Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data

Bibtex

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title = "Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data",
abstract = "Data are becoming increasingly solvable with the help of scalable cyber-infrastructures, harmonization and exchange of the data remain limited, hindering its full potential. There is currently no widely accepted standard for exchanging camera trap data. The only existing proposal, “Camera Trap Metadata Standard” (CTMS), has several technical shortcomings and limited adoption. We present a new data exchange format, the Camera Trap Data Package (Camtrap DP), designed to allow users to easily exchange, harmonize and archive camera trap data at local to global scales. Camtrap DP structures camera trap data in a simple yet flexible data model consisting of three tables (Deployments, Media and Observations) that supports a wide range of camera deployment designs, classification techniques (e.g., human and AI, media-based and event-based) and analytical use cases, from compiling species occurrence data through distribution, occupancy and activity modeling to density estimation. The format further achieves interoperability by building upon existing standards, Frictionless Data Package in particular, which is supported by a suite of open software tools to read and validate data. Camtrap DP is the consensus of a long, in-depth, consultation and outreach process with standard and software developers, the main existing camera trap data management platforms, major players in the field of camera trapping and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Under the umbrella of the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), Camtrap DP has been developed openly, collaboratively and with version control from the start. We encourage camera trapping users and developers to join the discussion and contribute to the further development and adoption of this standard.",
author = "Jakub W. Bubnicki and Ben Norton and Steven J Baskauf and Tom Bruce and Francesca Cagnacci and Jim Casaer and Marcin Churski and Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt and Simone Dal Farra and Christian Fiderer and Tavis D. Forrester and Heidi Hendry and Marco Heurich and Tim R. Hofmeester and Patrick A. Jansen and Roland Kays and Dries P.J. Kuijper and Yorick Liefting and John D.C. Linnell and Matthew S. Luskin and Christopher Mann and Tanja Milotic and Peggy Newman and Jürgen Niedballa and Damiano Oldoni and Federico Ossi and Tim Robertson and Francesco Rovero and Marcus Rowcliffe and Lorenzo Seidenari and Izabela Stachowicz and Dan Stowell and Mathias W. Tobler and John Wieczorek and Fridolin Zimmermann and Peter Desmet",
year = "2023",
month = dec,
day = "09",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.374",
language = "English",
publisher = "Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek",
address = "Belgium,
type = "Other"
}

Authors

Jakub W. Bubnicki
Ben Norton
Steven J Baskauf
Tom Bruce
Francesca Cagnacci
Jim Casaer
Marcin Churski
Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt
Simone Dal Farra
Christian Fiderer
Tavis D. Forrester
Heidi Hendry
Marco Heurich
Tim R. Hofmeester
Patrick A. Jansen
Roland Kays
Dries P.J. Kuijper
Yorick Liefting
John D.C. Linnell
Matthew S. Luskin
Christopher Mann
Tanja Milotic
Peggy Newman
Jürgen Niedballa
Damiano Oldoni
Federico Ossi
Tim Robertson
Francesco Rovero
Marcus Rowcliffe
Lorenzo Seidenari
Izabela Stachowicz
Dan Stowell
Mathias W. Tobler
John Wieczorek
Fridolin Zimmermann
Peter Desmet