PenOct 22

📢 Coming up: My 15-minute online talk about open source software/hardware for the #WILDLABS conservation tech community at
🗓16:00 UTC on 29 Oct 2025:

🔗 Details and registration: https://wildlabs.net/event/variety-hour-october-2025

🐸 If you're interested in what open source tech is and why it's important for biodiversity conservation, then hope to see you there!

#OpenSource #OpenScience #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #conservation

Show threadPenMay 21

Thanks to all who attended. The video recording of the #WILDLABS panel on #funding #opensource conservation technologies has been published here:

https://wildlabs.net/event/sustainable-financing-open-source-conservation-tech-open-source-solutions-funding-and-finance

Looking forward to the next event!

#conservation #biodiversity #OpenHardware #opensource

PenMay 6

Wondering how to make #opensource tech financially sustainable? I'm co-organising an online #WILDLABS community meeting on 15 May 2025 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for #funding open source #conservation tech.

Peter van Lunteren of AddaxDataScience.com, Susan Allen of FieldKit.org, and Alasdair Davies of Arribada.org will discuss sustainable pathways to fund open source work, with Q&A and discussion.

Register here:
https://wildlabs.net/event/sustainable-financing-open-source-conservation-tech-open-source-solutions-funding-and-finance

koalaswelcomehereMar 5
If you could send/receive 100KB of data from anywhere on the planet via satellite; what would you send? #conservationtech #wildlabs -- the 100KB challenge -- https://wildlabs.net/discussion/100kb-challenge
koalaswelcomehereFeb 13
Interesting alternative to using PIR for automated wildlife cameras, this uses a VL53L4CD Time of Flight Distance Sensor, so it can work with reptiles (cold!) https://hackaday.io/project/192032-openthing-2-reptrap // might be faster than PIR for birds etc too? #wildlabs #conservation #conservationtech
Openthing 2 - RepTrap

The Rep Trap idea is a hardware system designed to overcome the limitations and challenges of conventional trapping methods. Inspired by PIR sensors commonly used in wildlife cameras, the hardware system features a gate-like sensor arrangement, specifically designed for animals to pass through. Positioned with its sensor element facing downwards, the system incorporates a distance measurement unit within the sensor. This unit continuously measures the height below the sensor, detecting any changes in height. If you'd like to support the project and stay informed, please consider adding your email address to the list by visiting this link: https://www.open-things.de/thing-2.html#subscribe

koalaswelcomehereJan 3
Interesting review paper in 'Trends in
Ecology & Evolution' #biodiversity #AI #wildlabs "We present the results of our horizon scan of AI applications likely to significantly benefit biological conservation. An international panel of conservation scientists and AI experts identified 21 key ideas."https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/the-potential-for-ai-to-revolutionize-conservation-a-horizon-scan(89ef0762-4e56-433c-9cd1-7b36efa9863a).html
The potential for AI to revolutionize conservation: a horizon scan - Bangor University

koalaswelcomehereJan 1
This is a really interesting award for conservation technology, from WILDLABS! "15 projects to receive 5 grants of $50,000 and 10 grants of $10,000, engineering and technology support from Arm, and access to the world’s biggest conservation technology community." #conservation #wildlabs https://wildlabs.net/funding-opportunity/wildlabs-awards-2025-apply-now // you can see past award winners on a link from that page too!
Adrian McEwenSep 16, 2024

I don't think the Wildlabs.net folk are on here (sadly), but they've got an excellent looking conservation tech fund open at the moment.

The Boring Fund - $50k (up to $12.5k for one project)

Looking to fund documenting, events, tech debt paydown, maintenance...

https://wildlabs.net/article/boring-fund-apply-today

#WildLabs #OSHW #OpenSource #conservation #maintenance #funding

The Boring Fund: Apply today | WILDLABS

The Boring Fund supports the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology. With the support of Arm, $50,000 in grants will go to critical, foundational activities that will help build a more resilient and effective conservation tech ecosystem. Apply today!   

Dan StowellOct 19, 2023
Details of my BSc taught course "AI for Nature and Environment": http://mcld.co.uk/blog/2023/bsc-taught-course-ai-for-nature-and-environment.html #ai4good #climatechangeai #wildlabs
BSc taught course "AI for Nature and Environment" :: mcld.co.uk blog