To save its unique and rare birds, New Zealand is turning to AI and genetic research
New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be possible, unless new technology can be developed to do it. (Image credit: Yang Liu)
To save its unique and rare birds, New Zealand is turning to AI and genetic research
New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be possible, unless new technology can be developed to do it. (Image credit: Yang Liu)
To save its unique and rare birds, New Zealand is turning to AI and genetic research
New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be possible, unless new technology can be developed to do it. (Image credit: Yang Liu)
Alex Kachkine demonstrates the first physically-applied digital restoration of a painting using a color-accurate printed laminate mask.
5,612 damaged areas filled in just 3.5 hours — 66× faster than traditional inpainting.
The work combines engineering precision with conservation ethics, offering new hope for thousands of hidden artworks.
https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/159269#ArtRestoration #DigitalHumanities #ConservationTech #Museums #DigitalRestoration #CulturalHeritage #AI #Nature
GitHub - Vinonsan/Srilankan-Railway-Safety-system: A smart system designed to protect wildlife, particularly elephants and bulls, from train-related accidents. By leveraging real-time object detection and weather forecasting, the system enhances train safety while promoting wildlife conservation.
A smart system designed to protect wildlife, particularly elephants and bulls, from train-related accidents. By leveraging real-time object detection and weather forecasting, the system enhances tr...
If you could send/receive 100KB of data from anywhere on the planet via satellite; what would you send?
#conservationtech #wildlabs -- the 100KB challenge --
https://wildlabs.net/discussion/100kb-challengeFox on the Run—Cheaper Camera Traps Fail to Detect Fast-Moving Mesopredators
A paper looking at comparing brand new, cheap, and old trail cameras
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.70958
#TrailCam #ConservationTech #Ecology
Interesting alternative to using PIR for automated wildlife cameras, this uses a VL53L4CD Time of Flight Distance Sensor, so it can work with reptiles (cold!)
https://hackaday.io/project/192032-openthing-2-reptrap // might be faster than PIR for birds etc too?
#wildlabs #conservation #conservationtech
Openthing 2 - RepTrap
The Rep Trap idea is a hardware system designed to overcome the limitations and challenges of conventional trapping methods. Inspired by PIR sensors commonly used in wildlife cameras, the hardware system features a gate-like sensor arrangement, specifically designed for animals to pass through. Positioned with its sensor element facing downwards, the system incorporates a distance measurement unit within the sensor. This unit continuously measures the height below the sensor, detecting any changes in height. If you'd like to support the project and stay informed, please consider adding your email address to the list by visiting this link: https://www.open-things.de/thing-2.html#subscribe
“Cambridge researchers studying a forest in northern India have found that the technologies are being deliberately misused by local government and male villagers to keep watch on women without their consent.”
#ConservationTech https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wildlife-monitoring-technologies-used-to-intimidate-and-spy-on-women-study-finds
Wildlife monitoring technologies used to intimidate and spy on women, study finds
Camera traps and drones deployed by government authorities to monitor a forest in India are infringing on the privacy and rights of local women.
I released v0.0.12 of the species names dataset with updated Mammalia and Aves names
https://github.com/species-names/dataset #biodiversity #conservationtech
GitHub - species-names/dataset: Species names dataset
Species names dataset. Contribute to species-names/dataset development by creating an account on GitHub.
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