Table of Contents

Table of Contents#

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

1.0 Background

2.0 Intended Audience and How to use this document

…………2.1 Supporting documents

3.0 Design hierarchy

4.0 Objectives

5.0 Detection probability

6.0 Study design

…………6.1 Study area

…………6.2 Site selection and camera arrangement

……………………6.2.1 Random (or “simple random”) design

……………………6.2.2 Systematic design

……………………6.2.3 Stratified design

……………………6.2.4 Clustered / Paired designs

……………………6.2.5 Targeted design

……………………6.2.6 Convenience design

……………………6.2.7 Pseudoreplication

…………6.3 Camera spacing

……………………6.3.1 Modelling approach

……………………6.3.2 Avoidance behaviour

……………………6.3.3 Site closure assumption

…………6.4 Survey effort and timing

……………………6.4.1 Survey effort – Number of cameras

……………………6.4.2 Survey effort – Camera days per camera location

……………………6.4.3 Survey effort – Total number of camera days

……………………6.4.4 Species rarity

……………………6.4.5 Number of cameras vs. Camera days per camera location

……………………6.4.6 Survey timing

7.0 Camera deployment

…………7.1 Camera hardware options

……………………7.1.1 Battery type

……………………7.1.2 SD cards

……………………7.2 Camera settings

……………………7.2.1 Photos *vs.* video

……………………7.2.2 Trigger Mode(s) - Time-lapse *vs.* motion detector

……………………7.2.3 Trigger Sensitivity, Photos Per Trigger, Motion Image Interval and Quiet Period

…………7.3 Attractants *vs.* no attractants

…………7.4 Camera placement

……………………7.4.1 FOV Target Feature

……………………7.4.2 Camera Height

……………………7.4.3 Camera angle

……………………7.4.4 Camera Direction

……………………7.4.5 Field of View (FOV) and Walktest

……………………7.4.6 Test image

……………………7.4.7 Deployment Area Photos (optional)

……………………7.4.8 Camera Location Characteristics

……………………7.4.9 Field equipment

…………7.5 Metadata

……………………7.5.1 Metadata – Deployment, Service and Retrieval

……………………7.5.2 Spatial information

……………………7.5.3 SD card retrieval

8.0 Data management and processing

…………8.1 Software and tools

…………8.2 Data storage (archival)

…………8.3 Image processing

……………………8.3.1 Image names

……………………8.3.2 Image classification and tagging

……………………8.3.3 Use of artificial intelligence (MegaDetector)

……………………8.3.4 Human images

…………8.4 Data analysis

…………8.5 Useful websites

9.0 References

10.0 Appendix A - Tables

11.0 Appendix A - Field Datasheets

12.0 Appendix B