Name:
Acquisition of remote sensing equipment for interdisciplinary primatology lab
FiscalYear:
2015
Audience:
Arts & Letters, College of
Submitter:
Detwiler, Kate
Budget Manager:
Dimaggio, Kathleen M.
Project Manager:
Detwiler, Kate Madeleine
Dept. Chair:
Harris, Michael S
Local IT:
Topple, Gregory L.
Dean:
Johnson, Linda K.
Facilities:
N/A
OIT:
Bagdonas, Joseph A.
Year 1:
$ 16,995.63
Year 2:
$ 0.00
Year 3:
$ 0.00
Total:
$ 16,995.63
Acquisition of
remote sensing equipment for interdisciplinary primatology lab
This tech fee proposal is to purchase remote sensing equipment and accompanying computer workstations to support undergraduate and graduate student learning and research in wildlife remote sensing technologies. The remote sensing equipment will be deployed in West Lake Park in Broward County by the FAU Primatology Lab—an interdisciplinary research lab between the Anthropology Department in the College of Arts and Letters and the Biology Department and Environmental Sciences Program in the College of Science. The lab has recently launched a new project, the Dania Beach Vervet Project, to study the established population of introduced vervet monkeys living in West Lake Park, Broward County. The Fort Lauderdale-Dania Beach urban communities have considered the introduced vervet monkey population a cultural treasure for decades, yet there is no scientific monitoring of the population or management plan developed to intervene humanely when conflict arises between monkeys and humans. The FAU Primatology Lab represents the first academic initiative to develop a longitudinal research study on the population. The lab’s PI Kate Detwiler, and her PhD student Deborah Williams have acquired the necessary research permissions from FAU, Broward County Park’s Authority and the Florida Wildlife Commission to study and monitor the monkey population. Financial support is requested to purchase remote sensing equipment (infrared motion detection cameras, GIS devices, and remote bioacoustics monitoring systems), in addition to two computers (one field laptop for data collection, and one desktop workstation for data storage, processing and analysis).
This tech fee
proposal meets the pillars and platforms of FAU’s 2015-2015 Strategic Plan
directly by providing new learning and research opportunities in remote sensing
and automation technologies, as well as training in metadata storage,
processing and analysis for undergraduate students from multiple departments
and two colleges across the Boca Raton campus. Undergraduate students participating
in the Primatology Lab for DIS credit or as volunteer interns are currently
from the Departments of Anthropology, Biology, Psychology, as well as FAU High
School and FAU’s undergraduate pre-Veterinary Club. The equipment will also
facilitate graduate student research in the Departments of Anthropology, Biology,
and Environmental Sciences Program. The Primatology Lab is currently recruiting
a new Anthropology MA student, and is already supporting a PhD student in
Biology (Williams), and MSc student in the Environmental Sciences Program.
Furthermore, the remote sensing equipment will support FAU’s initiative to
provide students new opportunities to directly engage with the South Florida
community. Since the monkeys escaped into West Lake Park in the late 1940s,
there has been a collective action by the Dania Beach and Fort Lauderdale urban
communities to protect the monkeys, which have become a local cultural
phenomenon. In the past four months, the FAU Primatology Lab’s research with
the monkeys has been featured twice on local news broadcasts (CBS 12 and Miami
News 7), once in the Sun Sentinel, and a new article coming out in the January
issue of the Fort Lauderdale Magazine. The funds to purchase the cameras,
bioacoustics systems, GIS devices, and computers are not available from any
other source, and will allow the students to move quickly into remote sensing
of the population.
3-Year Protection Plus Warranty Upgrade $250.00
CF-VZSU0PW Spare Long-life Battery $145.00
Quotes from BuyTough, Mooring Tech, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia, http://mooringtech.com/products/custom-built-toughbook-54
For the megadata store, processed and analyzed in the lab, which will be generated from the bioacoustic monitors, GPS devices, and cameras, the lab requires a Dell Precision Tower 5810 XCTO Base (210-ACQM), 16GB (4x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM ECC (370-ABUO), US English Dell QuietKey USB Keyboard Black (580-AADG), 1GB nVidea NVS 315 (DMS59( (DMS59-udal DVI adapter) (ULGA12) (490-BBWX), 500GB 3.5inch Serial ATA (7,200 Rpm) Hard Drive Fixed Precision Workstation (400-AAWR). $1,591.49
Dell 27 Monitor P2714H. $399.99
Quotes from Dell representative , no sales tax included. http://www.dell.com/en-us/
Lock for computer $80.00
Surge Protector for computer $35.00
8.
$3,396.00 – 4 Remote bioacoustic monitoring
stystems SM4
$2,199.80 – 20 Remote camera stations Bushnell
12MP Trophy Camera HD
$2,369.94 – 6 Wireless remote Camera stations CovertCode Black 3G
$299.99 – 1 Garmin GPS handheld receiver GPSMAP
64S
$336.44 – 26 Memory
Cards (32GB SDHC)
$159.12 – 4 memory cards (64GB)
$559.96 – 4 sets of Energizer AA Lithium Battery
(80 package)
$128.16 – 6 Master Lock Python Locking Cables
$299.80 – 20 Rotating trail camera holders
$608.00 – 8 Sets of 4 9,500mAh D rechargeable
batteries
$220.00 – 2 Battery chargers (D rechargeable batteries)
$315.00 – 3 Sets Energizer AA
Lithium Battery (60 package)
$180.00 – 6 AT&T Sim Cards (Start up)
$300.00 – 12 AT&T Sim Cards (90 day service
per card)
Computer equipment accessories $54.99 – 1 WD 1TB My Passport Ultra External HD
USB 3.0 $35.00 – WD Passport Nomad Rugged Case
Fiscal Year 1 | Fiscal Year 2 | Fiscal Year 3 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hardware One-Time | $ 5,151.48 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 5,151.48 |
Hardware Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Software One-time | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Software Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Personnel One-time | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Personnel Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Other One-time | $ 11,844.15 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 11,844.15 |
Other Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Totals | $ 16,995.63 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 16,995.63 |
Filename | Size | Description |
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bioacoustic_monitoring_systems.pdf | 115,877b | |
dell_monitor.pdf | 121,476b | |
dell_precision_quote.pdf | 108,024b | |
TechFeeBudget_detwiler2015.xlsx | 12,463b |