A system for carrying out pest baiting, comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which is controllable to record image data over a predefined flight path, the image data being captured by an image recording device. A computer processing arrangement is operable to evaluate the recorded image data to determine pest related data associated with an animal species identified as a pest, and to subsequently determine a baiting program for eradication of the animal species based on the determined pest data.
BAITING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PEST CONTROL
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'APPATAGE POUR LUTTE ANTIPARASITAIRE
2015-10-15
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / A01M Tierfang, Tierfallen oder Abschreckvorrichtungen für Tiere , CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES |