News

  • Ruru/moreporks automatically identified now

    by Shaun Ryan
    We have just released our automatic ruru/morepork identification software. This software runs over every file uploaded from a Cacophony Bird Monito...
    Posted in Bird Monitor, Cacophony Portal, Software updates

  • Slow processing of recordings

    by Shaun Ryan
    Just a quick note to let you know that we have noticed some of our videos are taking a long time to process. We've identified a few things we can c...

  • Improved mobile performance, new video player and battery alerts

    by Shaun Ryan
    The team at The Cacophony Project are about to release new features for the portal that is used for viewing thermal videos. The screenshot below sh...
    Posted in Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • Cacophony traps are catching lots of predators

    by Shaun Ryan
    The Cacophony trap testing continues and is catching lots of possums, feral cats and hedgehogs. This post shows some of those catches and shares some of what has been learnt from the testing.
    Posted in Interesting videos, Thermal Camera, Trap

  • Pestival on Great Barrier Island/Aotea

    by Shaun Ryan
    A summary of the Pestival hui on Great Barrier Island, April 2021.
    Posted in Bird Monitor, Thermal Camera, Trap

  • Thermal camera finds a stoat at Shakespear Regional Park

    by Shaun Ryan
    Shakespear Regional Park is an Open Sanctuary at the tip of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Managed by the Auckland Council, it is part of a group of p...
    Posted in Interesting videos, Thermal Camera, Trap

  • First footage of a wallaby crossing the Aviemore dam

    by Shaun Ryan
    First video footage of a wallaby crossing the Aviemore dam.
    Posted in Thermal Camera

  • Refurbished Lime batteries now for sale

    by Shaun Ryan
    New refurbished Lime scooter batteries are now available to power the trap and thermal camera, saving money and the environment.
    Posted in Thermal Camera, Trap

  • 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