Rich in forests and biodiversity, the Central African country of Gabon has long proved a fruitful testing ground for camera-trap technology. Snapshots of species once thought extinct in the country, such as the lion, have helped inform conservation policy, including the establishment of national parks and protection of vast swaths of forest. But the wealth of data generated means there are large data sets from various projects that researchers just don’t have the resources or time to sift through — which is why Gabon has also become a testing ground for artificial intelligence tools to aid in that task. Key limitations remain the cost of camera traps and the fact that many forms of data capture and analysis simply can’t be done by camera traps or AI, and still require human involvement.
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We would like to have trap-camera system before and after election as to identify snipers/killers in next 2023 presidential election in gabon.Thx!