
HARBIN, July 30 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring platform, aiming to protect wildlife, has been jointly established, local authorities said Tuesday.
The AI big data real-time monitoring platform, co-developed by the Feline Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) and HIT Big Data Group, is expected to support research on ecological systems, animal populations and individual animals through advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning and neuro-linguistic processing.
Internet of Things, big data and intelligent machine vision will also enable the platform to establish individual recognition models with main recognition elements such as animals' posture, gait, color and fur pattern.
Li Fuquan, an official with HIT Big Data Group, said the platform will be preliminarily applied to track and monitor endangered Siberian tigers, leopards and their prey. Forest zones in northeastern Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces and border areas between China and Russia are Siberian tigers and leopards' main habitat.
The platform is expected to provide cross-border services for wildlife protection, according to Li.
A database for Siberian tigers and leopards will be established to help study the relationship between the changes of ecological environment and the development of the species.
"Data can help us better understand wildlife, and more technologies are expected to be introduced to study and protect wild animals," Li added.
Fire brigade in Shanghai holds group wedding
Tourists enjoy ice sculptures in Datan Town, north China
Sunset scenery of Dayan Pagoda in Xi'an
Tourists have fun at scenic spot in Nanlong Town, NW China
Harbin attracts tourists by making best use of ice in winter
In pics: FIS Alpine Ski Women's World Cup Slalom
Black-necked cranes rest at reservoir in Lhunzhub County, Lhasa
China's FAST telescope will be available to foreign scientists in April
"She power" plays indispensable role in poverty alleviation
Top 10 world news events of People's Daily in 2020
Top 10 China news events of People's Daily in 2020
Top 10 media buzzwords of 2020
Year-ender:10 major tourism stories of 2020
No interference in Venezuelan issues
Biz prepares for trade spat
Broadcasting Continent
Australia wins Chinese CEOs as US loses