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SUMMARY:Tracking and Analysis of Animal Movement - Robin Freeman\, Microso
 ft Research
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:Right now our understanding of our spatial environment is chan
 ging. New developments in fields such as radio telemetry\, sensor networks
 \, computer vision\, mapping\, and miniature data loggers are providing th
 e tools and techniques to facilitate a revolution in the kinds of data tha
 t can be gathered at large scales and for extended periods of time. These 
 data provide the necessary foundations on which to build novel models of t
 he dynamics and complexities of moving agents. The very nature of such dat
 a fundamentally changes the way we consider and investigate such systems. 
 It's disruptive: changing both the questions we ask and the way we ask the
 m. \n\nMy own research has focused on the movement and spatial ecology of 
 individual animals and animal groups\, principally birds. One of the key a
 ims of my work over the last few years has been to show how\, in conjuncti
 on with new tracking technologies\, the application of novel analytical me
 thods can reveal a deeper understanding of an animal’s spatial behaviour
 . I have taken a truly interdisciplinary approach to this work\, embracing
  long-term animal field study and experimentation\, applying techniques fr
 om computational and engineeringscience (pattern recognition\, machine lea
 rning\, individual based modeling)\, developing and using new software for
  visualizing and analysing complex spatial data\, and designing\, fabricat
 ing and developing novel hardware systems. \n\nDuring my talk\, I’ll pre
 sent this work and discuss the implications and future directions for this
  field.\n
LOCATION:Large lecture theatre\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 7 J J Thomson Av
 enue (Off Madingley Road)\, Cambridge
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