High performance machine learning models can fully automate labeling of camera trap images for ecological analyses
R. C. Whytock, J. Swiezewski, J. A. Zwerts, T. Bara-Słupski, A. F. Koumba Pambo, M. Rogala, L. Bahaa-el-din, K. Boekee, S. Brittain, A. W. Cardoso, P. Henschel, D. Lehmann, B. Momboua, C. K. Opepa, C. Orbell, , K. A. Abernethy
This paper develops a high performance machine learning model that fully automates camera trap image labeling for ecological analysis, achieving results comparable to expert labels in species richness, activity patterns, and occupancy.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2020 · PreprintEcology