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applied to an object tracker — the filter can
identify a specific type of moving objects or
abandoned items.” guarantee high quality results, the neural
network learns to perform customer-specific
tasks from on-site recorded videos.
The technology is available in the Intellect
PSIM and the Axxon Next VMS. The classic
object tracker detects moving objects or
abandoned items in the FoV, before it passes
the section of the frame with the object to
the neural network for analysis. Any objects
that don't match the defined type are
ignored by video analytics in that they don't
trigger an alarm. Glaeser felt that she needed to use her
knowledge and expertise within the industry
to help curb rhino poaching.
“This technology is applied to video that
captures high movement from interference
(i.e. beyond the object of interest), such as
trees blowing in the wind, light reflected off
water, traffic and machinery,” said Glaeser.
“I see myself as a normal businesswoman
but have climbed the ladder pretty high in
terms of this industry and have become
a sort of thought leader where people
approach me in South Africa all the time in
how they can use what we’ve done and how
they can apply the technology,” she said.
“Usage examples are alarms that are
activated when people appear in hazardous
areas of a facility, or applications that reduce
the number of false alarms for abandoned
objects in public spaces.” “I know there are a lot of foundations that
support the prevention of rhino poaching
but my main goal is to have safe parks
and nature reserves, so that when people
are travelling, they ask if this is a safe park,
do you have the type of analytics that are
protecting the wildlife and animals and
have the owners taken all the necessary
precautions to prevent poaching?
AxxonSoft has also implemented a process
for tailoring deep learning video analytics
to the requirements of a specific site. To “It’s an atrocity when you’re on the ground
dealing with this. We’ve now perfected
this and it’s working. We just need to raise
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awareness that the technology is out there,
through AI and Deep Learning and we’ve
adapted the technology and made it into a
smart park.”
Glaeser says her team has worked with
various countries within the Southern
Africa Development Community (SADC)
and the company is looking to expand the
technology into other parts of the continent.
“It takes a team to make this work,” said
Glaeser. “From the development team
at AxxonSoft Global, to the rangers and
control room on the ground, we all come
together to make these projects a success.
Furthermore, we have over 300 staff
members within AxxonSoft and 5,800
partners across the world.
“I do believe hunting has a place in the
ecosystem if it’s done for culling but to
just to come and shoot an animal because
their horns are very big and they’re going
to hang it up on their wall is not for me. I’m
not against culling if it’s necessary but I am
against shooting just for pleasure. Some of the
countries in Africa are third world countries, so
it’s about reaching out to them.” n
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