WatchEDGE Experimentation Begins: Artificial Intelligence Serving Nature for Wildlife Monitoring

The experimental phase of the WatchEDGE project under the RESTART programme has begun. Wild boar, fallow deer and wolves were placed under observation at the San Rossore Park (Pisa) for the use case focused on monitoring wildlife by combining artificial intelligence, next-generation sensors and innovative connectivity solutions.   The aim is to equip companies and workers in rural areas — from farmers to national park managers — with tools to control phenomena ranging from forest fires to plant pests. In fact, WatchEDGE is developing a technology infrastructure capable of supporting surveillance applications based on AI image processing to create an efficient and sustainable system with potential uses in agriculture, forestry and environmental protection. In particular, the management of wild animals is a growing need, especially in rural areas, where they tend to damage agriculture and spread diseases among livestock. They can also damage the environment. For example, overabundant fallow deer can slow down or even halt the regeneration of the flora they need for food. The project focuses on integrating processing, storage and communication to create intelligent networks capable of processing data in real time as it travels over the network. CLIK HERE FOR THE PHOTOGALLERY