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Elosasso3: /* Fall 2022: Mammal Biodiversity */

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Fall 2022: Mammal Biodiversity

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Future Work

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Methods

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Fall 2022: Mammal Biodiversity

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 Seewagen, Chad. L. and Christine Sheppard, 2019. Bird Collisions with Glass: an annotated bibliography. American Bird Conservancy, Washington, DC. 58 pages.
 Faeth, S. H., Bang, C., & Saari, S. (2011). Urban biodiversity: patterns and mechanisms. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1223(1), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05925.x
 Suárez-Tangil, B. D., & Luna, Á. (2023). Social perception of mesocarnivores within hunting areas differs from actual species abundance. PloS One, 18(4), e0283882–e0283882. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283882
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 == Fall 2025: Community Estimates of Biodiversity ==
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 Next semester, there is no official Snapshot USA survey, allowing for a more flexible subteam project involving the wildlife cameras. Rules such as the maximum and minimum camera placement distances can be adjusted, making it possible to do a more focused campus animal survey or a broader citywide survey. Alternatively, the subteam could also use the current Snapshot USA protocol and similar camera locations / angles to compare results between the Spring and Fall months.
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 Seewagen, Chad. L. and Christine Sheppard, 2019. Bird Collisions with Glass: an annotated bibliography. American Bird Conservancy, Washington, DC. 58 pages.
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	Our responsibility was to follow the protocols provided by Snapshot USA and act as a collaborator for this nationwide project. This process involved placing camera traps in various greenspaces around the Midtown area of Atlanta, periodically monitoring the cameras and downloading captured images, and uploading/tagging images at the end of the survey. We also monitored individual camera performance in order to mitigate errors in future collaborations with the Snapshot USA initiative and/or surveys of our own.		Our responsibility was to follow the protocols provided by Snapshot USA and act as a collaborator for this nationwide project. This process involved placing camera traps in various greenspaces around the Midtown area of Atlanta, periodically monitoring the cameras and downloading captured images, and uploading/tagging images at the end of the survey. We also monitored individual camera performance in order to mitigate errors in future collaborations with the Snapshot USA initiative and/or surveys of our own.
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		+	This project most directly relates to the place petal of the Living Building Challenge Sustainability Petals. The Kendeda Building is located on Georgia Tech's campus, which is in the heart of Atlanta. We recognize the importance of our place within the city, so the range of our observations were not exclusive to the Kendeda Building and Georgia Tech. Many of our camera traps were set in larger greenspaces in Midtown area, such as Piedmont Park, Ansley Park, and Morningside Preserve.

	=== Methods ===		=== Methods ===

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	=== Future Work ===		=== Future Work ===
		+	Since Snapshot USA is an annual survey, the biodiversity subteam will have another chance to participate in the initiative in the 2023 Fall semester and expand upon the current methods. This could include placing the camera traps in different locations, optimizing the placement of camera traps by analyzing what was successful about this year's placements, and mapping out the placements through ArcGIS.
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		+	Next semester, there is no official Snapshot USA survey, allowing for a more flexible subteam project involving the wildlife cameras. Rules such as the maximum and minimum camera placement distances can be adjusted, making it possible to do a more focused campus animal survey or a broader citywide survey. Alternatively, the subteam could also use the current Snapshot USA protocol and similar camera locations / angles to compare results between the Spring and Fall months.

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 === Methods ===
 We conducted the survey using an array of 18 automated Bushnell trail cameras, with start dates from September 8th to October 12th in accordance with the Snapshot USA protocol. The distance between cameras could not be closer than 200 meters, and could not be further than 5 kilometers. Each camera was to be attached 50 centimeters above the ground with lenses parallel to the slope of the ground. The team members performed periodical battery and SD card storage checks.
 Following the October 31st end date, we collected the cameras and uploaded the images captured on the SD cards to Wildlife Insights with the help of Dr. Emily Weigel. The final step was to tag each photo using the Wildlife Insights software, specifying the animal species captured (if any) in each shot. Photos were often grouped in sequences if they were taken within one minute of each other. This helped avoid the issue of having to tag thousands of photos individually. Each camera was tagged separately and grouped based on time between routine camera checks.

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	=== Methods ===		=== Methods ===
		+	We conducted the survey using an array of 18 automated Bushnell trail cameras, with start dates from September 8th to October 12th in accordance with the Snapshot USA protocol. The distance between cameras could not be closer than 200 meters, and could not be further than 5 kilometers. Each camera was to be attached 50 centimeters above the ground with lenses parallel to the slope of the ground. The team members performed periodical battery and SD card storage checks.
		+	Following the October 31st end date, we collected the cameras and uploaded the images captured on the SD cards to Wildlife Insights with the help of Dr. Emily Weigel. The final step was to tag each photo using the Wildlife Insights software, specifying the animal species captured (if any) in each shot. Photos were often grouped in sequences if they were taken within one minute of each other. This helped avoid the issue of having to tag thousands of photos individually. Each camera was tagged separately and grouped based on time between routine camera checks.

	=== Results ===		=== Results ===

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	=== Introduction ===		=== Introduction ===
		+	This semester, we participated in Snapshot USA, an international mammal survey that collects sightings from verified collaborators to improve biodiversity data and inform conservation efforts. The survey is conducted annually from September 1st to October 31st and results in a published dataset with collaborating partners cited as co-authors. The event is organized by Wildlife Insights, a cloud-based platform that hosts wildlife imaging data, allowing collaborators to upload and spatially tag images from camera traps across the world. The platform is equipped with tools that use machine learning for animal identification, allowing for quicker analysis.
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		+	Our responsibility was to follow the protocols provided by Snapshot USA and act as a collaborator for this nationwide project. This process involved placing camera traps in various greenspaces around the Midtown area of Atlanta, periodically monitoring the cameras and downloading captured images, and uploading/tagging images at the end of the survey. We also monitored individual camera performance in order to mitigate errors in future collaborations with the Snapshot USA initiative and/or surveys of our own.

	=== Methods ===		=== Methods ===

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		+	=== Introduction ===
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		+	=== Methods ===
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		+	=== Results ===
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		+	=== Conclusions ===
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		+	=== Future Work ===

	== References ==		== References ==