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✈️ 🌟 🐦Including air traffic controllers (ATCOs) and pilots in the loop of wildlife strike prevention Urban Air Mobility operations are particularly vulnerable to collisions with wildlife. Our team conducted human-in-the-loop simulations with ten ATCOs in the DLR Tower simulator to evaluate procedures to warn conventional and future airspace users of critical wildlife movements. The now published results show that, especially with increasing training, ATCOs can even improve their situation awareness and reduce workload when being provided with dedicated wildlife movement information. The duration of induced delays to prevent wildlife strikes were negligible which indicates operational feasibility of the proposed concept to enhance avian and aviation safety. 👉 Read more in the CEAS Aeronautical Journal: https://lnkd.in/ew5SyM9i or check out this article about a warning system to prevent collisions in DLRmagazin 169, page 24: https://lnkd.in/eppcT6Uh 🔍 #WildlifeSafety #UrbanAirMobility #AviationResearch

We are excited to announce a series of posts showcasing a project we completed with a government agency and Innovative Solutions Canada. This project highlights our innovative capabilities and what our technology successfully achieved. Over the course of a year, Open Ocean Robotics executed multiple deployments, including but not limited to marine mammal monitoring, security and defence, buoy assessment, remote and shoreline observations, anchorage checks and identification, partial search and rescue, IUU fishing, and multi-unit deployments. Throughout the month, we will be sharing mission highlights, technical capabilities, photos, and videos. Read the full case study here and stay tuned for the rest of the series: https://lnkd.in/eDvPQS2a

✈️ Story 22: The Day We Realized Our Wildlife Tracking Tools Were Our Greatest Asset 🧔🔧 🦅Visual inspections were once our main method for managing wildlife. It worked—sometimes. But on busy days or in low visibility, we found ourselves reacting instead of staying ahead. 🦅Everything changed when we invested in radar systems and automated cameras, giving us real-time insights we never had before. Now, we know where flocks are, where they’re heading, and how to act before they pose a threat. 💡 Top 5 Tools We Rely On: 1. 💡💡💡Radar Systems: Real-time bird tracking for early warnings. 2. 💡💡💡GPS Tracking: Monitoring migratory patterns to plan ahead. 3. 💡💡💡Automated Cameras: Capturing activity, even in poor visibility. 4. 💡💡💡Acoustic Devices: Detecting bird sounds during bad weather. 5. 💡💡💡Strike-Reporting Software: Logging incidents and mapping risks. 🦅These tools turned us from reactive to proactive, making our airport safer. 🔧 The right tools make all the difference. 👇 What tools do you use? Share how technology helps manage wildlife at your airport. #AviationSafety #WildlifeHazardManagement #BirdStrikePrevention #TechnologyInAviation #WildlifeTracking #AirportOperations #SafetyFirst

Alaska is pioneering airport safety with the introduction of "Aurora," a Boston Dynamics robot dog, to its team. Aurora's mission? To protect air safety by deterring wildlife from runways. Learn more about this innovative solution in our upcoming article. Stay tuned! #AirportInnovation #AviationSafety #AviationIndustry

🔊 Protecting North Atlantic Right Whales with Innovative Technology 🐋🌊 In a bid to save the endangered North Atlantic right whale, researchers are deploying underwater robots known as gliders in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. These unmanned vehicles, equipped with underwater microphones, patrol the waters for months, listening for whale sounds to track their movements. Kimberley Davies, Associate Professor of biological sciences at UNB, explains, "The ocean is an acoustic world. All marine mammals make sounds." This summer, the team added a third glider, enhancing their ability to monitor whales both by sea and air. This collaborative effort includes researchers from the University of New Brunswick, Ocean Tracking Network, Transport Canada, and Woods Hole Oceanographic. The stakes are high: the survival of the North Atlantic right whales. Each summer, these whales migrate north, now venturing into the busy Gulf of St. Lawrence. Here, detection of a whale triggers federal rules requiring ships over 13 meters to slow down to 10 knots (19 km/h) to reduce collision risks. Ships pose a significant threat to these whales; a vessel traveling at 25 knots is likely to kill a whale if it strikes it. Since 2017, at least 15 whales have died from vessel strikes, with 40 total deaths from various causes, leaving only 350-360 whales, including fewer than 70 reproductive females. In Canada, federal rules allow whale sightings to prompt fishing closures or speed restrictions for large boats. However, vessel strikes and entanglements remain critical issues. Earlier this year, three whales were killed by vessel strikes in the U.S., and several calves are missing. Entanglement in fishing gear is another significant threat, with recent sightings of entangled whales in Canadian waters. Kim Elmslie of Oceana Canada emphasizes the urgency: “Too many whales are being lost to entanglements in fishing gear and ship strikes.” The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is preparing a five-year Whalesafe Gear Strategy, aiming to implement lower-breaking strength and rope-on-demand fishing gear to prevent entanglements. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezfzeByA

FRIDAY FACTS: Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed into the sea after striking a gull. Since then, 795 lives have been lost to collisions between aircraft and birds (those that have been recorded!), not to mention the countless bird fatalities. As aircraft get faster, quieter, larger and more numerous, the risk of serious accidents increases accordingly. Every year, the aviation industry incurs damages worth billions of dollars. The team at Space Intel is dedicated to mitigating the risks associated with bird strikes and space objects re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Stay safe and informed! #WeSawItComing ✈️ #AviationSafety #BirdStrikes #AviationChallenges #Satellites #SpaceDebris #SpaceIntel

Interesting article and progress on bird strike mitigation. Thanks Philip Hicks for pointing me to this one

At ecodetect we specialise in using underwater imaging data to monitor marine wildlife. This includes acoustic imaging or imaging sonar data, which has advantages over optical/video data as it can be used in low light and poor visibility conditions. Using imaging data also enables us to detect non-vocalising animals such as birds, seals and fish (including the shark 🦈 in this video) when compared to passive acoustic monitoring. Contact us on info@ecodetect.co.uk to find out how we can support your marine monitoring plans #environmentalmonitoring #marinemonitoring

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and has become uneconomical since the advent of much cheaper, more sophisticated and effective electronic navigational systems.(From-wiki 😬 ) But presenting them as if they are helping the lost sailors to find their way, this map matches their purpose. This game of light and illumination prsents a unique way to serve both the purpose - to make the map eye-catching and to keep a symmetry with lighthouses' work. I took the help of John Nelson to make this. #ArcGISonline #GIS #Maps #USA #JohnNelson

The North Atlantic right whale, one of the world's most endangered whales, faces critical threats from fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes. In a recent mapping exercise, our team analyzed the average density of North Atlantic right whales (data from 2011-2020) alongside vessel traffic (2019 data) on the eastern US coast. Our findings revealed a significant overlap between whale habitats and vessel movements. Learn more at the link below👇 https://bit.ly/4dbMJOT At Whale Seeker, we're at the forefront with advanced detection technologies that not only enhance marine monitoring but also reduce costs and broaden geographic coverage. In collaboration with other members of the WAVS Taskforce, we are developing tools designed to minimize the risk of vessel strikes on these majestic giants. Learn more about our efforts with the WAVS Taskforce 👉 https://bit.ly/3xAln4D #WhaleSeeker #TechForGood #AI #SDG13 #SDG14 #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #SmartTech #NorthAtlanticRightWhale #MarineConservation #EcoInnovation #ProtectOurWhales #NARW #WAVSTaskforce Malcolm Kennedy