SEPG 2057 - Date Awarded 2002
Developing and testing a tool for the automation of image analysis for the monitoring of fur seals
Dr. K. Lebart, A. Olmos, Dr. S. K. Hooker, D. Redpath
Abstract
Researchers in the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University investigate the nature of sub-surface behavior of fur seals by analysing photos taken by depth triggered cameras mounted on seal heads. This generates each year a vast amount (20000+) of images to be analysed. The process is typically carried out manually, and is very consuming on expert time.
The Small Project presented here tackled the development of a suitable Graphical User Interface to support the scientists in this task. On top of integrating the tools required for the manual labelling, the interface further enables the integration of automated recognition algorithms as plug-ins. The system was delivered to the SMRU in June 03.
The tangible benefit brought about by the project has been to significantly speed up the image review and labelling process through the use of the interface for manual labelling for the spring 2003 data collection.
Future directions for this work should tackle a further automation of the task. The development of suitable algorithms to automate the classification was beyond the scope of the project, but is an ongoing task in the Oceans Systems Lab. Their integration in the system presents a huge speed-up potential as well as scope for improving the objectivity and repeatability of the labelling.
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