Table of Contents#
2.0 Intended Audience and How to use this document
…………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
……………………6.3.1 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
…………7.1 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
……………………7.4.1 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
…………8.2 Data storage (archival)
……………………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