Friday, April 24, 2020

Writing NFC tags

In this example we want to write NPCs for Animal Crossing to an NFC tag which will be read by Animal Crossing in-game on the Nintendo Switch console.

Requirements:
Android device + file system viewer for Android
1x blank NTag215 card
1x NFC writer software
1x NFC dump zip file, unzipped on Android device

Procedure:
Use the NFC writer software to prep NTag215 card
Unzip the NFC dump zip file to a folder on the Android device
Use the NFC writer software to open selected files
Use the NFC writer software to copy to blank NTag215 card
Scan/read NTag215 card in Animal Crossing in-game on the Nintendo Switch console.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Thesis Template using Word + Zotero

Requirements:

Cover page for all written work

The Thesis must have a cover page that includes the following clearly displayed information:
Title
Name of Student
Student Number
Degree programme
Supervisor
Date of submission (see deadline in Key Dates table) All pages (except the cover page) should be numbered.

Sections of the paper to be

Summary
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
References

In-text Citations and the Bibliography (i.e. References section)

Paper to use referencing and citation style consistent with OIKOS Journal standard

Zotero group and shared library

Q: How to move from Google doc to Word while preserving zotero references?
A: https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/moving_documents_between_word_processors
Q: How to insert page numbers into the citation with zotero?
A: Click on the citation entry (blue) in-tool to activate the options panel for that citation (illustration below). Enter key on keyboard to process the entry.
Zotero citation options in action
Q: Can zotero automatically apply `ibid' to successive references to the same citation?
A: No, but you can replace the text to suit. However this disconnects the entry from zotero and it will not have successive updates applied (e.g. switching to another reference style).  See the help page for more detail https://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_plugin_usage

Monday, April 6, 2020

Satellite surveys for sustainable ecosystems

detecting puffin poo from space in order to track bird colonies, nest site occupation and extent, occupation use, population viability growth or collapse. Also see mapping guano from space.

An article that discusses the background to the need for this kind of research - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/8/140827-seabird-puffin-tern-iceland-ocean-climate-change-science-winged-warning/



Is it possible to use satellite imaging for detecting and surveying bat habitats and flyways from space?

How is satellite imaging used for mapping bird migration routes and correlation with en-route recovery habitats, forest and wetlands?

Correlating areal photography, satellite imaging, with ground survey to measure bog extents, health and regeneration.

Mapping connected terrestrial ground cover, wetlands, wilderness and forest habitats from space.
Identifying disconnected habitats, mapping micro to macro fragmentation of biosphere due to human barrier interventions from paths to roads, walls, through to cities and mega engineering projects.

Detecting greenhouse gas emission sources. Remote detection of environmental methane outgassing events and satellite observations of ground based methane sources from industrial sites.

Articles discussing this topic:
https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/88245/imaging-a-methane-leak-from-space
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcarpenter/2019/11/27/detection-of-methane-leak-from-space-could-herald-a-revolution/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/climate/methane-leak-satellite.html

Sharing 360° video?

So, you've got a 360 degree video file from your GoPro. What to do with it? Well, share it on YouTube. YouTube supports uploading and pl...