EarthToolsMaker

Open Technology for wildlife + planet

Developing Open Source technology to address conservation and environmental challenges for wildlife and the planet.

Wild Salmon Migration Monitoring
Conservation

Wild Salmon Migration Monitoring

The project monitors wild salmon migration to ensure the number passing through meets state regulations, addressing threats from human activities like fisheries and dams.

Bird Flu Monitoring
Conservation

Bird Flu Monitoring

Utilize drones for precise monitoring of breeding seabird colonies by detection of live and dead adults and chicks to determine survival and reproduction and asses the impact of avian influenza.

Early Forest Fire Detection
Protection

Early Forest Fire Detection

Democratize open and low-tech solutions for fighting wildfires, for the benefit of the ecosystems and the citizens.

Forest Elephants Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Conservation

Forest Elephants Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Conservation efforts struggle to monitor forest elephants in dense rainforests, with acoustic monitoring providing a promising solution via accurate, user-friendly detection systems that aid in population monitoring and anti-poaching efforts while mitigating human-elephant conflicts.

Bear Identification
Conservation

Bear Identification

Noninvasive technologies to identify and monitor bears, facilitating their conservation.

Human-Wildlife Conflict
Appeasing human-bear conflict

Human-Wildlife Conflict

Utilizing low-power technology to detect and deter bears from encroaching on Romanian farms.

Yohan Runhaar

Yohan Runhaar

CTO - ReefSupport

I am very excited for what is ahead, there is so much potential in the work that's been done. Your hard work and passion have really shone through!

Melanie Clapham

Melanie Clapham

Director & Conservation Scientist - The BearID Project

There is definitely a want and need from the conservation community to work with people like you, with your expertise, as the technical side to this type of development is often the barrier.

Thijs Suijten

Thijs Suijten

Co-founder & CTO - HackThePlanet

They really helped us by training a YOLOv8 model for our system to prevent human-bear-conflicts. He thinks along well, knows what he is talking about and is a nice person to work with!