Reference : The NOAH Project: Giving a Chance to Threatened Species in Africa with UAVs

	Document type :	Parts of books : Contribution to collective works
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Aerospace & aeronautics engineering
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/19305

Title :	The NOAH Project: Giving a Chance to Threatened Species in Africa with UAVs
Language :	-
Author, co-author :	Olivares Mendez, Miguel Angel [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) >]
	Bissyandé, Tegawendé [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)]
	Somasundar, Kannan [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)]
	Klein, Jacques [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC)]
	Voos, Holger [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit > ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)]
	Le Traon, Yves [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC)]
Publication date :	2014
Main document title :	e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries
Editor :	Bissyandé, Tegawendé F.
	van Stam, Gertjan
Publisher :	Springer International Publishing
Collection and collection volume :	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Pages :	198-208
Peer reviewed :	Yes
ISBN :	978-3-319-08367-4
Keywords :	[en] Computer Vision ; UAVs ; Threatened Species
Abstract :	[en] Organized crime now targets one of the most precious wealth in Africa, the wild life. The most affected by the poaching are the Big 5, whose survival requires attention and efforts from everyone, in accordance to his own expertise. Just as Noah (A patriarchal character in Abrahamic religions) was tasked to save every species from the Genesis flood, we envision the NOAH Project to (re)make natural parks as a safe haven. This endeavor requires efficient and effective surveillance which is now facilitated by the use of UAVs. We take this approach further by proposing the use of ICT algorithms to automate surveillance. The proposed intelligent system could inspect a bigger area, recognize potential threats and be manage by non-expert users, reducing the expensive resources that are needed by developing countries to address the problem.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/19305
DOI :	10.1007/978-3-319-08368-1_24
Other URL :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08368-1_24

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