Service Needs

Reference No.

N-0100

Title

A solution for auto-detection of wild pigs causing nuisance in rural areas using video analytics

Business Needs / Challenges

Wild pigs are common and widespread in Hong Kong, especially in the countryside areas.  Some wild pigs intrude into villages and urban areas in search of food, causing disturbance and damage to crops and personal properties. In general, wild pigs are secretive and wary of human contact. However, if provoked or threatened they may become aggressive and may attack humans.

To detect the presence of wild pigs, cameras have been installed in some blackspots to capture the images and videos which is being collected by staff periodically for manual inspection.  It was time-consuming and inefficient to identify wild pigs that were causing nuisance in the area by such means.

Application Areas

City Management
Environment

Expected Outcomes

We are looking for a solution that could automatically detect the presence of wild pigs and monitor their population, distribution and movement.  The collected information could facilitate the department in defining the corresponding management strategy.

Technologies to be Used

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Video Analytics