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Posted by james.tolley 2 yearss ago
Hi,
I work with the Pacific Whale Foundation and we are looking to see if there's any way we can create a fluke-recognition system to support our scientific research and conservation efforts. We want to ideally create an online service whale watchers can use to upload their photographs of whale flukes. They would then be able to automatically see if there are any matches in our database, when and where that particular whale has been seen before, etc.
How feasible is this with existing open-source technology? The only currenly-existing piece of software (FlukeMatch) has not proven useful enough for us to use.
Many Thanks,
James
Posted by james.tolley 2 yearss ago
Hi,
Thanks for the response.
At this point, we're sure that fluke recognition is how we're going to be able to identify the animals. (And dorsal fin patterns, in the case of dolphins.)
What we're now trying to put together at this point is a system comprised of open-source software which we can use to process fluke images. We're not sure what algorithms would be most appropriate for this task, what software implements those algorithms, how to configure that software for this particular use, etc. That's where we're wanting some support if possible. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Many Thanks again,
James
Posted by Brian Dipert 2 yearss ago
James,
FYI the November 2011 issue of IEEE Computer has an article entitled 'Human Ear Recognition' that may be of interest...
I was able to find some research on the subject: www.norecopa.no/sider/fil.asp?id=405