GAIA — Guardian of the Wild using Artificial Intelligence Applications

The GAIA Initiative is an alliance of research institutes, conservation organisations and companies with the aim of creating a high-tech early warning system for environmental changes and critical ecological incidents. In several projects, the GAIA partners conduct research on selected species and the functioning of ecosystems they inhabit. Furthermore, they develop a new generation of animal tags equipped with on-board artificial intelligence (AI), a camera, energy-efficient electronics and satellite-based communication technology that enable unprecedented insights into ecosystems. The novel tags detect and transmit animal behaviour in real time and are therefore core components of a global network of animal, human and artificial intelligence - the "I³nternet of Life".