SeeOtter: Improving software for AI-assisted processing of imagery for wildlife surveys Active
Expanding documentation, accessibility, and flexibility of a powerful AI tool for wildlife aerial photo-survey processing
Our goal is to expand accessibility, repeatability, and documentation capabilities of an AI-assisted, wildlife photo processing application called SeeOtter, which is a protype for sea otter aerial photographic surveys in Alaska. These funds would be used to: 1) develop guidance materials for users, 2) enhance partner access by hosting the application on USGS supercomputer resources, and 3) update and maintaining code to facilitate use with species of conservation concern. We aim to expand usage of SeeOtter by incorporating the USGS supercomputer resources, which will host and process imagery with SeeOtter for multiple ongoing surveys of sea otters across their range in Alaska (over 2,000 miles) through collaboration with US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and US Geological Survey. Our secondary goal is to provide comprehensive documentation so that the processing is repeatable and additional entities can expand application of SeeOtter to identify other marine mammal and bird species.
Expanding documentation, accessibility, and flexibility of a powerful AI tool for wildlife aerial photo-survey processing
Our goal is to expand accessibility, repeatability, and documentation capabilities of an AI-assisted, wildlife photo processing application called SeeOtter, which is a protype for sea otter aerial photographic surveys in Alaska. These funds would be used to: 1) develop guidance materials for users, 2) enhance partner access by hosting the application on USGS supercomputer resources, and 3) update and maintaining code to facilitate use with species of conservation concern. We aim to expand usage of SeeOtter by incorporating the USGS supercomputer resources, which will host and process imagery with SeeOtter for multiple ongoing surveys of sea otters across their range in Alaska (over 2,000 miles) through collaboration with US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and US Geological Survey. Our secondary goal is to provide comprehensive documentation so that the processing is repeatable and additional entities can expand application of SeeOtter to identify other marine mammal and bird species.