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The Gap in Landscape-Scale Wildlife Census

Traditional Aerial Surveys Are Expensive, Episodic, and Manually Processed

Protected areas are responsible for safeguarding some of the world’s most important wildlife populations, yet landscape-scale census remains expensive, infrequent, and manually processed. Without reliable, repeatable data, it is difficult to protect species, manage human-wildlife pressure, and plan effectively. Aerial Conservation Monitoring provides AI-powered aerial census infrastructure, delivering fast, georeferenced wildlife counts that strengthen conservation decision-making.
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THE ACM CENSUS MODEL

How the ACM Census System Works

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Fixed-Wing BVLOS Deployment

Licensed aerial partners conduct structured transect flights across full conservancy landscapes, covering tens of thousands of hectares in 1-5 day deployments.

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Onboard AI Inference

Edge-optimised models process imagery during flight, generating georeferenced wildlife detections with confidence filtering to reduce manual counting error.

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Structured GIS-Ready Outputs

Detections are delivered as structured, audit-ready datasets compatible with platforms such as EarthRanger and existing GIS workflows.

FIELD VALIDATION

Borana Conservancy - Proof of Concept Deployment

FROM CENSUS TO LANDSCAPE INTELLIGENCE

Census Is the Entry Wedge. Monitoring Infrastructure Is the Long-Term Value.

ACM begins with structured, repeatable wildlife census deployments. But the same system can scale into a persistent aerial intelligence layer, expanding visibility beyond periodic surveys and into operational monitoring.

1 - Single & Multi-Species Census

Structured 1–5 day fixed-wing deployments replace episodic helicopter surveys with repeatable, lower-cost aerial census across full conservancy landscapes, delivering single-species and multi-species population validation through georeferenced, audit-ready outputs.

2 - Recurring Monitoring Cadence

ACM enables scheduled monitoring built into operational calendars, including bi-annual elephant census, high-frequency rhino verification, multi-species estate reporting, and livestock enumeration to support grazing management and long-term biodiversity tracking.

3 - Operational Monitoring Layer

Beyond census, optional weekly or daily deployments extend visibility into human and vehicle activity, strengthening landscape-scale situational awareness, enhancing security oversight, and supporting rapid operational response.

FIELD EXPANSION

Scaling Structured Aerial Census Across Conservation Landscapes

Following successful field validation at Borana Conservancy, ACM is expanding into extended deployments, model optimisation, and multi-landscape rollout. We are now engaging strategic partners and early-stage investors to support the next phase of structured aerial census infrastructure across Africa.

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