KR102242556B1 - Monitoring system of otter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for monitoring habitat and behavior of otters, which, by inducing otter habitation by using otter nests installed in urban rivers or waterside, and providing real-time recordings of otters inhabiting and active in or around the otter nest to a remote manager, can monitor the appearance of an otter in real time. The system for monitoring habitat and behavior of otters, according to the present invention, comprises: a body part (11) where an otter nest (10) is installed on the ground; an inner habitation part (12) consisting of a space where the otter can inhabit; a passage part (13) in which a marker application part (130) is installed; and a heating device (14) capable of supplying heat to the inner habitation part (12). The system further comprises: a CCTV camera (20) for internal use installed in the inner habitation part (12); an external CCTV camera (30) installed in multiple places around the otter nest (10); and a monitoring terminal (40) that can monitor the habitat and activity status of the otter in real time by receiving an image from the internal CCTV camera (20) and the external CCTV camera (30) through a wireless communication network.

Description

Monitoring system of otter habitat and right to action {Monitoring system of otter}

It relates to the otter habitat and behavior monitoring system of the present invention, and in more detail, by inducing the habitat of otters using otter nests installed in urban rivers or waterfronts, and inhabiting and active around the inside or outside of the otter nest. It relates to an otter form and action zone monitoring system that can monitor the appearance of an otter in real time by taking a picture in real time and providing it to a remote manager.

Otters are animals belonging to the carnivora weasel family, such as weasels, badgers, and martens, and live in rivers and wetlands. The otter is an animal that is located at the top of the aquatic ecosystem's food chain, and is an animal that plays the role of a regulator of the aquatic environment within the aquatic ecosystem.

Otters are classified as keystone species that balance the order of aquatic ecosystems, and the role of otters in aquatic ecosystems is being emphasized in order to maintain a balanced aquatic ecosystem.

However, in recent years, various rivers and wetlands where otters can live are being destroyed due to urbanization, and due to this, otters are becoming extinct because they cannot find their habitat.

In order to solve this problem, natural rivers are restored in the city center to provide habitats for otters, but there is a problem that natural rivers are not suitable as habitats for otters because they are also artificial structures constructed by humans.

In particular, in order for otters to inhabit, a space in which the otters can freely move and maintain at an appropriate temperature is required. However, there is a problem that it is not possible to provide such a habitat for otters only by returning a natural stream.

Meanwhile, in order to manage the otter's habitat and establish a plan for the restoration of the otter's species, otters are monitored for a long period of time to conduct research on the otter's habitat type, habitat conditions, and activity status. Distributed installation is performed using a monitoring method based on the captured image.

More specifically, the captured images stored in the memory of unmanned cameras installed in otter habitats across the country are collected, and researchers directly check them, and information on the habitat type, habitat conditions, and activity status of the otters are manually entered into a computer. Monitoring data is recorded in a way.

However, the conventional monitoring method is a problem that efficient monitoring cannot be achieved because researchers (administrators) have to check a vast amount of images, ranging from tens/hundreds of gigabytes or tens/millions of images collected from cameras distributed across the nation's otter habitats. There is.

(Patent Document 01) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0024059

(Patent Document 02) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014081

The present invention maintains an otter nest at an appropriate temperature by installing an electric heating device in an otter nest installed in an urban river or waterside, and provides a safe habitat environment without human interference to induce the habitat and activities of otters, and Provides a monitoring system for otters form and action rights that enables efficient monitoring by monitoring the status of otters in real time by taking real-time photographs of otters inhabiting and active in or around the nest and providing them to remote managers. There is a purpose to do it.

In the system for monitoring the habitat and action right of an otter of the present invention using an otter nest installed in an urban river or waterfront,

The otter nest 10 is a body part 11 installed on the ground,

An inner form part 12 made of a space in which otters can live as a space provided inside the main body part 11,

While passing through the body part 11 so that the otter can move, it communicates with the inner form part 12 and the outside, so that a marker material is applied to the body of the otter moving inside, making it easy to grasp the otter's action area and activity The passage part 13 in which the marker application part 130 is installed,

It is installed on the outer surface of the inner form part 12 and consists of a heating device 14 capable of supplying heat to the inner form part 12,

An internal CCTV camera 20 installed in the internal form part 12,

An external CCTV camera (30) installed in a number of places around the otter nest (10),

By receiving an image from the internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 through a wireless communication network and checking the inside and outside of the otter nest 10 in real time, the form and activity status of the otter are monitored in real time. It characterized in that it is composed of a monitoring terminal (40) capable of.

The present invention has the effect of providing an otter nest in which the otter can continuously live while inducing the habitat of the otter by maintaining the temperature of the otter's nest at an appropriate temperature through an electric heating device.

In addition, the marker material is applied to the body of the otter moving inside the otter nest so that the marker material is buried on surrounding stones, trees, and structures while the otter is active, so that the area of action of the otter can be easily identified through the marker material. It has the effect of being able to.

In addition, by recording the otter's form and activity in real time and providing the captured image to the remote location manager in real time, the manager conveniently monitors the status of the otter in real time from a remote location to understand the breeding and life habits of the otter. And it has the effect of making it easy to grasp the right to action analysis, etc.

1(a) and 1(b) are a plan view and a side view of an otter nest according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an AA cross-sectional view of FIG. 1(b)
3(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1(a), and FIG. 3(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 1(a).
Figures 4 (a) and 4 (b) are the inner form part of the otter nest according to an embodiment of the present invention
5 is an overall diagram of an otter form and a right to act monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention
6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 5

In the system for monitoring the habitat and action right of an otter of the present invention using an otter nest installed in an urban river or waterfront,

The otter nest 10 is a body part 11 installed on the ground,

An inner form part 12 made of a space in which otters can live as a space provided inside the main body part 11,

While passing through the body part 11 so that the otter can move, it communicates with the inner form part 12 and the outside, and a marker material is applied to the body of the otter moving inside, making it easy to grasp the otter's behavioral area and activity state. The passage part 13 in which the marker application part 130 is installed,

It is installed on the outer surface of the inner form part 12 and consists of a heating device 14 capable of supplying heat to the inner form part 12,

An internal CCTV camera 20 installed in the internal form part 12,

An external CCTV camera (30) installed in a number of places around the otter nest (10),

By receiving an image from the internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 through a wireless communication network and checking the inside and outside of the otter nest 10 in real time, the form and activity status of the otter are monitored in real time. It characterized in that it is composed of a monitoring terminal (40) capable of.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The habitat and behavioral rights monitoring system of the otter of the present invention is to determine the breeding and living habits of otters by installing an otter nest in an urban river or waterside and monitoring the habitat and action rights of the otter using the otter nest. The seat is composed of a body part 11, an inner form part 12, a passage part 13, and a heating device 14 in order to provide a stable environment in which the otters can continue to inhabit while inducing the habitat of the otters.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an inner form part 12 in which an otter can inhabit and a passage part 13 in which an otter can move are formed in the body part 11, and the inner form In a form that can protect the part 12 from the outside, it may be formed in the shape of a tomb formed in a hemispherical shape through soil and rock.

The body part 11 may include a soil part 110, a natural stone 111, and a mortar part 112. The soil portion 110 may be formed of soil as a portion filled around the inner form portion 12, and the natural stone 111 is disposed outside the soil portion 110 and formed of rock. , The mortar part 112 may be used to fix the natural stone 111 to the earth and sand part 110, and the mortar part 112 is provided between the natural stone 111 and the earth and sand part 110 Can be formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, in order to install the main body 11 on the ground, a bottom layer 113 is formed under the main body 11. The floor layer 113 may include reinforcement, concrete, and mixed aggregate, and the floor layer 113 may be formed by performing a floor construction of the main body 11 before forming the main body 11 on the ground. .

When the bottom layer 113 is formed, the main body 11 can be supported through the bottom layer 113, thereby preventing the main body 11 from sinking from the ground.

The inner form part 12 is a space provided inside the main body part 11 to allow otters to inhabit, and may be a space formed in a hemispherical shape, but is not limited thereto. I can.

The passage part 13 is formed by passing through the body part 11 and communicating the inner form part 12 and the outside so that the otter can move. It is possible to move to the form part 12 or to move from the inner form part 12 to the outside.

The passage part 13 may be formed at various points as long as the inner form part 12 and the outside can be communicated with each other so that the otter can move, and penetrates through various points of the body part 11 according to the external environment. A plurality of passages may be formed, and one passage part 13 may be formed to be inclined downward in a direction from the inner form part 12 to the outside, and the other passage part 13 may be formed to be horizontal. However, the passage part 13 is not limited thereto, and may be formed in various shapes at various points as long as the inner form part 12 and the outside communicate with each other so that the otter can move.

The passage part 13 is provided with a marker application part 130 so that a marker material can be applied to the body of an otter moving inside.

It is preferable that the marker material applied by the marker application unit 130 is a material that is harmless to animals that is not erased from water and disappears naturally after a certain period of time.

3 and 4, the marker application unit 130 is installed on the inner upper part of the passage part 13 through which the otter enters and exits, and a plurality of injection pipes 130A through which the marker material is sprayed and the marker material are automatically It is configured to include an otter sensor (130B) for operating the injection pipe (130A) to be sprayed, or composed of a marker coated induction material (130C).

A plurality of injection pipes 130A are installed in the longitudinal direction at the entrance or upper side of the passage part 13 to spray the marker material onto the body of the otter.

The otter detection sensor 130B is installed on the top or side of the passage part 13 so that when the movement of the otter to the passage part 13 is detected, the injection pipe 130A is automatically operated immediately after a set time. , It is automatically operated when the otter moves without a separate operating means installed in the injection pipe (130A) so that the marker material can be sprayed.

On the other hand, the otter detection sensor 130B is the entrance of the passage part 13 so that the injection pipe 130A can be operated only when the otter lives in the inner form part 12 and goes out through the passage part 13. The first otter detection sensor and the second otter detection sensor are sequentially installed in the nearest order, and when the movement of the otter is detected in the order of the first otter detection sensor and the second otter detection sensor, the injection pipe 130A is not operated and the second otter is not operated. When the movement of the otter is detected in the order of the detection sensor and the first otter detection sensor, the injection pipe 130A may be installed in such a manner as to operate.

The marker coating material (130C) is a sponge, cotton or grass, fallen leaves, which are commonly found around the habitat of otters, so that the marker material can be naturally buried and applied to the body of the otter when moving while entering the passage part 13 Marker material is applied to artificial or natural plants made of reeds, etc., and is provided on the bottom or side of the passage part 13 to reduce the sense of heterogeneity that the otter receives, and the marker when the otter moves without disturbing the movement of the passage part 13 Allows the substance to be applied naturally to the otter's body.

The marker material applied to the body of the otter by the marker application unit 130 is naturally buried on surrounding stones, trees, and structures while the otter is active, and through this, the direction of movement of the otter can be easily checked and the action area can be easily confirmed. Make it possible.

5 and 6, the heating device 14 is capable of supplying heat to the inner form part 12 and is installed around the inner form part 12, and the heating wire 140, electricity It consists of a supply unit 141 and a connection unit 142.

The heating wire 140 is installed on the outer surface of the inner form part 12 and is capable of supplying heat to the inner form part 12 by generating heat. The heating wire 140 is preferably installed on the bottom surface of the inner form part 12, but is not limited thereto, and may be installed at various points on the outer surface of the inner form part 12 as necessary. .

For example, the heating wire 140 may be installed around the inner form part 12 formed in a hemispherical shape, and the heating wire 140 extends from one side of the inner form part 12 to the other side through the upper part. It can be installed as well.

When explaining the structure in which the heating wire 140 of the heating device 14 is installed on the bottom surface of the inner form part 12, the outer surface of the inner form part 12 is provided with a soil layer 121 and a heat wire 140 The heating wire layer 122 may be included.

The soil layer 121 may include loess applied on the outer surface of the mortar and amber stone 123 bonded to the loess. When the soil layer 121 is formed through the loess and amber stone 123 in this way, it is possible to reduce the sense of heterogeneity received by the otter.

The heating wire layer 122 is a layer into which the heating wire 141 is inserted, and is formed outside the soil layer 121. The heating wire layer 122 may be formed of a concrete layer and insert the heating wire 141 into the concrete layer, and an adhesive mortar may be used to bond the concrete layer and the soil layer 121.

As described above, the outer surface of the inner form part 120 includes the soil layer 121 and the heating wire layer 122, and the outer surface of the inner form part 120 is made in an ondol method, and the inner form part (120) It is capable of supplying heat to the interior.

The heating wire 140 may receive electricity and generate heat through electricity, and may supply electricity to the heating wire 140 through the electricity supply unit 141.

The electricity supply unit 141 is installed outside the main body 11 and can supply electricity to the heating wire 140, and the electricity supply unit 141 is installed outside the main body 11 and provides sunlight. It is preferable that it is a solar module that generates electricity by.

In general, otters live in special areas where water exists, such as rivers and rivers. Since it is difficult to supply general electricity to such an area, a solar module is used as the electricity supply unit 141.

Since the solar module generates electricity through sunlight and can self-power without being connected to the outside, it is possible to supply electricity even in a special area where water exists, such as rivers and rivers, through the solar module. .

The electricity supply unit 141 made of the photovoltaic module is installed outside the main body 11 and may be installed at a point away from the main body 11 and attached to the outer surface of the main body 11. While it may be installed, it can be installed at any location as long as it can receive a lot of sunlight.

The connection part 142 is capable of connecting the electricity supply part 141 and the heating wire 140, and electricity generated from the electricity supply part 141 may be supplied to the heating wire 140 through the connection part 142. have.

On the other hand, the main body 11 is formed with a through hole 114 penetrating the upper portion of the main body 11, a pipe may be inserted into the through hole 114, and the connection part through the through hole 114 Although 142 may pass, it is not limited thereto, and the connection part 142 may be installed at various points as long as the electricity supply part 141 and the heating wire 140 can be connected.

The heating device 14 may further include a temperature sensor 143 and a control unit. In order for otters to inhabit the inner form part 12, it is necessary to adjust the temperature of the inner form part 12 when electricity is supplied through the heating device 14, and the supply of power or the inner form part In order to control the temperature of (12), if a person constantly interferes, it adversely affects the otter, and thus the heating device 14 may include a temperature sensor 143 and the control unit.

The temperature detection sensor 143 is capable of detecting the temperature of the internal formatting unit 12, and the control unit is the heat supplied to the internal formatting unit 12 according to the temperature sensed by the temperature detection sensor 143. It is possible to control the electricity supply unit 141 to adjust.

The control unit may be automatically operated when the temperature of the outside and the temperature of the inner form part 12 falls below a certain level, and may be operated automatically according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 143. will be. In this way, when the temperature sensor 143 and the control unit are used, human interference can be minimized, and through this, the otter can recognize the safety of the nest and no human interference.

The control unit is preferably provided in the electricity supply unit 141, but is not limited thereto, and is installed at various points if the electricity supply unit 141 can be controlled through the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 143 Can be.

As described above, the otter nest 10, which is installed in a river or waterside in the city and is equipped with a heating device 14 applying an ondol method, maintains the temperature of the otter's nest at an appropriate temperature, thereby inducing the habitat of the otter. By providing an otter environment in which the otter can live continuously, and by increasing the temperature inside the otter nest than outside through the heating device 140, it is possible to provide a warm nest during the breeding season of otters in winter (January to February). This has the advantage of providing a nest for otters who are pregnant and giving birth in winter, while providing a warm space for otters to feed and rest.

In addition, as electricity is supplied to the heating device 14 using a solar module, there is an advantage of operating the heating device 14 while supplying electricity from rivers, rivers, reservoirs, etc., where it is difficult to supply general electricity. Through the detection sensor 143, the temperature inside the otter nest can be adjusted to an appropriate temperature while minimizing human interference, and this has the advantage of making the otter aware of the safety of the nest and no human interference. have.

As described above, the otter habitat and action rights monitoring system of the present invention induces the habitat and activities of the otters to the otter nest 10 installed in the urban river or the waterside to monitor the otters in real time. ), the internal CCTV camera 20 installed in the internal form part 12 of the otter, the external CCTV camera 30 installed in the surrounding place of the otter nest 10, and the form and activity status image of the otter in real time. It is configured to include a monitoring terminal 40 that can be provided as.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the internal CCTV camera 20 is installed in the internal format part 12 to photograph the internal format part 20, and the format in the internal format part 20 It can be used to grasp the breeding and living habits of the otters by photographing them in real time.

The internal CCTV camera 20 is installed from the outside through the through hole 114 formed in the main body 11 or the internal format part from the outside through the passage part 13 (12) can be installed.

The external CCTV cameras 30 are installed in a number of places around the otter nest 10 to capture real-time images of otters active in the vicinity of the otter nest 10 to capture the movement direction and activity of the otters. Check the appearance and make it available for analysis of the right to action.

The internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 can be photographed in day mode and night mode according to the surrounding brightness, and the focal length can be adjusted through an optical system. In addition, it may be configured to include a general camera and an infrared camera to obtain an infrared image (or thermal image).

In addition, the internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 may be operated by receiving electricity through the electricity supply unit 141 using the solar module, but the present invention is not limited thereto. If it can be supplied, it can be made with a variety of devices.

The monitoring terminal 40 receives the images captured by the internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 in real time from a remote location, and It makes it possible to conveniently monitor the appearance in real time.

The monitoring terminal 40 is to receive images of the internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 through a wireless communication network in real time, and the wireless communication network is a wireless communication network such as CDMA, GSM, HPA, etc. It includes a mobile communication network and a local area communication network such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi.

The monitoring terminal 40 is provided with a CCTV application or a separate program for receiving a photographed image in real time through the internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 and managing the provided image.

The monitoring terminal 40 may be a smartphone, a tablet PC, or a computer that a user can carry.

The monitoring terminal 40 is provided with a notification function capable of notifying the manager (researcher) with a message or sound when the appearance of an otter is captured by the internal CCTV camera 20, and the internal CCTV camera ( 20) detects the movement of the otter and makes it immediately transmitted to the monitoring terminal 40 as a notification function, so that the manager located in a remote location can use the notification function to internally format the otter without checking the image of the monitoring terminal 40 in real time. It is possible to check the state entered into the unit 12 to increase the monitoring efficiency.

As described above, the system that monitors the habitat and the right to act of otters using the otter nest 10 installed in the city river or waterside is a safe and secure environment where the otter nest is maintained at an appropriate temperature for the otters to inhabit. By providing a stable environment, the otter induces habitation and activity inside or outside of the otter nest (10), and by shooting the form and activity of the otter in real time and providing the captured image to a remote manager in real time. The manager can conveniently monitor the appearance of otters in real time from a remote location to understand the breeding and lifestyle of otters, as well as analyze their habitats and behavior rights.

As described above, the present specification and drawings have posted on preferred embodiments of the present invention, and although specific terms are used, these are merely used in a general meaning to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and to aid understanding of the invention, It is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments posted here.

10-otter nest 11-body
12-internal form part 13-passage part
14-heater 20-internal CCTV camera
30-External CCTV camera 40-Monitoring terminal
130-marker application part 140-heat wire
141-electricity supply 142-connection
143-temperature sensor

Claims (5)

In a system that monitors the habitat and action rights of otters using an otter nest installed in an urban river or waterfront,
The otter nest 10 is a body part 11 installed on the ground,
An inner form part 12 made of a space in which otters can live as a space provided inside the main body part 11,
While passing through the body part 11 so that the otter can move, it communicates with the inner form part 12 and the outside, so that a marker material is applied to the body of the otter moving inside, making it easy to grasp the otter's action area and activity The passage part 13 in which the marker application part 130 is installed,
It is installed on the outer surface of the inner form part 12 and consists of a heating device 14 capable of supplying heat to the inner form part 12,
An internal CCTV camera 20 installed in the internal form part 12,
An external CCTV camera (30) installed in a number of places around the otter nest (10),
By receiving an image from the internal CCTV camera 20 and the external CCTV camera 30 through a wireless communication network and checking the inside and outside of the otter nest 10 in real time, the form and activity status of the otter are monitored in real time. Form and action rights monitoring system of otters, characterized in that consisting of a monitoring terminal (40) capable of. The method according to claim 1,
The marker application part 130 includes a plurality of injection pipes 130A installed on the inner upper part of the passage part 13,
Form of an otter, characterized in that the otter detection sensor 130B is installed on the top or side of the passage part 13 to automatically operate the injection pipe 130A after a set time by detecting the movement of the otter Right to action monitoring system. The method according to claim 1,
The marker application part 130 includes any one of a sponge, cotton, grass, fallen leaves, and reeds coated with a marker material on the surface of the marker coating material 130C in the passage part 13 to form the passage part 13. An otter habitat and action zone monitoring system, characterized in that a marker substance is naturally applied to the body of a moving otter. The method according to claim 1,
The marker substance is a substance that is not erased from water and disappears naturally after a certain period of time,
The monitoring terminal 40 is provided with a notification function when the movement of the otter is detected by the internal CCTV camera 20 installed in the internal form part,
The monitoring terminal 40 is a form and action zone monitoring system of an otter, characterized in that any one of a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a computer. The method according to claim 1,
The heating device 14 includes a heating wire 140 installed on the outer surface of the inner form part 12,
An electricity supply unit 141 that supplies electricity to generate heat to the heating wire,
It consists of a connection part 142 connecting the heating wire and the electricity supply,
The heating device 14 is further provided with a temperature sensor 143 that senses the temperature of the inner form part 12 and adjusts the heat supplied to the inner form part 12 according to the sensed temperature,
The electricity supply unit 141 is installed outside the main body 11 and is a solar module that generates electricity by sunlight.

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