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New version of Sidekick: simplified interface.
A new version of the Sidekick App is available. This is used to configure the thermal camera. The new software simplifies the configuration. -
Distinguishing between rats and mice
The Cacophony Project team have come up with a cunning algorithm to automatically distinguish between rats and mice. -
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Updated Android Sidekick App
The new version of Sidekick for Android prompts you to update the location of the camera if it has changed and provides quick links to recently uploaded videos. -
A new way of connecting to our cameras
We have introduced a new way to connect to your thermal camera. The camera now sets up a Wi-Fi hotspot called bushnet that you connect to. You can then use your Sidekick app in the same way. -
Test recordings and cows
You can now make a test recording when you're setting up the camera. The camera will also make short recordings at the start and end of the recording window. We have also added a cow tag. -
iOS Sidekick app now on the app store
The thermal camera companion app, Sidekick is now available for iOS on the App store. It doesn't have full functionality yet, but you can use it to set up the camera and update its location. -
Fieldays with Predator Free 2050
A summary of the companies exhibiting on the PF2050 stand at Fieldays 2022: NZ Autotraps, Envico, Trap.NZ, Encounter Solutions, eTrapper, Boffa Miskell, and of course The Cacophony Project. -
Mamaku Point success with trap and cameras
Mamaku Point in Rakiura, Stewart Island is using thermal cameras and a high interaction rate trap to protect the rare birds on this reserve from predators that make it past the fence. -
Create email alerts - near real time.
You can now create your own email alerts when specific animals are detected. Up until now you had to ask us to set this up for you. A new interface... -
Hierarchical tags - you can now tag stoats, rats, etc!
You can now tag at a finer level of granularity. For example, rather than tagging a track as a mustelid you have the option of tagging it as a stoat, weasel or ferret -
Add pictures to recordings and manually upload bird recordings
A new software release adds a couple more requested features:
- the ability to add pictures to recordings, and
- the ability to manually upload bird recordings.
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