Camera Deployments

Wildlife Insights Getting Started Guide

Camera Deployments

A camera deployment is a setting of a camera at a location (latitude, longitude) during a specific period of time. There can be multiple camera deployments associated with one location. This may be true for many projects that conduct multi-year sampling efforts.

Create a camera deployment during image upload

Camera deployments can be created when you upload images into Wildlife Insights. On the upload screen, you’ll be prompted to choose a project to upload the images to. If you would like to create a new camera deployment:

  • Select the green New deployment button.
  • Fill out the New deployment form. Required fields are marked with an asterisk. 
    • Deployment Name* - A unique name for your deployment
    • Start date* 
    • End date*
    • Location* - Create a new location or select an existing location from the drop down menu. The drop down menu is populated with locations that have already been created in your project. 
    • Feature types*
    • Feature type methodology
    • Camera* - Create a new camera or select an existing camera from the drop down menu. The drop down menu is populated with cameras that have already been created in your organization.
    • Is your camera functioning or has it failed?* - Was the camera functioning or were there any issues
    • Camera height* - If other, enter supporting details in the supplementary Camera height details field.
    • Camera angle* - What angle was the camera set
    • Bait type* - The type of bait used with the camera, if any. Note: there is also a project level Bait type entry. If you enter Bait type= None at the project level, you cannot enter any bait type for any deployment within that project. If you would like to enter a bait type in a deployment, you must change the Bait type entry in project details. 
    • Subproject - If the deployment belongs to a subproject, you can assign the subproject here.
    • Quiet period setting* - If the camera was set to trigger at a given interval, you can specify the time interval (in seconds) here. 
    • Remarks - any other note about the deployment

*Note - these remarks are not available in the download from Wildlife Insights.

Create a camera deployment in Project Details

You can also create a deployment or several deployments before you begin uploading images. To create a deployment in Project Details: 

  • Navigate to Project Details tab
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page
  • You’ll find a table of Camera Deployments.
  • Click on the green New deployment button 
  • Enter fields required
  • Click the white Create button to create a new deployment

Edit an existing camera deployment

To edit an existing deployment, click the green Edit button to the right of any deployment record. 

Once your edits have been made, click on Save Changes to save your edits.

Search for a camera deployment

Search for a camera deployment by name by typing in criteria in the search box in the right hand corner of the camera deployments table. You can clear the selection by clicking on the X.

You can also filter camera deployments by date range. Enter in a start date and end date by highlighting the date and typing in the desired date. Or use the popup calendar to select a date range. You can clear the selection by clicking on the X.

You’ll see the number of results that match the search/filter criteria appear next to the New Deployment button.

Sort camera deployments

There are a variety of ways to help you sort and filter your camera deployments. Simply click on the arrow next to a column header to sort by that column.

You can sort by: 

  • Name
  • Start date
  • End date
  • Location name

The column that is being used to sort deployments will display a green arrow next to the column header. You can sort by ascending or descending criteria.