Recurse package now supports calculating revisits in polygons
The recurse package has a new feature: the ability to examine revisits or residence time in convex polygons, rather than simply specifying a radius. This function came about due to conversations with Lacey Hughey, who I met at an AniMove course. She needed to...
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recurse package published in Ecography
The recurse R package by Chloe Bracis, one of our core members, got published in Ecography. From the abstract: "Animals regularly return to locations such as foraging patches, nests, dens, watering holes, or movement corridors, and these revisited locations are often...
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open PhD position: animal movement for remote sensing
PhD position animal movement and remote sensing – exploring innovative in-situ data This research project focuses on the analysis of animal movement tracks for deriving new, innovative remote sensing products. Novel methods or a new combination of established methods...
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Application deadline for AniMove 2018 at MPI is approaching
The application deadline for our next science school AniMove 2018 at the Max-Planck-Institute in Möggingen, close to Lake Constance, Germany, is approaching. Please apply before end of March if you like to learn about animal movement analysis, its combination with...
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new paper on integrating remote sensing into animal movement data
New paper about the technical and theoretical differences between animal movement and remote sensing data and practical solutions to improve their combined use.
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rsMove R package update
An update for rsMove is now available on CRAN. rsMove was designed to support movement ecologists in the selection and handling of remote sensing data. This package helps select study sites, guides the choice of satellite data by quantifying the influence of its...
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recurse R package released
We happy to announce the release of the recurse package on CRAN. The recurse package analyzes animal trajectory data for returns to a previously visited area and calculates associated metrics like residence time, time between visits, and entrance and exit times.
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AniMove 2018
Our next AniMove summerschool will be from September 10th to September 21th 2018 at MPI in Germany. The 2 intensive weeks of lectures on coding courses in R will provide you with in-depth knowledge of spatial data analysis such as animal movement, GIS and remote...
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Postdoctoral fellowship (2-year) in Movement and Spatial Ecology
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Migratory Movement of Turkey Vultures and NDVI, South California, U.S. and Mexico – made with moveVis
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Made with moveVis: Movement of Procellariiformes and Sea Surface Temperature, Marion Island
In the framework of the AniMove summer school 2017, the moveVis R package was introduced to the participants, resulting in several likewise interesting and beautiful animal movement animations. The shown animation displays the movement of Procellariiformes near Marion...
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AniMove 2017 group
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