Finding our way

On the sharing and reuse of animal telemetry data

Dr Ross Dwyer & Dr Hamish Campbell

Animal telemetry

© Hamish Campbell

Applications

NavigationSpace utilization

Pollination/Seed dispersalPest managementAnimal welfareHuman welfare

Spatially explicit individual-based models

© Ross Dwyer

Applications

NavigationSpace utilization

Pollination/Seed dispersalPest managementAnimal welfareHuman welfare

Spatially explicit individual-based models

© Todd Dennis

Applications

NavigationSpace utilization

Pollination/Seed dispersalPest managementAnimal welfareHuman welfare

Spatially explicit individual-based models

© Arid Recovery

Applications

NavigationSpace utilization

Pollination/Seed dispersalPest managementAnimal welfareHuman welfare

Spatially explicit individual-based models

© Hamish Campbell

Applications

NavigationSpace utilization

Pollination/Seed dispersalPest managementAnimal welfareHuman welfare

Spatially explicit individual-based models

Beyer et al. In review

Data synthesis

Block et al. 2009. Nature

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Data synthesis

Hunter et al. 2013. IEEE Proceedings; Dwyer et al. In prep

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Aims

Aims1. Assess the extent and diversity of animal

telemetry research throughout Australasia, and the accessibility to raw-data and study-findings

2. Provide recommendations for advancing the collation, sharing and re-use of animal telemetry data-sets by the wider ecological community

Aims

Methods1. Assess the extent and diversity of animal

telemetry research throughout Australasia, and the accessibility to raw-data and study-findings

A. Scientific literatureB. Scientific ethics permit applications

The extent of animal telemetry research in the Australasian region

2000 - 2013Published manuscripts 488

Animals 12,656Time to publication ~ 3 years% studies which remain unpublished 49 %

Campbell et al. In prep

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Aims

Aims1. Assess the extent and diversity of animal

telemetry research throughout Australasia, and the accessibility to raw-data and study-findings

2. Provide recommendations for advancing the collation, sharing and re-use of animal telemetry data-sets by the wider ecological community

© Arid Recovery

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predator control

Campbell et al. In prep

Advancing the collation, sharing and re-use of animal telemetry data-sets

Findings1. Re-use of data challenging due to the question specific

context of original study2. Further information required from the data custodians

• Metadata essential!

3. Barriers locating necessary environmental data • TERN DDP

4. Information used to target control efforts/identify safe areas for species re-introductions

Thank-you!ross.dwyer@uq.edu.au

Group MembersHawthorn Beyer, Hamish Campbell, Todd Dennis, Ross Dwyer, James Forester, Yusuke Fukuda, Mark Hindell, Cat Lynch, Norbert Menke, Juan Morales, Craig Richardson, Essie Rodgers, Graeme Taylor, Matt Watts, David Westcott