Step-by-Step Tutorial

This Step-by-Step Tutorial will show you how to customise your own CyberTracker Application and how to view your data in a Table and Map and how to Export your data to other databases for more advanced analysis. 

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Get Started

1. Install Microsoft Active Sync Software (CD supplied with PDA or Smartphone)

2. Download CyberTracker Software and New Basic Screen Templates from www.cybertracker.org/software/free-download

3. Unzip the CT3xxx.zip file and double-click on the CT3xxx.msi file to install the CyberTracker software on your personal computer (pc).

4. Unzip the New_Basic_Screen_Templates.zip file and double-click on the New_Basic_Screen_Templates.CTX file to open the New Basic Screen Templates application.

5. Select File, Save Database As… and type in the File name and select Save to save the database in a folder.

To Create Screens

Screen 1- Start Screen

1. Open Applications, select new screen/custom template

2. To create start screen, select blank with title

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3. Rename screen Monitoring

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4. Select layout/panel, draw box in the screenimage 3

5. Under properties, select dock/topimage 4

6. Select layout/panel, draw box in the screen

7. Under properties, select dock/bottom

8. Select layout/image, draw box in screen

9. Under properties, select dock/fillimage 5

10. Under properties/image find image to add to screenimage 6

11. Select panels, add captionsimage 7

12. Select layout to see your screenimage 8

13. Go to file/save database

Screen 2– Observers

1.select new screen/custom templates/check list textimage 9

2.Rename as Observers

3.Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4.Under name, type Observer Name/enterimage 10

5.When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 3- GPS Timer

1. select new screen/custom templates/GPS timer setupimage 11

2. Rename screen GPS Timer

3. Go to file/save database

Screen 4- Survey Type

1. Select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2.Rename screen as Patrol Type

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Under name, type Foot Patrol/enter, Vehicle Patrol/enter, Spoor Survey/enter

5. when finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 5- Transect Name

1. Select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2. Rename screen Transect Name

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Under name, type the names of the transects/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 6- Start/Continue Survey

1. Select new screen/custom templates/Radio list text

2. Rename screen Start/Continue Survey

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Under name, type in Starting Point for Collection/enter, Continue/enter

5. when finished, select ok

6. go to file/save database

Screen 7- Type of Animal

1. Select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2. Rename screen as Type of Animal

3. Under properties, select element/.../clear

4. Under name, type Hoofed Mammals/enter, Padded Mammals/enter, Birds/enter, Endof Collection/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 8- Hoofed Mammals

1. Select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2. Rename screen as Hoofed Mammals

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Type in the name of hoofed mammals in your study area, ex. Moose/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 9- Padded Mammals

1. Select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2. Rename screen as Padded Mammals

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Type in the name of the padded mammals in your study area, ex. Cougar/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 10– Birds

1. Select new screen/custom templates/ radio list text

2. Rename screen as Birds

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Type in the name of the birds in your study area, ex. Song Sparrow/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 11- Type of Observation

1. Select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2. Rename screen as Type of Observation

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Under name, type in Sighting/enter, Track/enter, Sign/enter, Sound/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 12- Spoor Age

1. select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2. rename screen as Spoor Age

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. under name, type in Very Fresh/enter, Fresh/enter, Old/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 13– Total Count

1. select new screen/custom templates/ number keypad

2. Rename screen as Total Count

3. Under properties, select result elements/...

4. Under name, type Total Count/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 14- Population Count

1. select new screen/custom templates/number list keypad

2. Rename screen as Population Count

3. Under properties, select elements/...

4. Under name, type in Adult Male/enter, Adult Female/enter, Adult Unknown/enter,Subadult Male/enter, Subadult Female/enter, Subadult Unknown/enter, Juvenile/enter

5. when finished, select ok

6. go to file/save database

Screen 15– Habitat

1. select new screen/custom templates/radio list text

2. rename screen as Habitat

3. Under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. under name, type in habitat types, ex. Mixed Forest/enter

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

Screen 16- Weather

1. select new screen/custom templates/ check list text

2. Rename screen as Weather

3. under properties, select elements/.../clear

4. Under name, type in Sunny/enter, Cloudy/enter, Overcast/enter, Drizzle/enter, Rain/enter, Downpour/enter

5. go to file/save database

Screen 17- Field Note

1. Select new screen/custom templates/note

2. Rename screen as Field Note

3. Under properties, select result elements/...

4. Under name, type in Field Note

5. When finished, select ok

6. Go to file/save database

To link screens

Monitoring Screen

1. Select the Monitoring screen

2. under properties, selectthe next screen dropdown menuimage 15

3. select Observers

Observer Screen

1. Select the Observer screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen dropdown menu

3. select GPS Timer

GPS Timer

1. Select the GPS Timer screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Patrol Type

Patrol Type

1. select the Patrol Type screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Transect Name

Transect Name

1. Select the Transect Name screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Transect Nameimage 16

Start/Continue Transect

1. Select the Start/Continue Transect screen

2. Under properties, select Starting Point for Collection drop down menu

3. Select Field Note

4. Under properties, select Continuing Collection drop down menu

5. select Type of Animal

Type of Animal

1. Select the Type of Animal screen

2. Under properties, select Hoofed Mammals drop down menu

3. Select Hoofed Mammals

4. Under properties, select Padded Mammals drop down menu

5. select Padded Mammals

6. Under properties, select Birds drop down menu

7. select Birds

8. Under properties, select End of Collection drop down menu

9. Select Field Note

Hoofed Mammals

1. Select the Hoofed Mammals screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Type of Observation

Padded Mammals

1. Select the Padded Mammals screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Type of Observation

Birds

1. select the Birds screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. select Type of Observation

Type of Observation

1. Select the Type of Observation screen

2. Under properties, select the Sighting drop down menu

3. select Total Count

4. Under properties, select the Track drop down menu

5. Select Spoor Age

6. Under properties, select the Sign drop down menu

7. Select Spoor Age

8. Under properties, select the Sound drop down menu

9. Select Total Count

Spoor Age

1. Select the Spoor Age screen

2. Under Properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Total Count

Total Count

1. Select the Total Count screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Population Count

Population Count

1. Select the Population Count screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Habitat

Habitat

1. Select the Habitat screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Weather

Weather

1. Select the Weather screen

2. Under properties, select the next screen drop down menu

3. Select Field Note

Field Notes

1. Select the Field Notes screen

2. Under properties, unselect show next

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To Add Save Buttons

Start/Continue Screenimage 18

1. Select the Start/Continue screen

2. Under properties, select Show Save 1

3. Select the Save Target 1 drop down menu

4. Select Start/Continue Transect

Field Note Screen

1. Select the Field Note screen

2. Under properties, select Show Save 1

3. Select the Save Target 1 drop down menu

4. Select Type of Animal

Test Runimage 19

- We recommend trying a test run, simply by selecting the test run button

- Alternatively, you can download your application onto a PDA or Smartphone to test it out

NICE WORK!

Here Are a Few Add-Ons You Can Try...

 

Adding Icons 

1. Under properties, select elements/...

2. In the edit element list window, select choose columns and tick off Icon32x32,Icon50x50,

or icon100x100. select okimage 20

3. Under the icon column, select the blank space/... to browse icons

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4. Under properties, select attributes and the icon number you are usingimage 22

Adding a field map to an application

1. Under view select reportsimage 23

2. Select new view/map

3. If you are connectedto the internet, the default map will be Virtual Earth

4. zoom in on the area you wish to create as a field map. Select the field map button and save the map as an ECW fileimage 24

5. Under view select applications

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6. Select application properties/field map/... and choose the map you would like to use

7. The field map can now be viewed in yourapplication GPS triangleby selecting the GPS triangle inthe navigator bar on the screen

Exporting data to excel

1. Select the query you want to export

2. Select export view

3. select the folder you would like it to save in

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4. Under save as type select Microsoft excel spread sheet

Exporting table to google earth

5. Select the query you want to export

6. Select export view

7. select the folder you would like it to save in

8. Under save as type select Google Earth (Keyhole Markup Language)

9. If you are connected to the internet, you will be asked to launch google earth. Select yes

10. Save data on google earth under file/save/my placesimage 27

11. To view all your data, make sure that your time slider is at theend dateimage 28

Enjoy!