What new to market tech has been helpful in your job?

Jan 15

Handheld FLIR. Makes quick work of finding raccoon babies hidden in folk’s walls.
InReach helps me feel so much safer in the field.
Cellular trail cameras.
P-style. It feels more sanitary than a kula cloth to me and gives privacy in a treeless environment.
Drones.
Virtual fencing for cattle.
Drones for herbicide application/fire/inventory.
Avenza with georeferenced PDFs.
Garmin InReach-super useful for texting without service/safety.
Ipads with ESRI field maps and survey123.
Pee funnel.
Teeny tiny MOTUS tags. We’re able to track free-tailed bats as they migrate south.
Heated vest and insoles for your boots. Much better than disposable warmers.
Kula pee cloths for field work.
Getting a kula cloth has changed my life for the better.
Chat GPT for my R-script coding questions.
Carhartt double knee pants. Amazing for walking through brambles.
GPS apps like Gaia or OnX.
A drone to better scan vegetation communities and identify restoration sites.
Blavor Solar Chargers are great portable field phone chargers.
Rechargeable hand warmers and heated socks.

What random skill has been useful in your job?