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| author | Romlein, Adam Hou, Benjamin X. Boss, Yuval Christman, Cynthia L. Koslovsky, Stacie Moreland, Erin E. Parham, Jason Hoogs, Anthony |
| author_facet | Romlein, Adam Hou, Benjamin X. Boss, Yuval Christman, Cynthia L. Koslovsky, Stacie Moreland, Erin E. Parham, Jason Hoogs, Anthony |
| contents | We introduce KAMERA: a comprehensive system for multi-camera, multi-spectral synchronization and real-time detection of seals and polar bears. Utilized in aerial surveys for ice-associated seals in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas around Alaska, KAMERA provides up to an 80% reduction in dataset processing time over previous methods. Our rigorous calibration and hardware synchronization enable using multiple spectra for object detection. All collected data are annotated with metadata so they can be easily referenced later. All imagery and animal detections from a survey are mapped onto a world plane for accurate surveyed area estimates and quick assessment of survey results. We hope KAMERA will inspire other mapping and detection efforts in the scientific community, with all software, models, and schematics fully open-sourced. |
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| spellingShingle | KAMERA: Enhancing Aerial Surveys of Ice-associated Seals in Arctic Environments Romlein, Adam Hou, Benjamin X. Boss, Yuval Christman, Cynthia L. Koslovsky, Stacie Moreland, Erin E. Parham, Jason Hoogs, Anthony Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition We introduce KAMERA: a comprehensive system for multi-camera, multi-spectral synchronization and real-time detection of seals and polar bears. Utilized in aerial surveys for ice-associated seals in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas around Alaska, KAMERA provides up to an 80% reduction in dataset processing time over previous methods. Our rigorous calibration and hardware synchronization enable using multiple spectra for object detection. All collected data are annotated with metadata so they can be easily referenced later. All imagery and animal detections from a survey are mapped onto a world plane for accurate surveyed area estimates and quick assessment of survey results. We hope KAMERA will inspire other mapping and detection efforts in the scientific community, with all software, models, and schematics fully open-sourced. |
| title | KAMERA: Enhancing Aerial Surveys of Ice-associated Seals in Arctic Environments |
| topic | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19129 |