Feces color-based remote sensing estimation method and apparatus for antarctic bird population size

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12475677-B2
Application number	US-202318098108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2023
Priority date	Jan 25, 2022
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

A feces color-based remote sensing estimation method and apparatus for Antarctic bird population size is disclosed, which comprises: determining a reflectance value range of a mixture of new feces and old feces in a remote sensing image; determining a sample mixture area where the mixture is located, based on the reflectance value range of the mixture in the remote sensing image; classifying the sample mixture area into a plurality of grade areas and determining an area of each grade area based on an obtained reflectance value of the sample mixture area; and generating a one-to-one correspondence between a density of birds of each grade area in the sample mixture area and the each grade area, based on the area of the each grade area and an obtained number of birds in the each grade area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A feces color-based remote sensing estimation method for Antarctic bird population size, comprising the following steps:
determining a reflectance value range of a mixture of new feces and old feces in a remote sensing image; determining a sample mixture area where the mixture is located in the remote sensing image, based on the reflectance value range of the mixture; classifying the sample mixture area into a plurality of grade areas and determining an area of each grade area, based on the obtained reflectance value of the sample mixture area, comprising:
determining a proportion of the new feces of the sample mixture area, based on the obtained reflectance value of the sample mixture area;
classifying the sample mixture area into the plurality of grade areas and determining the area of each grade area, based on the obtained proportions of the new feces; and
generating a one-to-one correspondence of a density of birds in each grade area of the plurality of grade areas, based on the determined area of each grade area and an obtained number of birds in each grade area; and wherein the step of determining the reflectance value range of the mixture of the new feces and the old feces in the remote sensing image comprises:
determining two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces in the remote sensing image; and
determining the reflectance value range of the mixture of the new feces and the old feces based on two obtained reflectance values of the two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces.

2 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation method for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the step of determining two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces in the remote sensing image comprises:
generating an image having color characteristics of the new feces and the old feces by image enhancement processing a sample remote sensing image of a study area based on a difference between a color of the old feces of Antarctic birds and a color of the new feces of Antarctic birds; determining the two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces in the image having the color characteristics of the new feces and the old feces.

3 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation method for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the step of generating a one-to-one correspondence between the density of birds in each grade area and each grade area in the sample mixture area, based on the area of each grade area and an obtained number of birds in each grade area;
obtaining the number of birds of each grade area; calculating the density of birds in each grade area and the number of birds in each grade area based on the area of each grade area to generate a one-to-one correspondence between the density of birds in each grade area and each grade area in the sample mixture area.

4 . A feces color-based remote sensing estimation apparatus for Antarctic bird population size, comprising:
a processor; and a storage device configured to store one or more programs which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine a reflectance value range of a mixture of new feces and old feces in a remote sensing image; determine a sample mixture area where the mixture is located in the remote sensing image, based on the reflectance value range of the mixture; classify the sample mixture area into a plurality of grade areas and determining an area of each grade area, based on the obtained reflectance value of the sample mixture area; generate a one-to-one correspondence between a density of birds in each grade area and each grade area in the sample mixture area, based on the area of each grade area and an obtained number of birds in each grade area; wherein the processor further: determines a proportion of the new feces of the sample mixture area, based on the obtained reflectance value of the sample mixture area; and classifies the sample mixture area into a plurality of grade areas and determining the area of each grade area, based on the obtained proportion of the new feces; and determines two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces from the remote sensing image, and determines the reflectance value range of the mixture of the new feces and the old feces, based on two obtained reflectance values of the two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces.

5 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation apparatus for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 4 , wherein the processor further:
generates an image having color characteristics of the new feces and the old feces by image enhancement processing a sample remote sensing image of a study area based on a difference between a color of the old feces of Antarctic birds and a color of the new feces of Antarctic birds; and determines the two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces in the image having the color characteristics of the new feces and the old feces.

6 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation apparatus for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 4 , wherein the processor further:
obtains the number of birds of each grade area; and calculates the density of birds in each grade area and the number of birds in each grade area based on the area of each grade area to generate a one-to-one correspondence between the density of birds in each grade area and each grade area in the sample mixture area.

7 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation method for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the step of determining a proportion of the new feces of the sample mixture area, based on the obtained reflectance value of the sample mixture area comprises:
determining a correspondence between reflectance values of different sub-areas of the sample mixture area and the proportions of the new feces is determined by field sampling; and determining the proportion of the new feces of the sample mixture area, based on the obtained reflectance value of the sample mixture area and the determined correspondence.

8 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation method for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the reflectance value range of the mixture of the new feces and the old feces based on two obtained reflectance values of the two interest areas for the new feces and the old feces comprises:
counting the reflectance values of the two interest areas for the new feces and the old; combining normal distribution curves of the reflectance values of the new feces and the old feces; and taking a reflectance value range corresponding to an overlapping area of the normal distribution curves as the reflectance value range of the mixture of the new feces and the old feces.

9 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation method for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 8 , wherein taking a 95% confidence interval of the reflectance value range corresponding to the overlapping area of the two normal distribution curves as the reflectance value range of the mixture of the new feces and the old feces.

10 . The feces color-based remote sensing estimation method for Antarctic bird population size, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the step of taking a 95% confidence interval of the reflectance value range corresponding to the overlapping area of the two normal distribution curves as the reflectance value range of the mixture of the new feces and the old feces comprises:
counting the 95% confidence interval of the reflectance value range of the two interest areas for the new fece

Assignees

• Univ Hainan
• Sanya Research Institute Of Hainan Univ

Inventors

• Zhao Peng
• Deng Yufei
• Liu Pengjia
• Yan Jinmeng

Classifications

• G06T2207/30242

  Counting objects in image · CPC title

• G06T2207/10024

  Color image · CPC title

• G06V10/764

  using classification, e.g. of video objects · CPC title

• G06V10/761

  Proximity, similarity or dissimilarity measures · CPC title

• G06V10/25

  Determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI] · CPC title