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Some traps seem 10 times more effective than others (and other interesting things we have learned from our new camera tool)
Some traps seem 10 times more effective than others (and other interesting things we have learned from our new camera tool)
Ultimate video tool for New Zealand predators
We have made some improvements to the video capture tool we have been developing to make it better able to identify all predators in the New Zealand environment. We have been testing our device next to a standard commercial trail camera. These are typically designed for hunting deer and pigs etc, so they are not tuned for smaller mammals (unless up very close).
Next Foundation, Zero Invasive Predators and Spark invest in The Cacophony Project
We are very happy to announce that the Next Foundation and Zero Invasive Predators have made a significant contribution that will enable us to accelerate the development of tools for recognising, luring and eliminating predators.
Removing human voices from recordings to eliminate privacy issues
Removing voices from birdsong.
One of the problems for the Cacophony Project to resolve is stopping the device from recording human voices (to avoid any issues with privacy). I've been performing some backyard experiments with some promising results!
One of the problems for the Cacophony Project to resolve is stopping the device from recording human voices (to avoid any issues with privacy). I've been performing some backyard experiments with some promising results!
New Position available with The Cacophony Project
NOTE: This position has been filled.
We are hiring so would love to hear from you if you would like to join the team to help make New Zealand predator free. Job description below.
Lead Developer and Project Manager
TEDx talk on The Cacophony Project
The short video below was presented at TEDx is a summary of the Cacophony Project. Feel free to share with anyone you think may be interested and sign up to our newsletter to hear about the latest developments (see bottom of page for email sign up).
Video 1: TEDx talk summarising The Cacophony Project
Would you like to buy a Cacophonometer? Easy way to monitor bird song in your area
A team is looking to set up a company to sell and distribute devices and services that use the research The Cacophony Project has been working on. The device records background bird song every hour for a few minutes and then uploads the data to the cloud.
New Zealand Open Source Awards - Category Winner
The Cacophony Project was fortunate to win the science category of New Zealand Open source awards this year.
Scientific opportunities with The Cacophony Project
The Cacophony Project is not a science project in the same way it is not a business project (link). However there are lots of ways the tools created by our project will be able to be used by scientists. Below are a few examples that we think are particularly interesting.