UvA-BiTS Virtual Lab

The Bird Movement Modelling virtual lab was developed by SURFsara Computing & Networking Services and the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics of the University of Amsterdam. It is an e-Science infrastructure designed for users of the UvA Bird Tracking System (UvA-BiTS), a bio-logging system which includes hardware, software and a supporting data infrastructure. The VL-BMM can be used by project partners to control the tracking system, access data log files, access processed data from a centralized PostgreSQL database, explore or analyze measurements of the UvA-BiTS. The VL-BMM also includes a website where the public view and interact with the most recently downloaded data from select projects.

Identification

Date ( Creation ): 2012

Status: On going / operational

Version: 1.0

Keywords: GPS tracking

Keywords: database

Keywords: birds

Keywords: visualization

Access constraints: License

Use limitation: The Virtual Lab can be used via request with data owner & uva-bits.

Other constraints: User profile needs to be established.

Owner

University of Amsterdam - Judy Shamoun-Baranes

OnLine resource: Link to the VRE ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

OnLine resource: Info page ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Service Name: Public database

Service Description: UvA-BiTS PostgreSQL database.

Service Name: Remote system control

Service Description: Remote access to UvA-BiTS base stations.

Service Name: Data transfer

Service Description: Dropbox base station repository.

Service Name: Dashboard

Service Description: Administrative overview of data available per tracker/per base station, access to project administration.

Service Name: Tracker calendar

Service Description: Summary statistics per project/tracker.

Service Name: KMZ generator

Service Description: It generates kmz from tracking data per tracker.

Service Name: Wiki and manual

Service Description: Project wiki and manuals.

Service Name: Tracker calendar

Service Description: Summary statistics per project/tracker.

Service Name: Projects

Service Description: Overview of main projects and per active project dynamic maps with last 3 days of data processed (maps are interactive).

How to cite this VRE: www.uva-bits.nl; Bouten W, Baaij E, Shamoun-Baranes J, Camphuysen KJ, 2013. A flexible GPS tracking system for studying bird behaviour at multiple scales. Journal of Ornithology 154:571-580. doi: 10.1007/s10336-012-0908-1.