Remote Controlled Planes and Image Recognition Software Track Arctic Seals on Thin Ice

Photo by jomilo75 via Flickr Creative Commons In a first-of-its-kind project, researchers from Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, a joint venture of CU-Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are using cameras mounted to a remote controlled plane, called the Scan Eagle, to scan arctic areas monitoring seal populations as the ice levels decline. The project is keeping tabs on both the melting ice, and the animals to understand what impact warming temperatures are having on animals that rely on those … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Remote Controlled Planes and Image Recognition Software Track Arctic Seals on Thin Ice

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