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My name is Andrés Calderón and I am looking for support training in a SMART tool in Colombia. Our proyect is about conectivity corridor. Regards
Hello everyone, I am Shedrick E. Smith from Liberia, i work for the Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) one of the leading national Civil Society organizations working in the conservation sector as the Data management Officer. We started using SMART for the community Ecoguard patrols since 2020 with external expertise, however, I have developed a very strong interest in mastering this application, as our technical advisor will shortly be leaving. So, I am very happy to be here and hope to benefit from you as a community.
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I am Nchanji Roland, the Assistant Biomonitoring Office for WCS Tamkamanda-Mone Landscape Project in Cameroon. I am new in the field of SMART technilogy and i beleif this is an opportunity for me to excel and gain expertise from this great team. Takamanda-Mone habours a sub population of Cross River Gorillas which were declayed endangered by the IUCN. A series of projects have been geared towards the conservation of this flagship species and in my capacity as a Biomonitoring Assistant, it is my responsibility to have a day to day data or information about the ecology and behavior of this species. Having skills in SMART technology will act as a tool towards the sustainable conservation of this species.
I remain very commited to collaborate with each and every one in the forum.
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Lourette here from Zambia. Implemented SMART at Ilinda Game Reserve and I’m trying to register it under My Site. However I am continually receiving this error on saving. Any advise as to what I am doing wrong? Thank you.
Error saving
Failed to convert parameter value from a String to a Int32
Hello everyone, my name is Alex Stewart, and I am the Biological Monitoring Officer at Frankfurt Zoological Society Guyana Inc. I am a new user of SMART . Our plan as an organisation is to implement the use of SMART as a tool to enhance ecological monitoring, law enforcement, and management within the Kanuku Mountain Protected Areas.
Greetings from Brisbane, Australia. Nate Peterson here working with The Nature Conservancy. I’ve been working to implement SMART monitoring at our conservation site in the Arnavon Islands Marine Park, Solomon Islands. The team has relied on paper forms for far too long! The handheld devices (Blackview BV8000’s) loaded with SMART mobile are a welcome upgrade, especially the night vision camera. The team is still in testing phase with SMART but initial results are positive. The challenge I have in front of me is streamlining the data retrieval, followed by desktop analysis, and formatting a report.
I would welcome any tips or suggestions on these next steps… Are you having good luck with Connect or do you do manual data downloads? Any suggestions or report templates out there I could learn from?
Thanks!
Hello, my name is Martina and I work at Nature Park Telašćica, Croatia
We are just starting to implement SMART in our work.
Hello everyone, I’m Storm Crews, a newer hire at the North Carolina Zoo with the title of Associate Curator of International Conservation. Part of my position involves supporting various existing SMART sites and aiding with deployments for new ones. Moving forward I will also be active on this forum to help with questions and issues for SMART users. My formal expertise is in spatial/movement ecology, specializing in the analysis of animal movement; I am particularly interested in movement strategy diversity and the drivers of space use. I look forward to contributing to this community and to supporting SMART in its mission to conserve species around the globe.
Hello everyone! My name is Mike Drebet, and I work at Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park, the largest national park in Ukraine (2,613 km²). We are new to SMART, having started using it in January 2025, and this year will be a testing phase for us. So far, we have managed to purchase 14 smartphones with our own funds, and we hope this will be enough to get started. We’d greatly appreciate any useful tips from the community! You can learn more about our park here: Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park.
Welcome to all the new users look forward to hearing your stories, expertise and use cases for SMART
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My name is F. Javier Herrera. I hold a PhD in Biology and I am currently leading the implementation of the SMART tool in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), with the aim of improving field data collection for the monitoring of endangered species.
Our main testing ground is the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) monitoring program. We have started implementing both the SMART mobile application and software to collect data across all relevant areas, such as radio tracking, species presence, conflict management, implementation of mitigation measures to prevent roadkills, among others.
In addition, we have launched new reintroduction actions, and one of our greatest challenges is to channel and systematize all the information we collect in the field, as we work with a large team of environmental agents and technical staff.
We began this work in May 2024, and we have already made significant progress in using the tool. I’m sure this forum will be very helpful in addressing any questions that may arise and staying connected with other experiences.
I remain at your disposal.
Best regards.
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My name is Emmanuel Bestman, and I’m a Biodiversity Officer at ArcelorMittal Liberia working on biodiversity projects across four community forests and a nature reserve here in Liberia. While I’m new to using SMART software, I’m very eager to learn how to apply it effectively for standardized data collection and monitoring in our conservation work.
My role involves supporting patrol teams and community engagement to help protect wildlife and habitats through better data and informed decisions. I look forward to connecting with you all, learning from your experiences, and sharing ideas on how to use SMART and spatial information to improve biodiversity conservation.
Thank you, and I’m excited to be part of this community!