Cluey is being used in a rapidly growing number of countries across the globe to record data related to biodiversity, human-wildlife conflicts, (illegal) human activities, and related points of interest. Next to these themes, most (if not all) projects are deeply engaged with local communities.
To accommodate the needs of these and future projects and to facilitate the collection of data related to community work, we carried through a series of upgrades. In this email you read all about them.
Community work
Cluey now supports the registration of activities conducted for and with the local community. The design is based on the requirements of projects in 6 different countries. Nonetheless, we realise that some information might still be missing. If you think that's the case, please contact us.
The first version of the Community module works as folllows:
First, to record an activity that has been conducted, 3 mandatory fields are provided:
Activity type contains a list of themes, subjects and types of activities (what);
Beneficiary type describes the target group for the selected activity (for who);
Mode of engagement describes how knowledge transfer and other interactions are organised (how);
To complete the report of who participated and what was done and achieved, three optional data entry forms are made available: General, Finance, and Natural resources. Please check them out and send us your feedback!
Activating the Community work module
The new Community work module can be activated in two ways:
Go to Group information and edit the Selected tags. Edit the Selected types list and select the Community work option from the ObservationsTypesList (only group owners can do this). Note, for it to work properly, also select and modify the three mandatory fields Activity types, Beneficiaries and Modes of engagement. In addition you can customise the fields Agents and Land-ownership. Again, if any options are missing, contact us so we can include them for you.
Create a new group and (de)select the fields of choice.
Addition of new classes
Adding new classes (such as a species) to existing categories (such as Mammals) is now even easier and faster than before. Easier: you can load the newly added classes by simply pulling your group list. Faster: new classes can be added, translated, tested and released within a week.
Following request from the field, a number of categories and classes have been added. These are the most important ones:
Animal sighting / Animal health (healthy, weak, wounded)
Animal sighting / Cause of death / Caught in fence, Starvation and Hit by train
Point of Interest / Fire (controlled fire, crown fire, smoke, wild fire)
Tracking types have been expanded with the following options: on Fence inspection, on Perimeter track and on Snare Sweep.
And last but not least: the values of Actions taken can now be customised by the group owner.
Tips
Update your Cluey app through the Google Playstore
Refresh your groups list by pulling it. A turning wheel appears. Wait until it disappears again before you continue.
The Community work module is brand-new. If any values that you would expect are missing, we can quite easily add them for you. Just send us a note with a short description. If you can send us a nice icon as well, even better.
For group owners only: check the Selected tags in your Group information for new options per list that have not been described in these release notes.
As of version 3, the observation types that appear when you hit the Add observation button can be customised as well. Go to Group information, Selected tags, and (de)select the options you want in the ObservationTypesList.