News

  • Automatically detecting wallabies

    by Shaun Ryan
    150 years ago 3 breeding pairs of Bennett's wallabies were introduced to South Canterbury to start a fur trade. This has now grown reportedly to a ...
    Posted in Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • A comparison between bird monitoring techniques

    by Shaun Ryan
    A discussion of a research paper comparing human and automatic bird monitors.
    Posted in Bird Monitor

  • Introducing Te Kahu Ora

    by Shaun Ryan
    To reduce confusion we have decided to separate our thermal screening and predator work. Our thermal screening work will have a new brand: Te Kahu Ora
    Posted in Fever Screening

  • Coming soon: automatic calibration and face tracking

    by Shaun Ryan
    This is a quick update to let you know what we're working on. This functionality isn't available at the moment but is on its way. Automatic calibra...
    Posted in Fever Screening

  • Media coverage of our thermal cameras for

    by Shaun Ryan
    We've had radio, TV and newspaper coverage of our thermal camera efforts, along with a little bit of social media. Each of these stories contains s...
    Posted in Fever Screening

  • Fever screen update: configurable thresholds and more

    by Shaun Ryan
    The team of engineers at The Cacophony Project have been busy working on the software on the thermal camera to improve its functionality. If y...
    Posted in Fever Screening

  • Fever screening software update: improved usability and accuracy

    by Shaun Ryan
    The team of Cacophony Engineers has been busy updating the software on the thermal cameras that are used to detect elevated body temperature.  Here...
    Posted in Fever Screening

  • Adapting our thermal cameras to detect people with a fever

    by Shaun Ryan
    Two weeks ago one of our engineers asked if we could use our technology to help with the COVID-19 outbreak. A little brainstorming ensured. One ide...
    Posted in Fever Screening

  • Morepork/ruru in Karaka Bay

    by Shaun Ryan
    Automatic algorithms developed by The Cacophony Project have been used to find recordings of Morepork in Karaka Bay and Centennial Park.
    Posted in Bird Monitor

  • Updated Bird Monitor and Sidekick apps.

    by Shaun Ryan
    Two Android apps developed by the Cacophony Project have recently been updated: the Bird Monitor and Sidekick apps. Bird Monitor At the heart of t...
    Posted in Bird Monitor, Sidekick, Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • Cacophony Index back processing now complete

    by Shaun Ryan
    We started calculating Cacophony Index values for each bird recording back in December. A few weeks ago we made the Cacophony Index accessible usin...
    Posted in Bird Monitor, Cacophony Portal

  • Camera updates: new lens, AI on camera, and more.

    by Shaun Ryan
    I was recently asked what was new with the camera. As I looked at the work we had done recently, I thought it was worth sharing. New lens design ...
    Posted in Cacophony Portal, Sidekick, Software updates, Thermal Camera