Generate correct cameratrap data

[nkwsy]

use the Cameratrap DP Format and get image data properly integrated.

Methods

Internal only

Set up new Deployment using tkinter

• Enter the camera ID, start time, GPS location and any other info
• Generate uuid for deployment, prob only 6 chars
• Could have serial number from exif be camera ID, or file with camera resources and id matched

When importing camera trap media, look for open deployments w/o end date. Allow user to input or select camera id from list if fancy

• match info from camera deployment
• use timestamp exif datetime of photos to close deployment info
• pull list of mediafiles from card
• Generate standardized image format for images, {timestamp}{uuid[:4]} or {timestamp}{deployment_id}
• append cameratrap dp standardized info to CSV in wildlife_camera folder.
• upload to nas server

Utalize ranger website

Allow users to create deployment through website

• Have users upload image of camera location to website
• Scrape GPS from metadata
• User inputs camera ID
• Generates deployment document in mongodb

User uploads images to sdUploader

• Pulls metadata off of image
• Gets deployment info from DB
• similar process as local but also upload info to DB

[magpiedin]

Hey there! I'm still getting familiar with the sdUploader setup, but happy to try lending a hand on one of those if needed -- e.g.

• to add output utils/functions that:

  • setup an output csv following a camtrap-dp deployments table schema
  • setup other parts of an output datapackage following a camtrap-dp profile

• or happy to start with other functions or readme/docs if you're already plowing through

Either way -- Do you recommend working/branching off main? (or microscope)

[nkwsy]

Great! You can do it off the Microscope or create a new branch from main. Just merged microscope back in

[soleo]

Hi, @nkwsy are there still some interest in working on this issue?

We briefly met at the River Park the other day, and I am volunteering for camera crew. Thought it would be helpful to get a bit more familiar with sdUploader.

[magpiedin]

Hi @soleo! Definitely still interested!

Here's a link to the CameraDeployment branch of WildMile repo in case you're up for sharing next.js and/or vercel wisdom?

• @nkwsy is adding ways for camera-crew folks to document camera locations/times/etc as camtrap-dp deployments on rangers.urbanrivers.org
• the CameraPage & CameraTrap branches likely have related features/updates (I think :)
• & previews of those branches may (almost?) be visible through vercel deployment previews
  • e.g. here's the CameraDeployment branch)

And some belated updates for the "Internal-only" issues:

• a set of drafty camtrap-dp output utils are in the wildlife_cam branch, and are also split out to this camtrap-prep repo
• Still to do:
  • determine whether those are better to maintain separately, or merge back into sdUploader (probably better merged back with sdUploder to address the original to-do list/needs)
  • align camtrapRepackager [or new/alternate script] to take an updated Observations sheet (google doc or csv) as input
  • add/update worked example to show how to run an observation sheet through repackager-script
  • add a check or log for duplicate image-files (e.g. by md5 or other checksum)

(...aand if it helps to start splitting that second chunk out to a separate issue/s, will do)

[soleo]

Hey @magpiedin @nkwsy

I managed to get CameraDeployment branch locally running on my machine today.

I do see a new section called Camera Traps when running it, so I'm assuming that it is the new functionality that you are trying to get it into a working state.

Are you just trying to figure out how to add new Cameras? and How to list all cameras once they are in MongoDB? @nkwsy

I don't see creating new camera work locally, so that's why I am asking here, and wondering if that's the exact issue that you were running into