ABCTracker: an easy-to-use, cloud-based application for tracking multiple objects

Visual multi-object tracking has the potential to accelerate many forms of quantitative analyses, especially in research communities investigating the motion, behavior, or social interactions within groups of animals. Despite its potential for increasing analysis throughput, complications related to...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Rice, Lance, Tate, Samual, Farynyk, David, Sun, Joshua, Chism, Greg, Charbonneau, Daniel, Fasciano, Thomas, Dornhaus, Anna, Shin, Min C
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 29.01.2020
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Accessibility
Cloud computing
Prototyping
Social factors
Tracking systems
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Summary:Visual multi-object tracking has the potential to accelerate many forms of quantitative analyses, especially in research communities investigating the motion, behavior, or social interactions within groups of animals. Despite its potential for increasing analysis throughput, complications related to accessibility, adaptability, accuracy, or scalable application arise with existing tracking systems. Several iterations of prototyping and testing have led us to a multi-object tracking system -- ABCTracker -- that is: accessible in both system as well as technical knowledge requirements, easily adaptable to new videos, and capable of producing accurate tracking data through a mixture of automatic and semi-automatic tracking features.
ISSN:2331-8422