≪First Observation Based on This Research at a Nature Coexistence Site in Nagano Prefecture≫ Cooperating with the Joint Research by the National Institute for Environmental Studies and Others, Starting to Collect Acoustic Data for AI Analysis of Biodiversity in 'St.Cousair's Forest' Managed by the Company.
St.Cousair Co., Ltd. has installed IC recorders in 'St.Cousair's Forest' in collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Studies and others. The acoustic data of living creatures will be collected to train AI, aiding in the development of new biodiversity analysis tools.
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St.Cousair Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Iizuna, Nagano / President: Ryota Kuze) is cooperating in the joint research "Construction of a biodiversity acoustic observation support system that brings synergy between machine observation and citizen participatory surveys" promoted by the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute, Shizuoka Institute of Environment and Hygiene, and Toho University. The Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute serves as the liaison with St.Cousair, and on Thursday, April 9, 2026, we installed IC recorders in "St.Cousair's Forest," which our company manages around the Shinanomachi office.
Starting observation for this research at a nature coexistence site within Nagano Prefecture marks the first attempt of its kind in the prefecture.
This research aims to develop new analysis tools that reinforce biodiversity surveys by having AI learn the audio data of creatures that make sounds, such as birds, insects, and frogs. As part of this, IC recorders are installed in "St.Cousair's Forest" to acquire continuous acoustic data.
## Protecting and Connecting Biodiversity with AI
In "St.Cousair's Forest," we have been conducting forest conservation activities such as vegetation surveys, fixed-point surveys, and forest maintenance in collaboration with the Forest Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Education, Shinshu University (Professor Hideyuki Ida and others) for over 10 years since 2014. This time, by cooperating in the research led by the National Institute for Environmental Studies and advanced in collaboration with the Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute using this forest as a field, a new scientific approach of AI analysis will be added to the accumulated survey and maintenance efforts with Shinshu University.
From the audio data acquired by the IC recorders, it will become possible to grasp the activity status of living creatures that change according to the season and time of day. Furthermore, visualizing appearance status and seasonal fluctuations by utilizing the analysis data of acoustic data by AI will serve as a valuable indicator for future forest conservation activities.
Through our cooperation in research utilizing our premises, we will contribute to the establishment of new observation methods and promote sustainable initiatives toward the conservation of biodiversity.
### Overview of the Installed IC Recorders
Data to be acquired
Starting observation for this research at a nature coexistence site within Nagano Prefecture marks the first attempt of its kind in the prefecture.
This research aims to develop new analysis tools that reinforce biodiversity surveys by having AI learn the audio data of creatures that make sounds, such as birds, insects, and frogs. As part of this, IC recorders are installed in "St.Cousair's Forest" to acquire continuous acoustic data.
## Protecting and Connecting Biodiversity with AI
In "St.Cousair's Forest," we have been conducting forest conservation activities such as vegetation surveys, fixed-point surveys, and forest maintenance in collaboration with the Forest Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Education, Shinshu University (Professor Hideyuki Ida and others) for over 10 years since 2014. This time, by cooperating in the research led by the National Institute for Environmental Studies and advanced in collaboration with the Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute using this forest as a field, a new scientific approach of AI analysis will be added to the accumulated survey and maintenance efforts with Shinshu University.
From the audio data acquired by the IC recorders, it will become possible to grasp the activity status of living creatures that change according to the season and time of day. Furthermore, visualizing appearance status and seasonal fluctuations by utilizing the analysis data of acoustic data by AI will serve as a valuable indicator for future forest conservation activities.
Through our cooperation in research utilizing our premises, we will contribute to the establishment of new observation methods and promote sustainable initiatives toward the conservation of biodiversity.
### Overview of the Installed IC Recorders
Data to be acquired