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    Environment and Agriculture

    The Nature Conservancy Brings Cameras, AI to Invasive Species Prevention

    Jim Tatum
    Jan. 31, 2024
    Daisy chained cameras, cloud based AI platforms, help prevent rats from invading Santa Cruz Island
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    VSD Salary and Career Survey: Wading Into The Talent Pool

    Jim Tatum
    Dec. 20, 2023
    Readers have favorable view of engineering, but express some concern about shrinking talent pool.
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    Reader Survey: Engineering Solid, Satisfying, Recommended Career Path

    Jim Tatum
    Nov. 17, 2023
    No career is perfect, but VSD readers are high on engineering.
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    Environment and Agriculture

    Eagle Vizion’s Machine Vision System Inspects Shredded Plastic Particles

    Linda Wilson
    Nov. 15, 2023
    Using AI and machine vision, the system, Flake Analyzer, inspects plastic particles bound for reuse in many consumer products, including beverage bottles.
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    Life Sciences

    Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Help Unravel the Mysteries of Dementia

    Justine Murphy
    Oct. 11, 2023
    New work by a U.K. team demonstrates a new technique that enables a more detailed view of brain function, which could lead to more accurate and earlier diagnosis of diseases that...
    Figure 1: IDS NXT is a comprehensive AI-based vision system consisting of intelligent cameras plus software environment that covers the entire process from the creation to the execution of AI vision applications. (Photo courtesy of IDS Imaging Development Systems.)
    Imaging Boards and Software

    Challenges and Emerging Applications for Deep Learning/AI

    Chris Mc Loone
    Feb. 20, 2023
    Developers are working to overcome challenges—such as cost and availability of training data—to implement deep learning in machine vision applications.
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    Cameras and Accessories

    3D Imaging—What’s Ahead?

    Chris Mc Loone
    Feb. 16, 2023
    3D imaging has been with us for a while now, but in terms of use cases, we are still discovering new places for this vision/imaging method to be used.
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    Cameras and Accessories

    AI Vehicle Inspection with Ultra-High-Resolution Cameras

    Yasuo Baba
    Feb. 7, 2023
    Automated inspection of rental cars is now possible using a combination of machine learning and high resolution sensors.
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    Environment and Agriculture

    Machine Vision System Detects Forest Fires Early, Aiding Efforts to Extinguish Them

    Linda Wilson
    Jan. 31, 2023
    Based on machine vision and deep learning, automated system detects fires in forested areas throughout France.