Case Study: The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences achieves faster wildlife data analysis and conservation insights with JMP

Biologists team up with citizen scientists to build an important digital archive of mammal population distribution

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in partnership with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, needed a way to monitor mammal populations worldwide and understand how human activity affects wildlife distributions. The eMammal citizen-science project generated large, complex data sets from camera traps, creating a challenge for processing, modeling, and sharing the results efficiently. JMP helped the team manage this analytical workload.

Using JMP, The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences was able to run PCA, compare covariates, and visualize results much faster than with coding-based tools. JMP’s interactive analysis and Graph Builder sped up conservation research, improved model selection, and made it easier to share simple, clear visuals with the public. The result was a more efficient workflow and broader engagement with science and conservation data.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Arielle Parsons

eMammal Project Coordinator