Stephanie O'Donnell
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About Animove: Animal Movement and Earth Observation Training
AniMove is a collective of international researchers with extensive experience in the topics of animal movement analysis, remote sensing and conservation. AniMove is a two-week intensive training course for studying animal movement in conjunction with environmental parameters derived from remote sensing for conservation application. AniMove is a non-profit training initiative run by volunteers of various organisations such as Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, University of Würzburg, German Aerospace Center, Smithsonian, INRAe and Senckenberg (BIK-F).
Intense training activity and networking opportunity
AniMove is aiming at providing theory and practical approaches to use animal movement, modelling and remote sensing for Biodiversity research and Conservation. Only OpenSource software will be used and as far as possible also only OpenAccess data.
All members of AniMove have long experiences in teaching these topics and are highly committed to support and develop interdisciplinary collaboration in order to provide valuable insights for conservation application and biodiversity research.
Knowledge about applying remote sensing and GIS within Biodiversity research and Conservation application will be taught using OpenSource software only (R, GRASS, QGIS), moreover the basic and advanced skills to handle remote sensing and GIS data plus developing new ecological relevant data sets are covered as well. Spatial modelling techniques (SDMs, Species Distribution Models, using e.g. RandomForest, GLM, GAM or MaxEnt) are covered by AniMove as well, however the main focus will be on analysing animal movement patterns in conjunction with spatial environmental data sets using e.g. step selection function, BCPA, BB.
All these technical expertise are embedded in conservation frameworks in order to ensure the real world applicability.
AniMove 2023 in Canada
We are pleased to announce that AniMove 2023 will take place from 7 August until 18 August 2023 at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, in Canada.
Experience a summer program with leading researchers, expand your knowledge and take the opportunity to form networks and friendships with academics and students from around the world.
Location
UBC’s Okanagan campus in Kelowna is a four-hour drive from Vancouver. Set in picturesque, temperate wine country, Okanagan is a beautiful campus looking out over Lake Okanagan, which is a haven for water-sports fans.
The nearest airport is Kelowna International Airport (YLW) which is only 2 minutes by car.
Requirements for application
- Letter of interest including your expectations towards the course
- Your CV
- A description of your data and research questions that you hope to address during Animove
Recommended for
People with advanced to very advanced programming skill level in R.
PhD, PostDoc, Professionals
Access recorded content from the 2022 Summer School
As part of the AniMove eLearning programme, you are now able to stream 2022 Animal Movement & remote sensing course lectures open source.
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