Remote Camera Survey Guidelines & AB Metadata Standards

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Remote Camera Survey Guidelines: Guidelines for Western Canada

Remote Camera Survey Guidelines: Guidelines for Western Canada v1 (RCSC et al., 2024)

Remote Camera Survey Guidelines: Camera Deployment Field Datasheet (RCSC et al., 2024)

Remote Camera Survey Guidelines: Test Image Sheet (RCSC et al., 2024)

Remote Camera Survey Guidelines: Camera Service/Retrieval Field Datasheet (RCSC et al., 2024)

Remote Camera Survey Guidelines: EpiCollect Template (RCSC et al., 2024)

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Remote Camera Metadata Standards: Standards for Alberta

Remote Camera Metadata Standards: Standards for Alberta v3 (RCSC, 2024)

Alberta Remote Camera Metadata Standards: Metadata Template (RCSC, 2024)

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Remote Camera Survey Guidelines

• Citation & Information
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables & List of Figures
  • 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
• Appendix A - Tables
• Appendix A - Field Datasheets
• Appendix B

AB Remote Camera Metadata Standards

• Citation & Information
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables & List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
• 1.0 Purpose
  • 1.2 Supporting documents
• 2.0 Background
• 3.0 Metadata Standards
• 4.0 Project
  • 4.1 Project Name
  • 4.2 Project Coordinator
  • 4.3 Project Coordinator Email
  • 4.4 Project Description
• 5.0 Study Area
  • 5.1 Study Area Name
  • 5.2 Study Area Description
• 6.0 Surveys
  • 6.1 Survey Name
  • 6.2 Survey Objectives
  • 6.3 Target Species
  • 6.4 Survey Design
  • 6.5 Survey Design Description (optional)
  • 6.6 Event Type
• 7.0 Sample Station/Camera Location
  • 7.1 Sample Station Name
  • 7.2 Camera Location Name
  • 7.3 Latitude Camera Location
  • 7.4 Longitude Camera Location
  • 7.5 Northing Camera Location
  • 7.6 Easting Camera Location
  • 7.7 UTM Zone Camera Location
  • 7.8 GPS Unit Accuracy (m)
  • 7.9 Camera Location Comments (optional)
• 8.0 Deployment
  • 8.1 Deployment - Visit Metadata
    • 8.1.1 Deployment Name
    • 8.1.2 Deployment Crew and Service/Retrieval Crew
    • 8.1.3 Deployment Start Date Time (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
    • 8.1.4 Deployment End Date Time (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
    • 8.1.5 Visit Comments (optional)
  • 8.2 Deployment - Equipment Information
    • 8.2.1 Camera ID
    • 8.2.2 Camera Make
    • 8.2.3 Camera Model
    • 8.2.4 Camera Serial Number
  • 8.3 Deployment - Camera Settings
    • 8.3.1 Trigger Mode(s)
    • 8.3.2 Video Length (seconds)
    • 8.3.3 Trigger Sensitivity
    • 8.3.4 Photos Per Trigger
    • 8.3.5 Motion Image Interval (seconds)
    • 8.3.6 Quiet Period (seconds)
    • 8.4 Deployment - Camera Placement
    • 8.4.1 Camera Height (m)
    • 8.4.2 Camera Direction (degrees) (optional)
    • 8.4.3 Stake Distance (m) (optional)
    • 8.4.4 FOV Target Feature
    • 8.4.5 FOV Target Feature Distance (m) (optional)
    • 8.4.6 Bait/Lure Type
  • 8.5 Deployment - Site Characteristics
    • 8.5.1 Camera Location Characteristic(s) (optional)
    • 8.6 Deployment - Equipment Checks
    • 8.6.1 Walktest Distance (m) (optional)
    • 8.6.2 Walktest Height (m) (optional)
  • Deployment - Image Set Information
    • 8.7.1 Image Set Start Date Time (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
    • 8.7.2 Image Set End Date Time (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
    • 8.7.3 Deployment Image Count (optional)
• 9.0 Image/Sequence
  • 9.1 Image Name
  • 9.2 Sequence Name
  • 9.3 Image/Sequence Date Time (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
  • 9.4 Analyst
  • 9.5 Species
  • 9.6 Individual Count
  • 9.7 Age Class and Sex Class
  • 9.8 Behaviour (optional)
  • 9.9 Animal ID (optional)
  • 9.10 Human Transport Mode/Activity (optional)
  • 9.11 Image/Sequence Comments (optional)
  • 9.12 Image Trigger Mode (optional)
  • 9.13 Image Sequence (optional)
  • 9.14 Image Infrared Illuminator (optional)
  • 9.15 Image Flash Output (optional)
• 10.0 Data management
  • 10.1 Naming conventions
  • 10.1.1 Allowable formats & Special characters
    • 10.1.2 Renaming images
  • 10.2 File structure
  • 10.5 Data storage (archival)
• 11.0 Conclusion
• 13.0 References
• Appendix A

Glossary

• Glossary