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Title DISCOVERY: A Photo-Identification Data Management SystemAuthor(s) Chan, SCY; Karczmarski, L; Gailey, GCitation The 14th Savanna Science Network Meeting, Kruger NationalPark, South Africa, 13-17 March 2016.Issued Date 2016URL http://hdl.handle.net/10722/235493Rights This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.DISCOVERY:  A Photo-Identification  Data Management System STEPHEN C.Y. CHAN1  LESZEK KARCZMARSKI1   GLENN GAILEY2   1 T HE  SWIRE  I NSTITUTE  OF  MARINE      S CIENCE    T HE  UNIVERSITY  OF  HONG  KONG    2 CASCADIA  R ESEARCH  COLLECTIVE     14th Savanna  Science Network  Meeting • Time consuming  • Visually fatiguing  • Cross comparisons between databases Photo-Identification                              Approach • Integrative system ◦ Store, visualize, manage and analyze photo-ID/associated data  • Dynamic setting ◦ Meet various needs of research projects and user preferences  • Inclusive of other tools (e.g. program R)  • Compatible with other software (e.g. MARK, SocProg, ArcGIS)   • Efficient to maintain long-term, multi-team datasets                Approach Field Data Collection Sighting Info & Survey Effort   -  Start/End time   -  Geographic location   -  Group info       ... etc. Pre-matching Processing   -  Filenaming   -  Filtering   -  Pre-Matching Matching to Catalog Miscellaneous Data (e.g. biopsy, behavior, telemetry, etc.) Data Management Data Visualization, Summary & Analysis Import & Export Data Pre-Matching Procedures ◦ Image processing ◦ Image filtering User-defined folders from dynamic setup Query Image Verified Catalog Photo-ID Matching Horizontal View Mode Vertical View Mode Query Image Verified Catalog  Enhanced searching of IDs by categorizing database  User-defined settings to optimize efficiency Survey Associated Info.    Data Management   -  Individual Catalog Catalog of Individuals Individual Images Data Management   -  Sighting Records Study Site Species Data Visualization,   Summary & Analysis Individual Records Sighting Locations Survey Tracks Discovery R   • Wide range of analytical and display functions (open source) • Built-in interface for users not familiar with R R Functions Database Graphic  & Table Output User-defined Plot Discovery R Discovery Curve Re-sighting Frequency Plot on Google Map Behavior Activity Budget Data Management   -  Import & Export         Database management Images  with EXIF Excel / Access Databases DISCOVERY Databases MARK SocProg Map / Shapefile Import Export Website (program download and manual): http://www.biosch.hku.hk/ecology/staffhp/lk/Discovery/ (New version out soon! Stay tuned!)    OR Skukuza Unit 225 (14th – 17th March) Acknowledgements • Principal Investigators ◦ Glenn Gailey ◦ Leszek Karczmarski • DISCOVERY Development Team ◦ Stephen C.Y. Chan,  Simon W.H. Wong,  Olga Sychenko, Carmen K.M. Or,  Scott Y.S. Chui,  Derek Y.W. Ho • Home Institutions ◦ The Swire Institute of Marine Science, University of Hong Kong ◦ Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa ◦ Cascadia Research Collective • Funding Organizations ◦ National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa ◦ Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong  ◦ Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong (OPCFHK) ◦ The University of Hong Kong  

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