Hi all, There may be a few slots open for the Digital Techniques Workshop (Seminar and Teaching Modules) scheduled for 27-28 November before our next biennial conference (see schedule at the link below and at the end of this e-mail). http://sally.mizroch.googlepages.com/digitaltechniquesprotocols Please contact me if you'd like more info or if you'd like to be put on the list. Best regards, Sally -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- Sally A. Mizroch Alaska Fisheries Science Center National Marine Mammal Laboratory 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4 Seattle, WA 98115, USA voice: (206) 526-4030 fax: (206) 526-6615 e-mail: Sally.Mizroch@noaa.gov Digital Techniques Workshop Presentations/Round Table Discussion, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 Seminar Schedule 9:00 am to 9:15 am Introduction/Opening Remarks 9:20 am to 9:45 am Tim Cole Small Format Photogrammetry of North Atlantic Right Whales off the Northeastern US 9:50 am to 10:45 am Sally Mizroch Digital Integration and Digital Photo Matching: Integrating Digital Still, GPS and Whale Biopsy Data 10:45 am to 11:00 pm Coffee Break 11:00 am to 11:25 pm Groch A specifically designed database for storage of marine mammal stranding data 11:30 pm to 12:30 pm Fulton Non-invasive Tracking Using Inexpensive GPS and Wireless Technologies 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Round Table Discussion of Field Data Gathering Technologies: Questions, Answers, Hopes and Dreams 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch 2:00 pm to 2:25 pm Pearson Finscan as a Tool to Match Dolphin Dorsal Fin Images 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm Mizroch FlukeFinder: A Do-it-Yourself Categorical Photo-ID Matching Database 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm Coffee Break 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm Round Table Discussion: Databases and Matching Approaches: Questions, Answers, Hopes and Dreams Hands on Teaching Modules, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 Workshop Schedule 9:00 am - 10:30 pm DIGITS Finscan Photo-ID/Digital DB Integration Non-invasive tracking with Pocket PC 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm Coffee Break 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm DIGITS Finscan FlukeFinder GIS Visualization and Analysis 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm DIGITS Finscan Photo-ID/Digital DB Integration Non-invasive tracking with Pocket PC 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm DIGITS Finscan FlukeFinder GIS Visualization and Analysis DIGITS: Software to Process, Match and Track Digital Images and Data for Individual Identification Studies Description: The DIGITS software (Digital Image Gathering and Information Tracking System) will be demonstrated Finscan as a Tool to Match Dolphin Dorsal Fin Images Description: The computer software Finscan operates in conjunction with Microsoft Access to match dolphin dorsal fin images according to the pattern of nicks and notches found on the fin edge. Participants will work with an existing database of dusky dolphin fins to learn the steps involved in setting up a Finscan database, tracing fin images, and matching fin images. Participants will also look at examples of individual dolphins which have been photographically tracked since 1998. Photo-ID and Digital Database Integration: Integrating Digital Still, GPS and Whale Biopsy Data into a Field Database Description: The integrated use of 3 simple software programs (photo EXIF editing, database and GPS capture) improves the accuracy of field data collection and streamlines the analysis of whale biopsy and photo-identification data. Participants will work with real data (their own or a teaching set provided) to learn how to quickly label photo-ID photos and import the photo data directly into a database that they build themselves during the workshop session. See this link for step by step instructions: http://sally.mizroch.googlepages.com/NMMLDigitalPhotoProtocol.pdf FlukeFinder: A Do-it-Yourself Categorical Photo-ID Matching Database Description: FlukeFinder, the new digital version of the humpback whale matching system that researchers at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory have been using for over 20 years, is very simple to build, use and modify. Matching examples will be presented from the database of 29,000 images (9,000 digitized images so far) dating back to the late 1960s, showing both long-term matches (e.g. a whale first photographed in 1972 was seen as recently as June 2007) and matches to poor and partial photos. Non-invasive tracking with Pocket PC: Designing and Building a Non-invasive Tracking System Description: A step-by-step description of the design, construction and use of WhaleTrack - a practical standards-based system using Pocket PC, GPS and Bluetooth wireless technologies. Lessons learned. GIS Visualization and Analysis Visualizing and Analysing Data Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) Description: GIS affords insights unobtainable with databases and spreadsheets. Step-by-step guide to creating and publishing interactive maps and animations from your data using ArcMap, with hands-on lab using real-life data. [If bringing a laptop contact convener to pre-install software.]