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He sees real value in an up—to—date digital census. these surveys are done intermittently, maybe every ten years, and in many areas theyre not done at all, its just estimates. technology such as drones, you know, using those thermal cameras, can mean a large area can be covered in short periods of time, you know, relatively cheaply, to get those numbers so we know how many koalas are there and that makes all the difference. only if we know whats there can we manage whats there and be able to...

Sites open their doors in the northern hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere, some return to normality too — as australias taronga zoo in sydney welcomes back visitors and the states main art gallery allows people to once again walk among its prized acquisitions. there is relief as economy started to whir back to life, but there will be concerns too about safety and the threat of a second wave of infections. for now, though, these moments are a welcomed respite. reged ahmad, bbc news. with fo...

Fairytale castles, and yes, traditional hearty drinking establishments. southern germany has more than its fair share of stereotypes. but they hide an intriguing mysterious hinterland which i am determined to uncover. woooooooo! thats a thrill! a side thats wilder, faster, louder. and frankly, completely bonkers. how are we supposed to see with this? my road trip starts in bavarias capital munich, home to bmw, and some of the fastest cars in the world. but i want to get a different perspective, ...

You know, decide whether weve been successful with the treatment or not. a lot of work remains to be done and, in fact, its the very beginning of the important work to find out whats left. the other thing to consider, though, is that this is just one bushfire season. and australia has bushfires regularly. so unless we get a good count now were not going to be able to get any idea of what happens next time. that was nick, who, as we speak, is setting up a tent on the pavement outside his local pu...

We were even detecting humans and even hot car bonnets. but thats the whole point that you go back and you retrain the algorithm. so the algorithm gets better and better and better to the point now were better than humans are at detecting koalas. all of the algorithms that have been developed to date is processing back at a university, so theres no in field processing. so were now going to work with the universities and the institutions, take their datasets and algorithms that theyve started to ...

Famous tourist sites across europe are opening up, keen to be back in business after the coronavirus lockdown — such as this iconic tourist attraction in frances loire valley, where social distancing rules are also in place. book—lovers got a taste of freedom too, with finlands vast and iconic helsinki central library allowing people back into peruse the shelves. istanbuls grand bazaar in turkey, with its nearly 600—year history, was closed for months. it opened back up with fanfare — th...

So the algorithm gets better and better and better to the point now were better than humans are at detecting koalas. all of the algorithms that have been developed to date is processing back at a university, so theres no in field processing. so were now going to work with the universities and the institutions, take their datasets and algorithms that theyve started to develop, layer it over our technology, which enables us to do these surveys at night in the field and get real—time data back. a...

Are at detecting koalas. all of the algorithms that have been developed to date is processing back at a university, so theres no in—field processing. so were now going to work with the universities and the institutions, take their datasets and algorithms that theyve started to develop, layer it over our technology, which enables us to do these surveys at night in the field and get real—time data back. and thats the key. someone who knows a thing or two about the state of australian animals i...

Which enables us to do these surveys at night in the field and get real—time data back. and thats the key. someone who knows a thing or two about the state of australian animals is dr michael pyne. when i first started here 20 years ago we admitted just three koalas in the whole year and last year we admitted almost 600 koalas. he sees real value in an up—to—date digital census. these surveys are done intermittently, maybe every ten years, and in many areas theyre not done at all, its just...

Only if we know what‘s there can we manage what‘s there and be able to make, you know, decisions about the future. as well as the fires and the underlying issue of drought, chlamydia is a huge problem putting koalas under threat. so staff at currumbin have been using tech of their own to help diagnose the disease. we can take a swab, we can use this little unit here called the genie 3 and it will detect whether there‘s chlamydia or not from that swab within 25 minutes. so it‘s amazing te...