{"id":21912,"date":"2023-07-19T11:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T09:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/?post_type=bc_project&#038;p=21912"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T06:58:04","slug":"seabee","status":"publish","type":"bc_project","link":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/projects\/seabee\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated analysis of drone data (SeaBee)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-sizing-large\"><strong>SeaBee is a Norwegian infrastructure project for drone-based research services for coastal and aquatic studies. It facilitates research, mapping and monitoring of habitats, animal communities and human-made impacts in these environments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI-based tools for easy and reliable analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project aims to streamline data collection and analysis using aerial drones. Automating these processes will ensure cost-effective, high-quality data management, and offer a cutting-edge tool to address ongoing environmental challenges.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/marinehabitatmapping-spectrofly.png\" alt=\"Drone image of a marine habitat. The image is a blue and green mass in different shades depending on whether the area is water, mud, grasslands etc.\" class=\"wp-image-26047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/marinehabitatmapping-spectrofly.png 487w, https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/marinehabitatmapping-spectrofly-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Marine habitat monitoring with drones. Image: Spectrofly\/NIVA. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>SeaBee provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>drones, equipment, and personnel for data collection, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI-based tools that enable easy and reliable image analysis,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cloud-based storage and visualisation tools for easy access and inspection of drone images and analysis products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Object detection and thematic mapping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SeaBee supports all kinds of image data, including multi-spectral, hyper-spectral and colour images (RGB). NR heads the development of AI algorithms, specifically deep learning, that enables automatic analysis of the data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our AI pipeline supports two main tasks: object detection and pixel-wise thematic mapping. Using advanced deep learning algorithms, the framework can be adapted to solve specific tasks, offering a large degree of flexibility with accurate results. Typical outputs include maps of marine habitats in coastal areas and automated recognition of marine mammals and sea birds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/habitmonitoring_NR-1024x514.png\" alt=\"The illustration shows an area captured by drone where environmental elements are segmented into different colours - i.e. brown for mud, green for grass etc.\" class=\"wp-image-26056\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/habitmonitoring_NR-1024x514.png 1024w, https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/habitmonitoring_NR-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/habitmonitoring_NR-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/habitmonitoring_NR.png 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Habitat map of the drone image featured above. Illustration: NR.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To learn more about this project, please contact:<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"post-type-multi-block_6cc776f91a0bb5ef494e494336a132f4\" class=\"wp-block-post-type-multi type-manual style-card-bc_employee t2-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-grid-item-col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/employees\/arnt-borre-salberg\/\" class='card-employee'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nr.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/arnt-borre-salberg-7.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-employee__content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"card-employee__name\">Arnt-B\u00f8rre Salberg<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-employee__position\">Chief Research Scientist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-arrowforward\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15.9 4.259a1.438 1.438 0 0 1-.147.037c-.139.031-.339.201-.421.359-.084.161-.084.529-.001.685.035.066 1.361 1.416 2.947 3l2.882 2.88-10.19.02c-8.543.017-10.206.029-10.29.075-.282.155-.413.372-.413.685 0 .313.131.53.413.685.084.046 1.747.058 10.29.075l10.19.02-2.882 2.88c-1.586 1.584-2.912 2.934-2.947 3-.077.145-.085.521-.013.66a.849.849 0 0 0 .342.35c.156.082.526.081.68-.001.066-.035 1.735-1.681 3.709-3.656 2.526-2.53 3.606-3.637 3.65-3.742A.892.892 0 0 0 23.76 12a.892.892 0 0 0-.061-.271c-.044-.105-1.124-1.212-3.65-3.742-1.974-1.975-3.634-3.616-3.689-3.645-.105-.055-.392-.107-.46-.083\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-nr-dark-yellow-background-color has-background\">\n<p>Project: SeaBee &#8211; Norwegian Infrastructure for drone-based research, mapping and monitoring in the coastal zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partners: The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and GRID-Arendal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding: The Research Council of Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Period: 2020-2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cdf1f1\">\n<p><strong>Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.cristin.no\/projects\/show.jsf?id=2572443\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.cristin.no\/projects\/show.jsf?id=2572443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cristin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no\/en\/project\/FORISS\/296478?Kilde=FORISS&amp;distribution=Ar&amp;chart=bar&amp;calcType=funding&amp;Sprak=no&amp;sortBy=date&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;resultCount=30&amp;offset=60&amp;TemaEmne.1=Maritim\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no\/en\/project\/FORISS\/296478?Kilde=FORISS&amp;distribution=Ar&amp;chart=bar&amp;calcType=funding&amp;Sprak=no&amp;sortBy=date&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;resultCount=30&amp;offset=60&amp;TemaEmne.1=Maritim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Bank<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seabea.no\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/seabea.no\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SeaBee webpage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30311,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21912","bc_project","type-bc_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bc_project\/21912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bc_project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bc_project"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bc_project\/21912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34427,"href":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bc_project\/21912\/revisions\/34427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nr.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}