E-Ecology Documentation and Guidance

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The e-Ecology Virtual Laboratories represent a collaborative effort between the University of Amsterdam Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics and SARA Computing to manage bird tracking data and develop tools for data exploration, analysis and visualization. This wiki is designed facilitate access to the data and tools within the Virtual Laboratories and to provide a forum for collaboration.


Datasets

UvA-BiTS

Bird data collected with the UvA-BiTS Bird Tracking System


FLYSAFE

Bird data created from weather radar data and bird migration models. Financed by the Royal Netherlands Air Force.


ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

Services

  • Visualization Tools
KMZ Generator:
Produce kmz files of GPS bird tracking data to be viewed in Google Earth.
BirdView:
Access meterological and radar data and overlay with GPS bird tracking data.
BirdSim:
More dynamic version of BirdView that allows the user to scroll through weather data in time and space.



  • Dashboard: These web pages allow UvA-BiTS users to get an overview of the raw data files of GPS bird tracking devices.
Tracker files dashboard
Batteries dashboard


  • Bookkeeping: Description of tables related to FlySafe data processing and archiving.



Administration: Information about user rights and data processing tasks.

ToDo