Anitra platform is a comfortable environment to store, visualize and analyze telemetry data and manage even very complex telemetry projects.

The tool is flexible enough to host datasets generated by transmitters of any brand (manual and automatic data feed) however some of the most advanced features are tailored to complement the unique onboard functionality of ANITRA branded GPS-GSMS transmitters only. The very core functionality serves as a device backend for Data Owners/Admins. Data owners can make their data available to other users or even make their data public in a simplified and secured way using an elaborated sharing scheme. Each user can possibly act in both modes (i.e. admin for owned or administered devices and viewer for data shared with him by others). Most of the platform functionality is free of charge and available to anyone. Only large data volumes might be possibly restricted or charged.

Log in/ Sign up screen of ANITRA platform available at https://app.anitra.cz/

AREAS OF FUNCTIONALITY

SIGNING IN

Sign up

Use the "Create new account" link on the login page: https://app.anitra.cz/ to auto-register yourself as a new platform user
- Use a valid email address as your future username /do not use shared or group emails/
- Enter your name /enter person name, do not use group names, numbers, and similar instead of personal names - important when working in projects with other people/
- Upon completion, an email with an account confirmation link will be sent to your inbox

Alternatively create a new account by using the "SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE" button.
- This flow will link a newly created account with a chosen Google account /you will not need to type user name+pass anymore/

A new user can also be created based on an invitation sent by other existing users /e.g. when sharing data or assigning data/project access
- in this case invitation/account confirmation email is sent to the new user

Sign in

Once completely registered you can log in
- either using your username and password
- or using the "Sign in with Google" functionality

Password reset

you can reset your password using the "Forget password ?" link on the "Sign In" form if needed
- for resetting the password enter your login address
- a reset password link will be sent to your email address

User/Person profile

You can modify personal details and preferences on your user profile detail
- modify your password if needed
- manage (add/remove) linked Google Account(s)
- adjust other preferences

MAP

A tool to analyze multiple Individuals in a single map

The functionality displays all the Tracked Individuals available to a user (both owned/administered and shared only)
By default an overview of the last positions is shown - the color of the point categorizes data by the last data update.

Filtering functionality below the map limits data in the map and in the right Tracking selection list by following criteria:
- "Search" (full text search across Device/TO codes/names/aliases)
- Species
- Last "X" Days (limits all the data showing specified last X days interval)
- Other: Tracking Status, Country of Tagging, Current Age

Map functionality

Map zoom
Full screen mode
Overview map
Map layers - a wide range of available maps
Show current user position
Map options

Last positions
Tracks
Waypoints
Night Points

Tracking details
- Track point details in the tooltip (note that more track point tooltips can be displayed simultaneously)
- Additional Tracking detail in the right TO selection list (including "Share" button for admins)
- Click through the link to a particular Tracked Object profile

Tracking Mortality Indicated by black/red symbols in the right Tracking side selection and in the tooltips

DEVICES

Device list

List of owned or administered devices (= hardware)
Click through to device details (profile)
Available device types:
- "Anitra": used for Anitra native devices, device functionality includes remote control of active devices in the field
- "Ecotone": virtual devices for Ecotone data, the possibility of the data feed from Ecotone web (available on request)
- "Ornitela": virtual devices for Ornitela data, possibly of data feed on Ornitela web (available on request)
- "Upload/Basic": devices created through Import functionality, any other tracking data, the user who uploads become Device Owner
Semi-automatic Device Status assignment: devices categorized into activity groups (archive, deployed, backup/stock)
System of warning messages
- Incorrect/Missing Device-TrackedObject configuration: "Device Code" followed by the black/red exclamation mark ( "!" or "!" )
- Mortality indication: "Device Status" colored in red and followed by red skull symbol
- Missing data last X days: "Last Device Position" followed by red question mark "?". The mouse-over symbol tells the last data delay.
Filter functionality: allows filtering your devices by criteria
Manageable through Filter manager next to the Search box, marked with icon
- Predefined quick filters, which cannot be modified (Missing data in the last 7+ days, Anitra devices only, Powered off devices, Wrong tracking configuration, Deployed devices, Mortality indication)
- Customized quick filters that filter devices according to specified criteria (e.g. Device list, Name fields, Device notes..), you can set multiple criteria at once
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- You can save your customized filter with the green "check" icon
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- "Eye" icon enables to pin the particular Quick filter into the Quick filter panel next to the Search box
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- You can turn on multiple Quick filters at once in the Quick filter panel
Device information (and configuration) is accessible only to owners/admins (users of shared data do not have the rights to see this data)

Device Profile

Device identification, meta info, status, overview, and admin management
Device data visualized on the map and on the timeline
Definition of tracked animal (create, edit, delete)
- Removal of testing/manipulation/storage periods
- Creation/split of device data into real tracked animals (situation when one logger was subsequently used for more than one animal)
Last known geolocation (DateTime + country etc.)
System of warnings
- Incorrect/Missing Device-TrackedObject configuration
- Mortality indication: red/black warning in "Last device Position" row (red = for deployed and currently tracking devices/black = tracking finished)
- Missing data last X days: red warning in "Last Device Position" row (warning active just for deployed and currently tracking devices)
Summary for related TO profiles including Mortality Indication symbols

Device Configuration

Users with admin rights can access the configuration from the lists and profiles using cogwheel icons. Note the configuration functionality is available for Anitra devices only.

Configuration is structured into three main areas of functionality

Configuration covers the following main areas and features
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- Data collection settings
  - GPS/sensor sampling
    - configurable based on both solar or human time)
    - comfortable day/night transition set up
  - Data collection triggered by activity
  - Continuous Activity Estimation
  - Dedicated Mortality detection functionality
  - Adjustment of basic data collection cycles based on location (Geofencing using Points of Interest (POIs))
  - Communication schedules
- Communication schedules
  - "Fixed times" - four fixed time slots a day
  - "Alternative schedules" - three additional comfortable data delivery planners
    - Human time: cyclic frequency + adjustable cycle sync start
    - Solar time: option of different communication timer during day and night
    - Data: communication can be launched whenever a defined number of records collected by the logger
  - One-off schedule: allows scheduling a single communication at a particular date and time (e.g. data to be pushed to the server while performing a field check)
- Storage mode management: allows to power off devices and configure timeslot for regular device/battery state notification only (i.e. device wakes up only to report battery state at predefined day hour each X days)
for details about the latest firmware version configuration see the complete configuration guide
for details about older firmware version configuration see the complete configuration guide (old)

TRACKED OBJECT (TRACKING+ANIMAL)=

Tracking List

List of owned Trackings (tab "my trackings")
List of Trackings shared with me (tab "shared with me")
Overview of all Trackings including first and last data
- Click through to Tracking detail/profile
- System of warnings
- Mortality indication: "Tracking" followed by red skull symbol
- Missing data last X days: "Last Data " followed by red question mark "?". Mouse-over symbol tells the last data delay.
Filter functionality: allows filtering your trackings by criteria
- Predefined quick filters, which cannot be modified (Mortality Warning, Last data warning only, Anitra devices only)
- Customized quick filters, which filter Trackings by set criteria (e.g. Tracked Objects, Name fields, Note fields..), you can set multiple criteria at once
- You can save your customized filter with the green "check" icon
- "Eye" icon enables to pin the particular Quick filter into the Quick filter panel next to the Search box
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- You can turn on multiple Quick filters at once in the Quick filter panel

Tracking Profile

Details of tracked object (= tracking of the individual animal)
- Identification (code, name, ringing, tagging, etc.)
- Info related to particular Individual (species, sex, age, origin)
- Info related to Start of tracking (including photo and file documentation)
- Info related to End of tracking (~ mortality/device failure)
System of warnings
- Mortality indication: red/black warning in "Last known Position" row (red = for deployed and currently tracking devices / black = tracking finished)
- Missing data last X days: red warning in "Last Device Position" row (warning active just for deployed and currently tracking devices)

Tracked animal data visualized on the map and on the timeline

"Share" button allows sharing Tracking to other Anitra users
Possibility to attach photos /documents related to
- Tracking start
- Mortality
Same photo can be shared by various Trackings

PHOTO GALLERY

Displays a complete gallery of pictures from all the Trackings (own and shared)
Filtering by main attributes

IMPORT DATA

Allows importing any other tracking data in the predefined structure. Currently, we support:
- Data in simple structure device-GPSDateTime-latitude-longitude-note (type "Basic")
- Ecotone CSV format
- Ornitela CSV format
"Upload" automatically analyses imported data and offers the creation of new "Devices"
Data for already existing devices are appended to these devices (e.g. allows a user to update data in the system by monthly update files..)
The user who uploaded data becomes Device Owner

CUSTOMERS AND INTEGRATION

visible only for users who act in the system as "Customer Owners" or "Customer Admins"

Customer detail can hold the definition of one or more integration connections (currently Ecotone and Ornitela data feeds supported)

Integration connection toolbox allows
- Create-edit-remove management of the connection
- Sending a request for automatic integration run
Review of the log of the service

iframe

Iframe funcitonality has been developed to visually share your ANITRA data. For more details see the complete guide for iframe

EXPORT DATA into CSV/XLSX/KMZ/GPX

places to export data:

Customer profile: full data for all ANITRA devices owned by Customer (available for CustomerOwner and CustomerAdmins)
Device profile: all data for a single device (available for all Customer/Device Owner/Admins)
Context menu from Device/Trackings list: all data for a single Device or Trackings (available for all Customer/Device Owner/Admins)

/* mass data takeout not available for people with shared access only */
Ref 1) Mass export ANITRA data on "Customer profile"

(Both CSV and formatted Excel sheet available):

Ref 2) Export data for one particular device

Export columns specification:

CSV file sample preview:

XLSX file sample preview:

DEVICE-TRACKED OBJECTS-MORTALITY

Anitra platforms data model is based on the following key concepts:

Device

Represents physical hardware device to which all the tracking and sensor data are linked
Allows storing info related to hardware (Brand, logger model, serial number, GSM no. etc.)
The device in the system can be created:
- By purchasing Anitra logger (the device will be created and assigned to Anitra Customer)
- By importing tracking file (csv, kml/kmz, gpx)
- Automatically by Integration (i.e. automated data feed e.g. from Ecotone or Ornitela panels)

Tracked Object (or Tracking)

Represents particular animal carrying logger device, a single device can be reused several times (in case of mortality of tracked object)
- Allows filtering (e.g. display, share) relevant subset of device data
- Allows attaching meta-information related to:
  - The tracked Individual (species, sex, age, ringing, origin, etc)
  - The tracking of that animal (start of tracking, end of tracking, mortality attributes, photos/documents)
- Tracked animal in the system can be created
  - Using "split tracking" functionality in the device profile
  - Using "create new tracking" functionality in the device profile

Device Data

A basic level of tracking/measurement information
Data are accessible through devices and their tracked object(s)

Device Status Management and Tracked Object configuration

For maximum benefit of a full array of Anitra functionality (data filtering, mortality warnings, advanced sharing, etc.) we highly recommend to maintain "Device Statuses" for your devices and Tracked Objects for your study animals up to date.

Available basic "Device Statuses":
- Backup / Pool:
  - To be used for spare/pool devices which are not currently in the field and are planned to be (re)used in the future.
  - New devices which appear in the system are labeled "Backup" status automatically
- Deployed:
  - To be used for devices that are currently deployed "in the field" and potentially sending data
  - There are 4 sub-statuses available that allow the user to configure Anitra behavior further

1. Deployed Active:

Known to be currently delivering data reliably and new data expected to be updated on a regular basis
Mortality notification should work reliably

2. Deployed Down:

Known to be still delivering data (at least for some time), but based on data received the device very likely not already attached to the target animal (shed/down logger, the killed animal)
Hardware to be either recollected or written-off
"New data" notifications could help investigate the case until the logger transmits data
After collecting all possible information and closing the case the device should be turned to "Archive" status

3. Deployed Missing:

Data delivery suddenly interrupted, last positions do not show animal/logger issue
"New data" notifications possibly used to notify on the restoration of data transfer

4. Deployed Problem:

Depending on the issue type the data delivery fails or some sensor data might be unreliable
Allows suppressing mortality notification as false or confusing warnings may be raised

Archive / Discarded:

meant for "out of use" devices (inactivated, suspended, finished) not expected to deliver any new data
Turning device into this state allows suppressing warning scheme
Allows to store and filter out archive data
Note that devices created through import functionality are by default switched to this state

Tracking EndDate

Device Statuses are meant to help to control active Loggers >> Tracked Objects (Trackings). In order to receive a meaningful warning, it is highly recommended not only to turn inactive devices to Archive but also to end related active Tracked Objects (Trackings) whenever the tracking in the field is over (i.e. you do not expect to receive any new data).
- Ending Tracked Object / Tracking is done by filling in date into field "End of tracking" in the Tracking profile
- "End Of Tracking" field leaves space for individual interpretation. For instance in case of mortality you can include the period when the tracked individual was alive only or you might as well close the tracking date later when the device was physically found and removed.
- Note that you can additionally enter more detail related to mortality event ("Estimated date of death", "Mortality Reason", "Mortality Note", "Mortality Photos/Documents/Reports")

Mortality warnings

Notifies on possible mortality in the last position of finished (archive) trackings
You can set the end date of tracking so that the mortality sign is displayed in your archive data (see the end date for the first two tracked objects in example no 1)

Warns on possible mortality detected in the last position of active trackings
In order to have relevant red warnings shown correct device/TO configuration needs to be kept by project admin

Note. the detection of mortality is currently based on

Anitra: dedicated sensor/accelerometer mortality detection logic
Ornitela: identical body position between subsequent measurements
Ecotone Activity column with a simple rule (Activity < 10) triggering the alert. More complex logic is being developed for Anitra native devices

You can find these last data mortality warnings on various screens of the Anitra platform:
- Device list (only Red warning for Active trackings)

Device Profile

Tracking List (both Red warnings for Active trackings and Black Info for Archive trackings)

Tracking profile

Map (both Red warnings for Active trackings and Black Info for Archive trackings)

Device Owner/Admins can freely switch devices from one state to another and modify Tracking end dates in order to achieve desired Anitra behavior

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