The intelligent monitoring system, integrating technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data and artificial intelligence, has acted as the "super brain" to the protection and management of the Qilihai Wetlands in Tianjin's Ninghe district.
Qilihai Wetlands in Tianjin's Ninghe district
Qilihai Wetlands is one of the world's three major ancient coastal wetlands and an important ecological "backyard" in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. It serves as a crucial wintering, resting, and breeding ground along the global migratory pathway for birds from East Asia to Australasia. Every year, over a million migratory birds pass through this area, making Qilihai Wetlands an avian paradise.
The command center of the intelligent monitoring platform of Qilihai Wetlands
The Qilihai biodiversity monitoring system, consisting of monitoring sensors, platforms and a decision-making command center, is the key for enabling management personnel to collect real-time monitoring data and better protect the health of the wetland ecosystem.
This intelligent monitoring system, through front-end sensing devices in the wetlands, automatically collects real-time data such as environmental conditions, species, sound patterns and video feedback to the terminal. The system then efficiently analyzes the collected data, providing timely and accurate basic information on bird species, quantity, distribution and more within the wetlands, thus offering scientific support for wetlands conservation.
With this platform, previously inaccessible areas for patrol personnel can now be monitored through cameras, capturing dynamic situations. In particular, in the event of sudden incidents within the wetlands, management personnel can more conveniently and accurately capture and promptly address them.
"Moving forward, we aim to fully utilize new technological methods and equipment to ensure the conservation of the Qilihai Wetlands," said Han Baoliang, deputy director of the Qilihai Wetlands Conservation Center.