Trailcam monitoring colleagues- What do you do with your images once they're processed? Save everything? Save vouchers? Delete all images? Something else?
We process our images (ID and count animals) with two independent observers, with a 3rd observer as a tie-breaker for all discrepancies (I only include this to explain my confidence in the data already extracted from images). I've been saving all images with the thought that digital & cloud storage is relatively cheap and easy, but as we head into year 5, data storage is becoming more onerous. I don't foresee a time that we'd want to re-visit these images... but I don't want to be a situation where I'm kicking myself for deleting them years down the line. Looking for advice on best practices and/or data storage solutions. We're currently maxing out a mirrored 1 TB hard drive w/ cloud back-up (and we're non-profit so cost is a consideration). Duplicate 5 TB drives (kept on and off site) is a relatively inexpensive option, but I guess I'm wondering if folks think it's worth the effort. Thanks in advance! Shawn Clem ([email protected])
