STS Gadget Training

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STS Gadget Training

• Ian Firkin
• Virginia Tech

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Training Summary

• Trapping Overview
• Grid nodes, Target Circles,
• Trap Placement
• Inspection
• The Gadget
• Hardware
• Navigation
• Using the Gadget
• Inside Demo
• Outside Demo

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Trapping Overview

• Grid Nodes
• Trap Placement
• Trap Inspection
• Data Flow

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Trapping Overview - Grid Nodes

• Used for trap placement
• Theoretical coordinates for trap locations
• Target Circles

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Trapping Overview - Trap Placement

• Traps can be placed anywhere in the target circle
• Once a trap is placed, the actual trap
  coordinates will be used instead of the grid.

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Trapping Overview Trap Inspection

• Once traps are placed, they will be inspected for
  moths
• At least two inspections, Midseason and Final
• Location, Catch, Trap Condition

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Trapping Overview Data Flow
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The Gadget

• What is it?
• Data entry software combined with GPS receiver on
  a PDA
• What does it do?
• GPS navigation
• Guides user through data collection
• Checks and formats data

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Gadget Hardware

• Power / Batteries
• GPS Receiver
• SD Cards
• Touchscreen and Stylus

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GPS Navigation

• Sites are preloaded onto the Gadget
• Navigation
• Selecting a Site
• Creating a Route
• Navigating to the Site

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Gadget Demo 1 Inside

• Acquire Satellites
• Trap Placement
• Trap Inspection
• Omit a Site

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Gadget Demo 2 Outside

• Navigation Demo
• Gadget Demo
• Trap Placement and Target Circles
• Trap Inspection
• Data Upload