Learn to recognize tracks of mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates on your landscape, and to interpret animal movement and behavior. The cybertracker tracker evaluation has two parts click on each one for descriptions and stories. Cybertracker software integrated for the use of tracking animals, birds, insects and other creatures in the animal kingdom through the latest in modern science and technology. National park suffered ongoing criminal attacks on visitors. Apr 09, 2017 louiss website is where you can also download his book the origins of science. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the animal tracks of southern africa. Posts about cybertracker written by louis liebenberg. Cybertracker gps field data collection system uncategorised. With cybertracker as the tool behind the science, liebenberg is making a significant and practical contribution to sustaining our environment.
He is an associate of human evolutionary biology at harvard university and a laureate of the 1998 rolex awards for enterp. Adriaan louw is a leading trainer of ecotourism guides in south africa, past chairperson of the field guides association of southern africa, and. In addition to being an author to various books, louis liebenberg is the managing director at cybertracker conservation and the chief executive director at cybertracker software. Cybertracker kalahari san tracker expedition with louis. Where it all began an excerpt from louis liebenberg on the cybertracker website. Kalahari san tracker expedition with louis liebenberg april 2017 and julyaugust 2017 over the last thirty years traditional tracking skills in southern africa have been lost at an alarming rate. Introduction to cybertracker by louis liebenberg our vision of a worldwide environmental monitoring network. Cybertracker conservation was developed by louis liebenberg in the early 1990s as a process designed to celebrate and employ ecological knowledge of indigenous trackers in southern africa namely the san of the kalahari in wildlife research and conservation. Free ebooks cybertracker gps field data collection system. Louis liebenberg is cofounder and executive director of cybertracker conservation npc and director of the tracker institute. Louis liebenberg is explaing how his invention, the cybertracker.
Yet the same brain that has been adapted for the needs of huntergatherer. Louis liebenberg designed the cybertracker to enable kalahari bushmen to record their observations of animals, but the technology has proved a highly versatile scientific tool. Cybertracker software has been developed by louis liebenberg with justin steventon. It is the most efficient way to gather large quantities of georeferenced data. I took this video during our field excursion in the bush at harmony seminar centre, outside windhoek, on the 27th august 2008. This followon grant has solidified the adoption, outreach.
An assessment system has been created and revolves around the identification of tracks as well as following animal tracks and trails in order to find the. He is also an environmental expert, researcher and tracking consultant for south african national parks and private nature reserves. Cybertracker gps field data collection system free ebook. Louis liebenberg explains the cybertracker youtube. Extended abstract a field computer for animal trackers. Liebenberg, louis, edwin blake, lindsay steventon, karel benadie and james minye. Cybertracker cybertracker allows san bushmen to gain professional qualifications recognising their tracking skills even if they cant read or write. Cybertracker is the underlying software that was used to develop naturetracker. Nate brahman, karel benadie, james minye, horekhwe karoha langwane and quashe uase xhukwe, smartphone icon user interface design for nonliterate trackers and its implications for an inclusive citizen science, biological conservation, 208, 155, 2017. Smartphone icon user interface design for nonliterate. He is and independent citizen scientist, or tracking scientist, an associate of human evolutionary biology at harvard university and a laureate of the 1998 rolex awards. The relevance of persistence hunting to human evolution, 2008 louis liebenberg. In short, this skill set facilitates knowledge on a remarkable variety.
This entry was posted in 2 cybertracker software, 4 the art of tracking, 6 conservation and tagged art of tracking, biodiversity, bushmen, conservation, cybertracker on 20150121 by louis liebenberg. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the origin of science. More than 50 000 potential users in 210 countries have downloaded the free software for national parks, scientific research, citizen science and education. Since 1985, louis liebenberg witnessed the steep decline in indigenous tracking skills in southern africa.
The complete naturetracker naturemapping foundation. Cybertracker is free to download, but the sequences belong to their designers. The art of tracking, the origin of science cybertracker. Cybertracker, which requires no programming skills, allows you to customize your own data collection application. Tracking science the art of tracking, the origin of. On the evolutionary roots of science and its implications for self. The origin of science the art of tracking may well be the origin of science. The origin of science cybertracker has grown from a simple hypothesis. Trackers reported data on gorilla and other wildlife in central africa at. A gps data tracker including many different templates.
He is also an environmental expert, researcher and tracking consultant for. Icons made by dave gandy, freepik from flaticon is licensed by creative commons 3. Runs a software company that offers an animaltracking program for handheld devices. Louis liebenberg and a colleague using the cybertracker to record evidence of an animals passage through the bush. Nate brahman, and karel benadie, james minye, horekhwe karoha langwane and quashe uase xhukwe played a central role in the field development of the cybertracker software. In the first, introductory section, author louis liebenberg explains how to identify and interpret spoor, and how to master the basics of tracking. Louis liebenberg is cofounder and executive director of cybertracker conservation. Louis liebenberg is cofounder and executive director of cybertracker and the tracker institute. Cybertracker gps field data collection system home. Background to the development of cybertracker and the role. He is an associate of human evolutionary biology at harvard university.
Users in over 30 countries have developed their own cybertracker data collecting sequences. Use cybertracker on a smartphone or mobile device for any type of gps field data collection. Pdf cybertracker has grown from a simple hypothesis. Cybertracker has its origins in an apparent paradox in human evolution.
On the evolutionary roots of science and its implications for selfeducation and citizen science 20. Cybertracker gps field data collection system about us. Cybertracker has been downloaded 3 0 0 0 times from noname 04apr2002. Citeseerx cybertracker conservation proposal to make table. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Jan 12, 2015 cybertracker is an opensource software developed in south africa designed to collect georeferenced data with detailed digital notation. The cybertracker training and technical support portal is an easy to follow step by step training membership site that will develop your data management skills using cybertracker. In a work of painstaking and wideranging scholarship, backed up by fieldwork among the kalahari huntergatherers, louis liebenberg explains how the art of tracking represents a crucial step in human evolution. Citeseerx cybertracker conservation proposal to make. Trackers reported data on gorilla and other wildlife in central africa at the time of the 2001 ebola outbreak. Cybertracker gps field data collection system free ebooks. Cybertracker by jose antonio sobreviela silvente on prezi. He is an associate of human evolutionary biology at harvard university and a laureate of the 1998 rolex awards for enterprise.
In december 1994 i went to thornybush private game reserve to conduct the first tracker certification. Persistence hunting by modern huntergatherers, 2006, louis liebenberg. Rhino tracking with the cybertracker field computer. Erica oversees nailsmas education and training programs, has a background in gis and works closely with cybertracker developers louis liebenberg and justin stevenson. Liebenberg successfully combined kalahari bushmen tracking techniques with cutting edge computer and satellite technology. The cybertracker story originated by louis liebenberg. The climate crisis and the potential extinction of up to a million animal and plant species may pose an existential threat to humans. Louis liebenberg, the originator of the innovative cybertracker tracking system, and rodney jackson, founderdirector of the snow leopard conservancy, both won rolex awards for enterprisejackson in 1981 and liebenberg in 1998. The development of the cybertracker software was funded by the european commission and conservation international and is available free on. Louis liebenberg explains how the art of tracking represents a crucial step in human evolution. Many of these trackers were unable to read and write but were exceptionally. The art of tracking may have been the origin of science. The conversion of the cybertracker software to android over the past two years was an unqualified success and cybertracker is measuring increased download and use of the software.
In 1990 louis liebenberg ran a persistence hunt with nate at lone tree in the kalahari. A fully modern brain had evolved at a time when all humans were huntergatherers. Liebenberg, louis, lindsay steventon, karel benadie and james minye. From its origins with indigenous kalahari trackers, cybertracker projects have been initiated to protect rhinos in africa, to monitor gorillas in the congo, snow leopards in the himalayas, butterflies in switzerland, jaguars in costa rica, birds in the amazon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cybertracker software integrated for the use of tracking animals. On the evolutionary roots of science and its implications for selfeducation and citizen science kindle edition by liebenberg, louis. Click on the link above to download the browser will download the file to your local machine double click to install. Free download provided for 32bit and 64bit versions of windows. Wildlife tracking evaluations in north america are administered under cybertracker conservation and were originally developed by louis liebenberg. The art of tracking by louis liebenberg 1990 3mb paper copies of the origin of science will be printed when there is sufficient demand.
Criminal attacks included armed robbery, assault of visitors and rape. The first is the cybertracker software developed by louis liebenberg at the university of south africa to enable bushman wildlife trackers to record field observations liebenberg et al, 1999. Cybertracker is the underlying software on the pda and personal computer pc, but the data collection sequence is a customized set of screens on the pda and reports on the pc. Liebenberg examines the principles of tracking, and the classification and interpretation of spoor under difficult conditions. Es ist kein normales fahrten lehrbuch, aber sicherlich sehr schoner lesestoff fur. Louis liebenberg explains how the art of tracking represents a crucial step in human. As a means to identify those dwindling few with excellent tracking skills, and to help rebuild a body of tracking knowledge, liebenberg designed and provided the first cybertracker tracker certification in the thornybush nature preserve near kruger national park in 1994. Aug 30, 2016 cybertracker is the most efficient method of gps field data collection. Home of cybertracker a c64 music editor by cyberbrain of no name cybertracker newz 10jan2003. Background to the development of cybertracker and the role of the. Louis liebenberg is the executive director and justin steventon the lead software developer. Louis liebenberg cofounder and executive director of cybertracker, louis is an expert tracker and the author of several books and scientific papers on the art of tracking.
Due to the remoteness of the area, the police and park rangers were unable to apprehend suspects. Sep 10, 2008 louis liebenberg and a colleague using the cybertracker to record evidence of an animals passage through the bush. Integrating traditional knowledge with computer science for the conservation of biodiversity. The cybertracker is an efficient way to gather large. Cybertracker gps field data collection system tracking books. We depend on donor funding to provide you with free software. If you would like to buy a paper copy, please send your contact details to this email address is being protected from spambots. Louis liebenberg author louis liebenberg is cofounder and executive director of cybertracker conservation npc and director of the tracker institute. The best trackers, however, are found in huntergatherer communities with oral traditions and who cannot read or write. You can use cybertracker on a smartphone to record any type of observation. Cybertracker workshop organised by the african wildlife foundation the illegal trade of animals for luxury goods, traditional medicine or cultural ceremonies, pets, entertainment, and even research is a major threat to wildlife conservation and welfare baker et al.
Sep 01, 2012 in addition to being an author to various books, louis liebenberg is the managing director at cybertracker conservation and the chief executive director at cybertracker software. Liebenberg is the owner of cybertracker software ltd. Louis liebenberg aus sudafrika war bereits als physikstudent vom spurenlesen fasziniert. Louis liebenberg is managing director of cybertracker conservation, an associate at harvard university, and author of the art of tracking and field guide to the animal tracks of south africa. Cybertracker is a 1994 american science fiction action film written by jacobsen hart and directed by richard pepin. Director of the tracker institute, which aims to develop the highest standards of excellence in the art of tracking. Only by tracking suspects and using the cybertracker to plot their movements, was it. Many thanks klaaste media for the filming of this presentation at the learning.
Click the links below to download the latest release of cybertracker. Since 1997 cybertracker has developed and distributed free software for smart phones and pdas for data gathering and visualisation. Aware, cybertracker introduction expert animal trackers play an important role in providing information on the distribution and behaviour of animals, which is overlooked by current surveillance techniques. Cybertracker conservation, a nonprofit organization, originally developed the cybertracker software for nonliterate bushmen trackers. Pdf smartphone icon user interface design for nonliterate. They used the cybertracker to record the movements and behavior of black rhino, a highly endangered species. Cybertracker, developed by louis liebenberg, associate of human evolutionary biology at harvard university and justin stevenson, lead software developer, is a participatory citizen science project. Pdf rhino tracking with the cybertracker field computer.
Louis liebenberg and kalahari trackers, title background to the development of cybertracker and the role of the. She has developed and delivered onground training programs to environmental practitioners, school students and across cultures and linguistics. Cybertracker requires no programming skills you can customize your own data collection application. This explorative practice reveals a hidden world of wildlife sign, and develops the ability to find subtle evidence of animal presence. Cybertracker is software from a south african nonprofit company, cybertracker conservation, that develops handheld data capture solutions. Cybertracker gps field data collection system our story. The cybertracker qualification is an assessment that was created by louis liebenberg after realising that the art of tracking is a skill and talent that needs to be recognised and validated. It stars don the dragon wilson with richard norton, stacie foster, steve burton, abby dalton and jim maniaci. The same year, the team developed the cybertracker a software that takes animal tracking to the cyberage.