Wildlife Detection System Reliability and Effectiveness US Hwy 95, … · 2017-06-30 · Sub-sample...
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Wildlife Detection System
Reliability and Effectiveness
US Hwy 95, Idaho
© Marcel Huijser
Marcel P. Huijser*1
Brice Sloan*2 Elizabeth R. Fairbank*1 Fernanda D. Abra*3
*1 WTI-MSU, Bozeman *2 Sloan Security Technologies, Inc. *3 University of São Paulo, Brazil
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• 1-2 million large mammal-vehicle collisions/year US
• Mostly white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose
• Affects:
o Human safety
o Injured or dead animals
o Economic costs
Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
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Trend animal-vehicle collisions
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SAVCs All Crashes
AVCs: P < 0.001, R2 = 0.89
GES (General Estimates System
Sub-sample for every US state)
Huijser et al., 2008
1-2 million ungulate-vehicle collisions / year in US (Huijser et al., 2008)
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Records: Large Common Species
• Crash data: – Severe crashes
– Large common species: deer, elk, moose
– 10-50% compared to carcass data
• Carcass removal data – Dangerous or a distraction to drivers
– Large common species: deer, elk, moose
Methods not suitable for small or rare species
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Ecological Impacts Roads and Traffic
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1. Loss of
wildlife habitat
2. Road mortality
3. Barrier effect
4. Decrease in
habitat quality
(disturbance,
pollution)
5. Ecological
function of
verges
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Habitat
Mitigate
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Habitat
Compensate
Mitigate
Avoid
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Reduce Collisions:
Ineffective measures
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Reduce Collisions:
Effective Measures
Standard “ungulate” fence, 80-100% Animal detection systems
© Marcel Huijser
33-100%
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Detection systems
Pros
Low upfront costs
Hwy can be left intact / no traffic problems
Do not restrict where wildlife cross hwy
Cons
Risky
Variable effectiveness collision reduction
High long term costs
Do not reduce barrier effect
Fences and Crossing structures
Pros
Can be very effective coll. red.
Robust (predictable)
Can reduce barrier effect
Low long term costs
Cons
Restrict where wildlife cross hwy
High upfront costs
Major Hwy reconstruction /traffic flow
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Animal detection systems
and driver response
Huijser et al. 2015
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The System: Area cover Sloan Security Technologies
Warning sign
Data processing
and storage
Cellular antenna
Thermal camera
Doppler radar
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Location: Bonners Ferry, Idaho
White line = detection area
Purple line = Area covered by thermal camera
Some of detection area but not covered by
thermal camera
113 m (371 ft) long
22-37 m wide
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Measure System Reliability
Correct detection:
Detection, large mammal is present
False positive:
Detection, large mammal is not present (not visible)
False negative:
No detection, large mammal is present
4 test periods (fall, winter, spring, summer)
Each test period is 10 consecutive days
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Compare Detection Log to
Images Thermal Camera
Radar alarming
message starts:
Within about 1
second the warning
signs are activated.
Radar alarming
message ends:
Warning signs are
active for another
38-41 seconds
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Radar Detections (4x10 days, 3 hrs/day, 120 hrs analyzed)
2 (2.47%) False
negatives (deer)
Average radar detection
14.85 s (SD = 7.75)
1.68 detections/hr
Warning signs activated
90.15 seconds per hour
(2.5% of the time)
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Crossing Time
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Speed Radars
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Speed by Season
Lowest speed in:
winter and at night
Snow and ice covered road
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Speed Lights On vs. Off
ANOVAs (*** P<0.001):
• Season***
• Location (North, System, South)***
• Travel direction***
• Night/Day***
• Lights On/Off***
Greatest effect:
Winter, night: 3.01 mi/h lower lights on vs. off***
Winter
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Where are the Warning Signs?
Travel time warning signs -
outer edges of detection area:
3.2-12.6 seconds
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Warning Time for Drivers
58-68% of the deer detected sufficiently
early for northbound drivers
70-85% of the deer detected sufficiently
early for southbound drivers
Need additional signs closer and inside
detection area
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Stopping Distance –
Maximum Vehicle Speed
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Conclusions
76-100% detections = large mammals
Few (if any) true false positives
Very few false negatives
2 out of 81 (2.4%) deer not detected
58-85% animals detected sufficiently early
Improve number and placement signs
Speeds still too high
Include maximum posted speed limit
LED
Only visible when
activated