Predictive GIS mapping and UAV search applied to stop poaching.
Click for Air Shepherd article in KurzweilAI.
And when the poachers know you are searching, you enter the realm of Search Game Theory.
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Coast Guard investigating ground IR detectors for ice rescue
Do you happen to have an infrared WiSAR detector for cold weather?
USCG wants a portable infrared WiSAR detector. This RFI was posted on 2-OCT:
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) is conducting market research to identify technologies that are suitable for conducting IR searches on foot for persons on frozen waterways. The parameters include detection capabilities of one mile, and recognition capabilities at one-half mile, and identification at approximately one-quarter mile by personnel on foot (monopod is possible). The parameters also include the need to function in extremely cold temperatures, be temporarily submersible, and function regardless of weather conditions or the time of day/night for IR detection.
The odds, continually updated (NYT)
The odds continually updated: This article on Bayes & search theory made it to the top of the NYT "most emailed" list last night.