Visual Analytics for Cheetah Behaviour Analysis

Recent advances in tracking technology allow biologists to collect large amounts of movement data for a variety of species. Analysis of the collected data supports research on animal behaviour, influence of impact factors such as climate change and human intervention, as well as conservation programs. Analysis of the movement data is difficult, due to the nature of the research questions and the complexity of the data sets. It requires both automated analysis, e.g. for the detection of behavioural patterns, and human inspection, e.g. for interpretation, inclusion of previous knowledge, and for conclusions on future actions and decision making. We present a concept and implementation for the visual analysis of cheetah movement data in a web-based fashion that allows usage both in the field and in office environments.

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