Nature’s Ears
Detection of anomalies in the Cerrado biome through sound using IoT and AI technologies
PATHWAYS
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START
September 2022
DURATION
12 months
BIOME
Cerrado
LOCATION
Brazil
STATUS
Ongoing
This startup is developing technology for recording and analyzing forest sounds to detect changes in the ecosystem, anticipate the need for possible preventive actions on the property, or measure the results of good agricultural practices, contributing to cost reduction, better production conditions, and environmental conservation. Green Bug uses Internet of Things technology and Artificial Intelligence to monitor ecosystem sounds, transmit results to a database, and monitor any noise changes in the mapped area. The information is useful to measure risks and the scope of preservation actions, such as landscape recovery, the creation of ecological corridors, as well as good agricultural practices..
The data set enables analyses of general features in the monitored region – crop areas, pastures, conservation units, and permanent preservation areas – with short, medium, and long-term information relevant to farmers and, ultimately, to the scientific community and private sector as well. The data is collected by an electronic solar and battery-powered device with microcontrollers capable of running artificial intelligence algorithms, detecting and classifying events, transmitting the results to the web platform, and translating these sounds into numbers to chart the dynamics of each micro-region and issue early warnings about variations or anomalies.
The information is useful to measure risks and the scope of preservation actions, such as landscape recovery, the creation of ecological corridors, the installation of roosts, as well as good agricultural practices.
