Facial Recognition For Cows

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GPS, AI and facial recognition for cows: How new technology is helping to solve farm crime

Agricultural crimes, like livestock theft, can be complex investigations. The latest tech innovations could offer solutions to protect farmers and their stock.

www.abc.net.au

Another new form of technology that could help solve farm theft is facial recognition for cows, based on UNE research called Stoktake.

Dr Mulrooney describes it as "a version of Facebook for cattle", explaining how AI technology can be used to identify individual cows.

"It'll look for small variations in cow muzzles," Dr Mulrooney says.

"A cow's nose is as distinct as a human fingerprint. And so these cameras can pick up on that distinctiveness and differentiate one cow from another cow."

 

[Springrain]

Wow! I can't believe I've never heard about this before!

 

[fred&edna]

And, just before taking the pic, the photographer instructs the cows to... "Say CHEESE!" (Sorry, I can't resist a terrible joke now and then)

Seriously, great idea, though.

 

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GPS, AI and facial recognition for cows: How new technology is helping to solve farm crime

Agricultural crimes, like livestock theft, can be complex investigations. The latest tech innovations could offer solutions to protect farmers and their stock.

www.abc.net.au

Another new form of technology that could help solve farm theft is facial recognition for cows, based on UNE research called Stoktake.

Dr Mulrooney describes it as "a version of Facebook for cattle", explaining how AI technology can be used to identify individual cows.

"It'll look for small variations in cow muzzles," Dr Mulrooney says.

"A cow's nose is as distinct as a human fingerprint. And so these cameras can pick up on that distinctiveness and differentiate one cow from another cow."

I want to see each cow's portrait!