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Finding a project to join
A project allows a group of people to collaborate on managing installations within a geographical area. Hopefully, there is already an existing project close to the area you are interested in joining. After verifying your account you can contact the organi...
Setting up a Bird count monitoring station
After undertaking pest eradication in an area, you will see a decline in catches and bait take, however, another way to see if there has been an improvement is to complete regular bird counts. trap.nz phone app has a bird count function to help you complete th...
Setting up a Bird count monitoring station
After undertaking pest eradication in an area, you will see a decline in catches and bait take, however, another way to see if there has been an improvement is to complete regular bird counts. trap.nz phone app has a bird count function to help you complete th...
Understanding the bait-taken calculations
The bait-taken calculations can be a bit confusing to begin with, however, once you understand them it makes calculating the quantity of bait used within your project much easier. When entering records in the field, the bait taken is automatically calculat...
Exporting your Trap.nz app service logs
Occasionally, there will be an issue when out checking or installing your installations. These can be due to a number of things, such as not syncing your project prior to leaving network reception, syncing has timed out, the server being down, or a problem wi...
How can I tell the difference between the types of rats I catch?
Three species of rats are present in New Zealand and all of them were introduced here. Ship and Norway rats The ship rat (Rattus rattus) is the most commonly found rat in New Zealand and is the smaller of the two European rat species. It has a tail that is l...
Starting out with trap.nz
a) Create a trap.nz account https://trap.nz/user/register (it's a good idea to note down your username and password on your phone or somewhere handy) For video help click the you tube link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wslsQpLdKgM b) Join an e...
Starting out with trap.nz
a) Create a trap.nz account https://trap.nz/user/register (it's a good idea to note down your username and password on your phone or somewhere handy) For video help click the you tube link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wslsQpLdKgM b) Join an e...
LoRa Gateway configuration
Overview This document describes how to take an off-the-shelf gateway device and set it up to provide LoRaWAN network coverage to nearby sensor devices. The device used in this example is a Mikrotik wAP LR9 kit which operates in the 902-928 MHz frequency ra...
Integrating LoRaWAN sensors with Trap.NZ
This is a blueprint for projects to use to affordably configure sensors to submit data to Trap.NZ using LoRaWAN, a low power long range wide area network protocol. We provide three components. A gateway configuration document explains how to take an off-the-...
Remote monitoring overview
Trap.NZ supports the remote monitoring of devices (traps, bait stations etc) equipped with sensors. The sensors are typically small, battery-powered devices that detect the state of a trap (open/sprung) or the bait levels in a bait station. They transmit ...
Installing sensor traps
Sensor traps allow the trapper to service the traps when they have been sprung. This removes the time spent checking traps that have not caught anything freeing up the trappers' time. The steps to install a sensor trap using the trap.nz phone app are the same...
Downloading CSV files from your project
You can download your project information to back up your project files. The download file will show in CSV format Downloading installations To download records choose the type of installations you want the information for Step 1 Click on the installat...
Data deletion - trap.nz
There are many reasons you may want to delete your trap.nz account. Whatever they are, you can not delete your own account, this process needs to be undertaken by trap.nz support. The first question you need to ask yourself is do I need to delete my accoun...
Steps to help ensure your trap.nz phone app has accurate GPS locations
When using the trap.nz phone app, you will need to follow these steps to minimise GPS locations being incorrect. Please read the following link which explains GPS accuracy and why sometimes the GPS coordinates are not where you expect them to be. General ...
Project permissions showing as “pending”
To join a project you must first create a trap.nz personal account If you have applied to join a project, and when you attempt to access the chosen project it shows an error message “access denied.” This may be because your membership has not yet been appro...
Having problems after a trap.nz update
trap.nz often has updates, however, despite vigorous testing, sometimes there can be issues that are found after a release that is unexpected. Here are the steps to take if you find that your trap.nz phone app is not showing as you expect it to. 1. Access th...
Resetting the trap.nz phone app
trap.nz often has updates, however, despite vigorous testing, sometimes there can be issues that are found after a release that is unexpected. Here are the steps to take if you find that your trap.nz phone app is not showing as you expect it to. Exporting yo...