Shark Spotting with Drones
Where Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning meet Marine Biology
Our Mission
Shark Spotting with Drones is a research project sponsored by the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo College of Engineering. Our project focuses on implementing a trained neural network to recognize and learn about sharks and other marine life in an effort to make the ocean safer for everyone.
Using drones to collect data
Flying drones over the coastline allows us to capture a birds-eye view of things we might not otherwise see in and around the waves.
Training a model to recognize sharks
Training a neural network with a sufficient data set allows the model to differentiate between sharks and other animals in drone footage.
Developing an interface for marine biologists
Making AI accessible to disciplines outside of Computer Science and Machine Learning.
Implementing this technology in the real world
This technology can be made available to lifeguards and marine researchers to make our beaches safer