Abstract
Monitoring of the animal world is an important component in the development of world science. Observations of animals in specially protected nature areas are conducted year-round. The goal of the study was to develop electronic data collection forms for Survey123 used for ArcGIS application and to collect field data using this application tested during the field seasons 2018–2019 in the National Park Russian Arctic. Monitoring of the number of Arctic animals (white bears, walruses, seals, etc.) was carried out from the marine vessel and along the walking routes during the polar day by the state inspectors of the Russian Arctic National Park. The results of the application testing were the animal counting field data in electronic format taken during one flight of the 50 Years of Victory icebreaker, on the vessel “Altai” and during three flights of the Sea Spirit vessel. The total number of mammals obtained using the application during the 2018–2019 field seasons was 3,452 individuals, and the total number of birds was 14,457. All animal encounters are referenced by coordinates and presented on the electronic map. The Survey123 application testing during the 2018–2019 field seasons showed the efficiency of collecting animal data in electronic format which makes the data immediately available for processing and analysis. At the end of the field seasons, it was concluded that the electronic application can completely replace the hand-written register of animals.
Highlights
Disappearing white bears as well as others species of animals list on the Red book, course alward a man ecologically away people in the world
The Russian Arctic National Park was chosen as the place for the experiment of the application form for animal monitoring used in the protected areas
The total number of mammals recorded using the application during the 2018–2019 field seasons was 3,452 individuals and 14,457 birds (Tables 1, 2)
Summary
Disappearing white bears as well as others species of animals list on the Red book, course alward a man ecologically away people in the world. The conservation of the number of wild animals, in particular, animals listed on the Red Book, the control of invasive species in new habitats and the importance of biodiversity for maintaining the normal functioning of natural ecosystems are priority areas around the world. You can use the electronic application for the registration of animals. The paper format of data collection makes it difficult to further process data and analyze them The solution to this problem is to use applications that allow you to collect data electronically with automatic determination of geographic coordinates by Global Positioning System (GPS) for the data collection point. One of these electronic applications is the Survey123 developed by ESRI (Survey123 for ArcGIS). The application is universal and can be used in any field, as it allows you to create your own form with certain fields where the collected data will fit
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