[Forest-list] 2014-07-20 NRMI: This Issue: GPS-Enabled Camera for Field Work and Some Other Good Things.

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2014-07-20**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*//**/GPS-Enabled Camera for Field Work/*and Some Other Good 
Things.

*GPS-ENABLED CAMERA FOR FIELD WORK *-- Last month a list member inquired 
about reliable and affordably-priced GPS-enabled digital cameras. Here 
are some related sites to check out.

Anderson, Sean. 2013. *Nikon Coolpix S9500 review - Nikon compact packs 
in the features and zooms with style.* 
<http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/compact-cameras/nikon-coolpix-s9500-1150871/review>**Techradar.cameras

Bobbitt, Rick. 2009. *Photographers Have Several Camera Options for 
Geotagging Pictures with GPS Points* 
<http://www.directionsmag.com/articles/photographers-have-several-camera-options-for-geotagging-pictures-with-gps-/122479>. 
Directions Mag.

Burian, Peter K. 2011. *How Do GPS Devices for Digital Cameras Work?* 
<http://insights.betterphoto.com/2011/03/how-do-gps-devices-for-digital-cameras-work-.html>Betterphoto 
Instructor Insights.

*Camera & GPS Requirements & Recommendations* 
<http://www.geospatialexperts.com/req.php>. Geospatial Experts.

Chambers, Lloyd. 2012. *Field Test: GPS Units from Canon & Nikon* 
<http://phototechmag.com/field-test-gps-units-from-canon-nikon/>. 
Phototech Mag.

Coxworth, Ben 2013.2013 *Actioncam Comparison Guide.* 
<http://www.gizmag.com/2013-actioncam-comparison-guide/30064/>Gizmag.

Crisp, Simon. 2013. *The best compact cameras of 2013.* 
<http://www.gizmag.com/compact-camera-comparison-guide/29804/>Gizmag.

Cusick, Joel. 2009. *Sony A55 DSLR Camera - Guest Review* 
<http://www.spatial-ed.com/gps-enabled-photos.html>. Soatuak-Ed.com.

Dewi, Sonlya; Ekadinata, Andree. N.d. *Ground-truthing protocol - 
Landscape Mosaics.* 
<http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/GoogleDocs/FPP_Mapper/groundtruth_protocol.pdf>CIFOR-ICRAF 
Biodiversity Platform. 10 p.

*Easiest way to add GPS lat/long to photos in field.* 
<http://kk.org/cooltools/ask/questions/1277/easiest-way-to-add-gps-latlong-to-photos-in-field>CoolTools.

ESRI. 2010. *GPS Enabled Cameras* 
<http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/2868-GPS-Enabled-Cameras>. ArcGIS 
Resources.

Goldstein, Mark. 2013. *Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 Review* 
<http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_dmc_tz40_review>. Photography 
Blog.

*GPS and Geotagging* 
<http://www.jetphotosoft.com/web/manual_jpstudio_mac/gps.html>**

*GPS: In your Smartphone or to Check Out* 
<http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/gis/manual/gps/>**

Hansen, Eric. 2013. *The Best GPS For The Wild* 
<http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-gps-for-the-wild/>*. *The 
Wirecutter.**

Hostetter, Kirstin. 2012. *Real GPS Unit vs. Smartphone GPS* 
<http://www.backpacker.com/gear/ask_kristin/319>. Backpacker.

*LUMIX TS5: WiFi Enabled Lifestyle Tough Camera* 
<http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/DMC-TS5D>**

Mattix, Michele. *5 Things to Consider for Integrating GPS and GIS.* 
<http://www.geomattix.com/blog/5-things-to-consider-for-integrating-gps-and-gis/>**

Morley, Matthew. 2013. *Reviewed: Nikon COOLPIX AW110 GPS-Enabled 
Digital Camera* 
<http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/nikon-aw110-review-gz9227.php>. 
PocketGPSWorld.com

Motorola. 2008. *Reduce costs and improve efficiency in government 
applications with imaging* 
<http://www.motorolasolutions.com/web/Business/Solutions/Industry%20Solutions/Human%20Services/Images/Static%20Files/MC75_Government_Imaging_Application_Brief.pdf>. 
8 p.

Nielsen, R.L. 2010.*A Practical Guide to On-Farm Research* 
<http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/onfarmresearch.pdf>. 
Corny News Network. 10 p.

*Panasonic Lumix TZ40 / ZS30 review* 
<http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_TZ40_ZS30/>. 
Camera Labs.

Pawlowicz, Leszek. 2010. *A Cheap "GeoPad" -- Putting Together An 
Affordable Field-Capable GIS/GPS Workstation* 
<http://freegeographytools.com/2010/a-cheap-geopad-putting-together-an-affordable-field-capable-gisgps-workstation>. 
Free Geography Tools.

Ragab, Ayman F.; Ragheb, Ahmed E. 2010. *Efficiency Evaluation of 
Processed Photogrammetric Data Captured by GPS Digital Camera* 
<http://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj8%284%2910/5.pdf>. World Applied Sciences 
Journal 8 (4): 414-421.

Ragheb, A.E.; Ragab, A.F. 2011. *GPS enabled digital photogrammetry for 
3D earth modeling* 
<http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/2011/Gi4DM/PDF/OP72.pdf>. 6 p.

Rowse, Darren. N.d. *How to Geotag Images* 
<http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-geotag-images/>. DPS

Schurman, Kyle.n.d. *Best Wi-Fi Cameras.* 
<http://cameras.about.com/od/reviews/tp/best-wi-fi-cameras.htm>About.com 
Digital Cameras.

Staff. 2013. *Digital camera buying guide.* 
<http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/digital-cameras/buying-guide.htm>Consumer 
Reports.org.

*Tablets and Notebooks* <http://www.datadirections.biz/TabletPCs.htm>**

*Tactical GPS Cameras.* <http://www.geotacticalsolutions.com/>**

Thiem, Hannah; Sanchez, Vincent. 2011. *The Best GPS For The Wild* 
<http://photo.net/equipment/sony/>. Photo.net.

Trimble. *Differentiating between recreational and professional grade 
GPS receivers* 
<http://www.clintoncountyohgis.org/Metadata/Difference%20between%20recreational%20and%20professional%20grade%20gps%20recievers.pdf>. 
White Paper. 15 p.

*Where 'Geo' Meets 'Photo' -- Unlock the Power of Photo Mapping* 
<http://www.photomappingsoftware.com/geojot-photo-mapping>**

Wood, Steve. 2014. *GPS Receivers: How to Choose* 
<http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/gps-receiver.html>. REI**

*SOME PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

Kant, Shashi, Alavalapati, Janaki 2014. *Handbook of Forest Resource 
Economics. <http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415623247/>* 
Routledge. 560 p. Book Description.

Li, Xiaodong et al. 2014. *A spatial--temporal Hopfield neural network 
approach for super-resolution land cover mapping with multi-temporal 
different resolution remotely sensed images 
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.03.013>*. ISPRS Journal 93: 
76-87. Abstract.

Lu, Xingcheng et al. 2014. *A bottom-up approach to segment individual 
deciduous trees using leaf-off lidar point cloud data 
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.03.014>*. ISPRS Journal 94: 
1-12. Abstract.

Lund, H.G. 2014. *What is a forest? Definitions do make a difference - 
An example from Turkey 
<http://eurasscience.com/ejatd/article/view/1007000044/5000013403>. 
*Avrasya Terim Dergisi 2(1):1-8

Mascia, M.B., et al. 2014. *Commonalities and complementarities among 
approaches to conservation monitoring and evaluation 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320713003960>*. 
Biol. Conserv. 169:258-267. Listing

Mascia, M.B., et al. 2014. *Protected area downgrading; downsizing, and 
degazettement (PADDD) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the 
Caribbean, 1900-2010* 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000632071300400X>*. 
*Biol. Conserv. 169:355-361. Abstract.

Mashayekhi, M., et al. 2014. *A machine learning approach to investigate 
the reasons behind species extinction 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S157495411400017X>*. 
Ecol. Inform. 20:58-66. Abstract.

Mastrangelo, M.E., et al.. 2014. *Psycho-social factors influencing 
forest conservation intentions on the agricultural frontier. 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/conl.12033/abstract>* 
Conserv. Lett. 7(2):103-110. Abstract.

Ménard, N., et al.. 2014. *How tourism and pastoralism influence 
population demographic changes in a threatened large mammal species 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acv.12063/abstract>*. Anim. 
Conserv. 17(2):115-124. Abstract.

Rana, Parvez et al. 2014. *Effect of field plot location on estimating 
tropical forest above-ground biomass in Nepal using airborne laser 
scanning data. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.04.012>* 
ISPRS Journal 94: 55-62. Abstract.

Ranius, T., et al. 2014. *Dead wood creation to compensate for habitat 
loss from intensive forestry <http://pub.epsilon.slu.se/11008/>*. Biol. 
Conserv. 169:277-284. Abstract.

Räsänen, Aleksi, et al. 2014. *Coupling high-resolution satellite 
imagery with ALS-based canopy height model and digital elevation model 
in object-based boreal forest habitat type classification 
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.05.003>*. ISPRS Journal 94: 
169-182. Abstract.

Roccnini, Duccio ed. 2010. *Ecological Status and Change by Remote 
Sensing 
<http://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/eco_rs>*. 
Remote Sensing Special Issue.

Silva, J.P., et al. 2014. *A spatially explicit approach to assess the 
collision risk between birds and overhead power lines: a case study with 
the little bustard. 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320713004473> 
*Biol. Conserv. 170:256-263. Abstract.

Snäll, T., et al. 2014. *Evaluating temporal variation in Citizen 
Science Data against temporal variation in the environment. 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.00544.x/abstract>* 
Ecography 37(3):293-300. Abstract.

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