Image Recognition
Zhou is leading the two-year pilot study funded by the Queensland government through a AUD $90,000 ($70,000) koala grant scheme. AI could end the need for manual camera checks or use of identification tags and GPS to identify which animal species were using the crossings, Zhou said. “Animal movement will trigger image capture, with images transferred to a server at Griffith University, “ Zhou said. “Computer vision and machine learning systems will be used to process images, allowing for automatic detection and recognition of individual koalas,” he added. Griffith University said preventing koala fatalities and injuries caused by vehicles was one of the most important tasks for koala conservation.