An Integrated System for Wildlife Sensing

Abstract

This report describes the development of an integrated system for collecting visual data (video and still images) from an infrared camera along with registered sensor data (including GPS location) from an Android device. The camera is a FLIR BHM-Series product, and custom Android software was developed and tested using Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 phones. The user initiates a custom software app on the Android device, and then the user operates the camera as normal to acquire image and video files. After imaging operations have been completed, the user returns to the Android app and selects commands that cause image and video files to be transferred from the camera to the Android device over a USB connection. The app will then synchronize the image and video files with sensor data from the Android, and will store the resulting data in an integrated format. This system can be used in low-light conditions for detection of wildlife, and therefore has the potential to improve the accuracy of wildlife population survey efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 2014
Accession Number
AD1007855

Entities

People

  • Amos Abbott
  • Amos L. Abbott
  • Jeffry H. Reed
  • Jeffry Reed

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Application Software
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Host Computers
  • Infrared Cameras
  • Integrated Systems
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Students
  • Tablet Computers
  • Wildlife Management

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space