Dear, 

I am Adrien Pajot, and I am currently working on AI and development for accoustic monitoring in an Open Source project.

I would be really pleased to discuss with you! 

Adrien

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APIs for UK Bird Mobile Application?

Hey Wildlabs folk! I'm currently in the process of putting together a UK Bird based mobile app, and was wondering if anyone knew of any resources online where I could find...

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Hi Tom,

 

Not sure if it's too late but the Species+ database from CITES has an API: Species+/CITES Checklist API (speciesplus.net) 

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Sustainable Fishing Challenges: Fish Catch Monitoring

Daniel Steadman
As we launch our new Sustainable Fishing Challenges group in the WILDLABS community, we are excited to welcome Daniel Steadman, the group manager, to give us an overview of three major areas in which #tech4wildlife...

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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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Webinar: Getting Started With SMART

The SMART Partnership
Want to learn more about how SMART conservation tools help with protected area management around the world? Check out this free webinar from SMART on Wednesday, 18th November at 9 AM GMT to learn about their...

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Introducing the Key Conservation App

Key Conservation
Helping people engage with conservation in an easy, effective, and rewarding way is more important than ever, and the upcoming Key Conservation app aims to bring conservation directly to supporters around the world! By...

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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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WildALERT app (Philippines)

Mongabay had a cool feature on an app the Philippine environmental dept is rolling out to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, complete with offline mode and library of species so...

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SMART User Survey 2020

Hello Wildlabs community, The SMART Partnership 2020 user survey is out and we would love to have input from as many SMART users as possible.  This short survey is...

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