It is important when using trail cameras to know where they were deployed, and the start and end dates/times of each deployment. This is to ensure that you understand the monitoring effort.
This can be achieved using WhatsApp with Nature.
Activating/Deploying cameras
When you’re at a location and have positioned the camera and manually switched it on, register it as deployed by typing Deploy [camera name] – e.g. Deploy Camera 1 (you can also use the term Activate rather than Deploy).
If the device exists in the ACE Database, WhatsApp will then ask for a location – do the same as you do for adding the location of a species sighting.
If the device does not exist you will be presented with the option to Select Device - tap on this option, and then choose the option to create the new device. You will then need to retype Deploy [camera name] and follow the guidance as above.
Finding where cameras are
Add your location to WhatsApp and then type Deployments (or Deps for short). You will then be presented with a list of the nearest 3 cameras to you, tap the name of the one that you want to find.
Deactivating/Undeploying cameras
When you want to deactivate a camera when you have turned it off and taken it down type Undeploy [camera name] – e.g. Undeploy Camera 1 (you can also use the term Deactivate rather than Undeploy).
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