Bearwatcher: Animal motion estimation application for tourism and welfare

Abstract

This paper purposes an application based on video supervision systems in the zoo for human animal computer interaction. Bear- Watcher system covers the entire process from collecting animal’s visual data, analyzing their movement and behavior, and presenting them to user interface for tourism and animal welfare. With the interaction between the users and animalmovement information, the system gives the tourist more digital, more available, more involved experience. In the meanwhile, zoo keepers get reliable, accurate, cost-effective way to take care of animals.