Press Release, 26.05.2022 Trials in using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify species of trees and other plants, from photographs taken by on-train cameras, have proven
In 1992, Polish forests were facing unprecedented levels of death amongst European ash. Ecologists were discovering trees with wilting black leaves and dark lesions growing
At the start of 2020 we didn’t know if it would be possible to collect images of the required quality for an AI based approach
First run of vehicle and camera system for collecting footage and generating training data.
A trial to see whether or not AI can be used to detect the presence of invasive non-native species has started. Dr Tom August from UKCEH and Amjad Karim from Keen AI discuss how it will work and its benefits.
Keen AI, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) and Time-Lapse Systems are using their expertise in machine vision, environmental research and image capture to help identify invasive plant species in the UK.