Protected Areas

Our vision is to promote the development of a worldwide environmental monitoring network. We encourage CyberTracker users to communicate with others about their projects. We welcome a short description of your project with photographs and contact details sent to info@cybertracker.co.za.

CyberTracker data shows impact of Ebola on Lowland Gorillas

The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa have resulted in huge cost in human lives and economic losses. Even the indirect economic impact on Africa as a whole has been huge as tourists have cancelled visits to Africa due to the fear of Ebola. In future it may be more cost-effective to monitor signs of potential outbreaks of Ebola among wildlife, especially along trade routes that may spread Ebola to highly populated areas.

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Aerial Line Transect Surveys using Laser Range Finder

Procedures used by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to conduct aerial line transect surveys of pronghorn populations. CyberTracker is used with a Laser Rangefinder to capture data, which is then analysed using the Distance 5.0 software.

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CyberTracker on Arctic Expedition

The unique icon interface made CyberTracker the ideal data capture tool in the harsh weather conditions of an Arctic research expedition.

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CyberTracker Used for Ground Truthing of Satellite Images

CyberTracker field observations gathered in Central African rain forests have been used for satellite image geo-referencing and interpretation and for map validation at a level of detail never achieved before.

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Doñana Biological Station, Spain

The Doñana Monitoring Team of Natural Processes from Doñana Biological Station is co-responsible of the integrated long-term ecological monitoring of Doñana Natural Space since 2002. One of the major achievements has been the widespread use of CyberTracker software for data collection by monitoring staff in the field.

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First CyberTracker Project in Karoo National Park

In September 1996 the first prototype of the CyberTracker was tested in the Karoo National Park, South Africa. Karel Benadie (photo) was the first tracker to use the CyberTracker and played an integral role in the design of the user interface.

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Rhino Monitoring in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Imfolozi Game Reserve has been severely targeted in the recent upsurge of rhino poaching currently being experienced in KwaZulu – Natal. As such this park was identified as a high priority park requiring urgent Cybertracker implementation.

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Wildlife Monitoring in Mongolia

Wildlife monitoring with CyberTracker in B-Sector of the Great Gobi Specially Protected Area in south-western Mongolia. A digital wildlife monitoring protocol based on line transect sampling.

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