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Trial update: rat detection rates 10-50 times better than trail cameras

We have continued the rat detection experiments recently described on this blog and have updated results to report.

Winners at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards!

Thermal camera 5-20 times more sensitive for rats

Authors: David Blake and Grant Ryan

David Blake is a contributor to the Cacophony Project and has been running an experiment to test the relative sensitivity of Cacophony Project thermal cameras to off-the-shelf trail cameras for detection of rats. It is well

Using Cacophony Project technology to find the South Island Kōkako

Every year there are a number of compelling reports of encounters with the elusive South Island Kōkako. This precious bird with a beautiful haunting song was once declared extinct but hope remains of finding it alive and bringing it back from the brink of extinction.

Hi-Tech Awards 2019 Finalist

Goodbye Huub, Hello GP and thanks everyone!

The Cacophony Project is fortunate to have many talented people helping to move it forward.

Trial results: AI heat camera is more sensitive and cheaper than trail cameras for possum detection

Radio New Zealand interview

Grant Ryan from the Cacophony Project was featured on Radio New Zealand's Nine to Noon show on Friday morning. The interview covered a wide range of topics with a focus on the origins and philosophy of the project. Click below to listen for yourself.

linux.conf.au 2019

linux.conf.au, the annual local conference centred around the Linux operating system, was held last week in Christchurch. Linux is the basis for almost everything we create at the Cacophony Project, and Clare

Piecing it all together

The Cacophony Project is an ambitious project with many moving parts. It can be difficult to understand what our technology does and how the various components of the project fit together.

Here's the high level parts of the project and how they relate to each other:

Authors: David Blake and Grant Ryan

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