SkySeeker Launches 'SatoKarte' Drone Analysis Service to Automate Wild Boar Damage Control Prioritization

Visualizing field conditions with drones and quantifying damage risk with the proprietary analysis engine 'ORDERIS'

As crop damage caused by wild boars becomes increasingly severe nationwide, SkySeeker Co., Ltd. has launched a drone analysis service called 'SatoKarte' that visualizes 'where to start countermeasures' for wildlife damage control.

'SatoKarte' is a service that quantifies the risk of wildlife appearance and countermeasure priorities based on unified standards, using aerial data captured by drones and environmental information such as terrain and vegetation.

It replaces traditional on-site surveys, which took one day for approximately 30 hectares of farmland, with a drone survey that takes about one hour, enabling efficient situation assessment even in wide areas.

Furthermore, the proprietary analysis engine 'ORDERIS' quantifies decisions previously reliant on experience and intuition using unified standards, visualizing even the 'order of priority' for actions.

Additionally, by providing analysis results in a format that can be used directly as explanatory materials, it streamlines the entire process of survey, review, and explanation, supporting rapid and explainable decision-making.

Background

Amid the escalating problem of crop damage by wild boars, determining 'where to start countermeasures' is a critical challenge for local government wildlife damage control.

Previously, this decision was made based on the experience and intuition of staff or the expertise of specialists. However, these decisions heavily depend on individual knowledge and experience, making it difficult to ensure reproducibility.

As a result, differing evaluation criteria among staff or involved specialists lead to changes in countermeasure priorities, causing problems such as difficulty in explaining to residents and an inability to select optimal measures within limited budgets.

Against this backdrop, new methods enabling reproducible decision-making based on objective evidence are in demand.

Service Overview and Features

'SatoKarte' is a drone analysis service that visualizes 'where to start countermeasures' for wildlife damage control, targeting farmland and surrounding settlement environments.

The proprietary algorithm 'ORDERIS' (patent pending) uses the company's accumulated data to quantify decisions previously based on experience and intuition according to unified standards, automatically calculating even the 'order of priority' for actions.

This enables reproducible decision-making that does not depend on the experience of individual staff members.

In addition to the traditional model where a survey company handles everything from field surveys to analysis, this service also supports a division-of-labor model where local governments conduct their own drone surveys and SkySeeker performs the analysis and decision-making support.

This makes it possible to combine in-house field surveys with specialized analysis, enabling more efficient and sustainable operations. It also allows for both cost reduction and continuous operation.

① Automatic Calculation of Countermeasure Priorities

Comprehensively evaluates damage risk and countermeasure effectiveness, clarifying the 'order of priority'. Enables decisions independent of experience.

② Significant Reduction in Survey Man-Hours

Reduces traditional one-day field surveys to approximately one hour using drone surveys. Enables efficient assessment even in large-scale farmland areas.

③ Usable Directly as Explanatory Materials

Provides data visualizing risk distribution and priorities, usable directly for resident briefings and internal coordination documents.

④ Standardization of Judgment and Elimination of Subjectivity

Unifies judgment criteria that previously varied by staff member, creating a decision-making process where anyone reaches the same conclusion.

⑤ Supports In-House Surveys and Division-of-Labor Model

Accommodates a division-of-labor model where local governments conduct their own drone surveys and the company analyzes the data. Reduces the burden of field surveys while enabling continuous use of specialized analysis results.

Quantifies risk for each area, allowing priority for countermeasures to be determined at a glance.

Usage Scenarios

- Risk assessment of wild boar intrusion around farmland
- Selection of priority areas for countermeasures (electric fences, environmental improvement, etc.)
- Creation of resident briefing materials and support for consensus building

Future Outlook

This service aims to evolve beyond a mere wild boar damage control tool into a 'foundational service that visualizes the relationship between local environments and wildlife through data'.

In the future, the company plans to expand the target animal species to include deer and bears, and apply the service to diverse environments such as urban areas, golf courses, and areas around transportation infrastructure.

Furthermore, the company has begun developing an applied model for 'optimizing vaccine distribution areas' for oral vaccination of wild boars against Classical Swine Fever (CSF), which poses a threat to the livestock industry. By using the service's analysis technology to determine optimal vaccination locations that improve vaccination rates, the company aims to contribute to more effective infectious disease control.

Additionally, to support local governments in conducting in-house surveys, the company is building a system to provide training and operational support for drone survey techniques. Leveraging its expertise in drone training, the company aims to establish a system that consistently supports everything from surveys to analysis.

The company aims to realize a society where rational, data-driven decision-making is the norm, supporting the sustainability of agriculture and forestry, and contributing to a society where humans and wildlife can coexist while maintaining an appropriate distance.

■ Service detail page: https://skyseeker.jp/investigation/satokarte/

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Company Profile

Company Name: SkySeeker Co., Ltd.
Location: Thanks Kanda Building B1F, 25 Kanda Tomiyama-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Yuji Hirai
Business: ICT wildlife damage control services using drones and AI

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