Assessing Physical Activity of Farm Animals with a Proxy Measure from Wearable Devices

Kyle Winfree1, Crystal Hepp1

  • 1Northern Arizona University

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13:25 - 14:15 | Thu 16 Feb | Ballroom D | ThRPF.20

Session: Rapid Fire Session 02: Sensor Informatics I

Abstract

Through an understanding of animal activities, one is able to better infer large scale ecological and epidemiological processes. Recent advances in wildlife monitoring offer the opportunity to reduce the time and monetary costs of traditional animal surveillance, but most importantly, such advances offer greater overall geospatial accuracy than traditional camera traps or surveys. However, no systems have been identified that provide nuanced details of behavior such as walking, resting, or playing without the use of GPS. This paper presents pilot work to develop a system designed to identify physical activities of large animals.