WildConnect Platform

Client

WildConnect

Role

Full-Stack Software Developer

The Challenge

Conservation organisations face significant challenges in monitoring wildlife populations across large areas. Manual analysis of camera trap footage and audio recordings is extremely time-consuming, often taking researchers weeks to process data that accumulates in just days. This creates a bottleneck in conservation efforts, delaying critical decisions about habitat protection and species management.

WildConnect needed a comprehensive platform that could automate species detection from both visual and audio data, provide real-time alerts for rare species sightings, and integrate with existing conservation management systems like EarthRanger whilst maintaining the accuracy required for scientific research.

My Solution

I built a full-stack wildlife monitoring platform combining modern web technologies with state-of-the-art machine learning models. The system processes camera trap images and bioacoustic recordings automatically, detecting and classifying species with high accuracy whilst providing conservation teams with actionable insights through interactive dashboards and real-time alerts.

Wildlife Monitoring Dashboard

Full-stack platform with biodiversity analytics dashboards, interactive detection maps, and real-time alert systems for conservation monitoring.

Automated Camera Trap Analysis

Windows desktop application using .NET 8.0 with ML models (MegaDetector, SpeciesNet) supporting 2,000+ species detection from camera trap footage.

Bioacoustic Analysis Pipeline

Audio analysis pipelines for bird and bat detection from bioacoustic recordings using BirdNET, with RESTful API integration to EarthRanger conservation platform.

Spatial Database Architecture

PostgreSQL database schema with PostGIS spatial queries, Row Level Security policies, and trigger-based notification systems for real-time alerts.

Technical Implementation

Web Platform

  • • Next.js 14 with TypeScript for type-safe development
  • • Supabase with PostGIS for spatial data and geolocation queries
  • • Interactive maps with detection heatmaps and species distribution
  • • Real-time alert system with trigger-based notifications

ML & Desktop Application

  • • .NET 8.0 Windows application for camera trap processing
  • • MegaDetector integration for animal detection in images
  • • SpeciesNet for species classification (2,000+ species)
  • • BirdNET for bird and bat detection from audio recordings

Results & Impact

2,000+

Species Supported

Automated detection

95%

Time Savings

In data processing

Real-time

Alert System

For rare species

The platform has transformed how conservation teams process and analyse wildlife data. What previously took weeks of manual review now happens automatically, allowing researchers to focus on conservation strategy rather than data processing. The integration with EarthRanger enables seamless workflow management for field teams and park rangers.

Key Innovations

Multi-Modal ML Pipeline

Unified processing pipeline handling both image and audio data, with species detection models optimised for wildlife monitoring use cases.

Spatial Analytics

PostGIS-powered geospatial queries enabling species distribution mapping, migration pattern analysis, and habitat corridor identification.

EarthRanger Integration

RESTful API integration with EarthRanger conservation platform for seamless data flow between detection systems and field management tools.

Row Level Security

Supabase RLS policies ensuring data isolation between conservation organisations whilst enabling collaborative research where permitted.

Conservation Technology Experience

Experienced in building ML-powered platforms for wildlife monitoring and conservation research.