Back in October 2023, we had the opportunity to present initial insights into our side project with the Austrian Road Safety Board to a broad audience during the EU Safety Conference. There we presented the basic BAMBI-based methodology using drones to detect, count and geo-reference wildlife near roads.
At this year’s EUROCAST (International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory) conference, we were able to go into detail about the underlying statistical models. Our models are based on Gaussian distributions, which allow us to visualise the impact of animals on the surrounding roads in the context of their species-specific movement patterns.
The integration of such models based on drone-based computer vision into road safety not only enables a better understanding of the risks of wildlife accidents, but also the development of preventive measures to minimise these risks. This interdisciplinary cooperation illustrates the potential of the technology to tackle social challenges and increase road safety in the long term.
