Challenge Overview

Communities living near forests and wildlife corridors often face risks due to unexpected animal movement. Current systems are mostly reactive, with no reliable mechanism to detect and communicate wildlife presence in real time.

Challenge Objective

Develop a system that detects wildlife movement and sends real-time alerts to nearby communities and authorities, enabling preventive action.

Problem Scope

• Detecting animal movement using sensors (camera traps, motion sensors, acoustic sensors, drones, etc.)
• Processing data in near real-time
• Delivering alerts through accessible and reliable communication channels

Key Issues

• Lack of real-time monitoring systems
• Connectivity challenges in remote areas
• High chances of false alerts
• Limited accessibility of alert mechanisms for rural communities

Guiding Questions

• How can different sensor inputs be integrated effectively?
• What methods ensure accurate and timely detection?
• How can alerts be delivered in low-network areas?
• How can false positives/negatives be minimized?

What Teams Should Design and Build

• A detection system using one or more sensor inputs