Module 7 – Data Management 159 Module 8 – Administrative Tasks 170 Module 9 – CyberTracker Plug-In 186 Module 10 – Entity Plug-In 216 Module 11 – Independent Incident Plug-In 230 Module 12 – Ecological Records Plug-In 235 Module 13 – Connect Plug-In 262 Appendix 1: Setting up Devices and Troubleshooting with CyberTracker-SMART plug in 272 Appendix 2: CSV File Import Guidance 277 Module 1 – Setting up a Conservation Area Objective: In this module, you will work through the creation and setup of a Conservation Area to the point that patrol information can be entered into SMART. This will include: Starting SMART on your computer for the first time; Naming and describing the Conservation Area; Creating user accounts; Choosing a data model; Defining spatial boundaries; Creating a list of stations; Defining participating organizations and ranks; Creating employees; Defining patrol teams, transport types, objectives and mandates.
You are going to enter 4 observations under Waypoint 17: 1. Human activity – People – direct observation (for the poacher who was arrested) 2. activity – Weapons and gear seized – Firearms & Ammunition – Firearms (for the military firearm seized) 3. activity – Weapons and gear seized – Firearms & Ammunition – Ammunition (for the ammunition seized) 4. Wildlife - bushmeat (for the fresh buffalo meat seized) Double-click in the observation cell to open the data model Add all the four categories listed above in the right-hand window Enter the details for each observation Finish Waypoint 18 & 19 – Position point as default option ‘none’ Waypoint 20 – Confiscation of 25m3 of illegally harvested wood (Ebony) Start to type Timber directly in the observation cell and select Cut Pieces form the drop down list. Enter Click ‘Next’ to go directly to the details of the observation Threat = Logging & Wood Harvesting (you can start typing directly in the text filter) Action Taken Items = Confiscated Age of Sign = Fresh Timber Tree Species = Ebony Finish and Save Waypoint 21 – Position point Leave as default option ‘none’ Waypoint 22 – A gorilla nest observed by the patrol Type ‘Nest’ directly in the observation cell to up the drop-down list: select Wildlife - Indirect Sign – Nest and click Enter For the observation details: Threat = None Species = Gorilla Age of Sign = Fresh
In Report Outline under Body, you can now see the structure of the elements you have added. Adding and summary tables In the Report Outline under Datasets select ‘Patrol Effort by Patrol ID’ and drag it into the Report Layout Under Data Set Binding, click Select All and OK. Number of days – text without square brackets means you can edit the text as you wish [Number of days] – text in square brackets should NOT be edited. This will automatically be populated from the SMART database when the report is run the Property Editor in the lower window, change the text, font and other properties of the column headers as you wish In the Property Editor select Border on the left Add borders to the table as you wish Save the report – IMPORTANT ! Now that you have added some data, you can run the report to see what it looks like. Click on the Report icon to return to the main report screen Select Training Report and click on the icon to Run the Report
Icon Status In the lower right corner of the SMART application there are three sets of status icons. The refresh rates for these icons can be set using the menu option Connect - Server Configuration. A mouse right-click can force a status refresh. Up To Date Changes Pending Unknown or Warning Local Changes Server Changes Data Queue
Check Manage GPS Automatically. Note: if you experience problems with Cybertracker connecting to the GPS (GPS screen never says “Acquiring” and instead goes to “Off”), try unchecking this option. Go to the A-GPS tab (if present) Uncheck Enable GPS In Start>Settings>Power>Advanced tab Check On battery power Under Turn off screen if device not used for, set the value to 5 minutes Uncheck On external power click Ok For Trimble Juno T41 using an external battery pack only: Under Ext Battery, select External Battery Mode for maximum battery life In Start>Settings>Connections>Wireless Manager Set Wifi and Bluetooth to off OR Tap WLAN, tap all and turn wireless and Bluetooth off Press X OR Done Android: Note: Android devices vary in the details of different settings are located, but this provides a rough, overall guide In Apps>Settings>Wireless and Networks Turn off Wifi and Bluetooth in Apps>Settings In Apps>Settings>Personal>Security Check OK for downloading information from unknown sources Turn screen lock to None (if appropriate) In Apps>Settings>Device>Display Select sleep after 5 minutes Under Brightness, check “Automatic brightness, if available, otherwise set a value appropriate for your site (set lower if in low light situation like forest and higher if in bright areas) Uncheck auto-rotate screen In Apps>Settings>Personal>Location access Make sure Allow access to location is turned on Set location to use GPS/device only In Apps>Settings>System>Data and Time Uncheck automatic date and time Set manually to time and date using appropriate time zone Note: If you remove the battery, the mobile device may revert to old settings, be sure to confirm the above settings before using the device Adding CyberTracker to mobile devices If you need to install CyberTracker, prefer to Module 9 in the SMART training manual (found at smartconservationtools.org under “Support”) Setting up CyberTracker within SMART Under Field Data>Cybertracker>Properties>General tab: Check Large Scroll Bars Show GPS Check Kiosk Mode (if you want the device locked to only run SMART/Cybertracker) Check Can Pause (if you want users to be able to pause the tracklog) Check Reset Screen on Next Set Pin (example: 1234) if you are using Kiosk Mode and be sure to remember your pin