Phones and drones to monitor endangered species

(Duke University) Conservation researchers have developed an interactive software tool called ConservationFIT that can 'read' digital images of animal footprints captured from smartphones, cameras or drones and accurately identify the species, sex and age of the animal that made the tracks, and even match tracks to individual animals.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 22, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news