Monday, October 26, 2015

Technology from Linköping will detect poachers – Swedish Radio

A new sensor that will detect poachers in a rhino park in Kenya is by and developed by the Linköping University.

Previously, they have developed an app to report about the rhinos’ hikes, but now a new sensor networks could also expose intruders.

– We intend to put the sensors in the park. There may be security cameras, infrared cameras, it can be a radar that detects pedestrians or cars going towards the park. These we connect with the app so that officers have a better location overview and then get alerts every time something happens, says Fredrik Gustafsson, Professor of Sensor Informatics at Linköping University

technology is being tested right now at both animals and guardians at Kolmarden Zoo. Within two years the sensors placed in the Kenyan rhino park, but the project has already attracted much attention. In late September, announced the Clinton Global Initiative that Linköping University has been awarded membership of the Foundation for its work against animal trafficking.

The idea is that the technical solutions should be used for different purposes.

– We have already received many inquiries from different countries in Africa, but it is not just about rhinos, but also that there is a big problem to protect such marine environments, forests and minerals. All the illegal trade in natural resources is a global problem, says Fredrik Gustafsson.

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