Wildlife Imaging Systems

What Wildlife Imaging Systems does

Wildlife Imaging Systems is a privately held, Hinesburg, Vermont-based company founded in 2019 that develops computer vision and machine learning software to help wildlife biologists, ecologists, and renewable energy operators monitor and manage interactions between wildlife and human infrastructure. Its primary application is reducing conflict between wind energy deployment and protected species, particularly bats and birds, by automating the analysis of thermal and near-infrared video collected at wind farm sites.

The company's core technology combines advanced computer vision models with thermal and visible light imaging systems to detect wildlife in video, track objects across frames, classify species, and produce quantitative activity data. Notable proprietary components include a stereo thermal 3D tracking system that reconstructs flight paths and derives velocity, direction, and wing-beat frequency without field-deployed calibration targets; a dual-camera mortality detection system that monitors airspace below wind turbines day and night with a reported detection rate of over 90% relative to human ground searches; and a cloud-based video processing pipeline that condenses hours of bat survey footage into summary images and reduces manual review time by up to 90%. The product portfolio is organized into four offerings: Wind Turbine Smart Curtailment (site-specific bat curtailment optimization for wind plant operators), Offshore Wind Wildlife Monitoring (3D tracking and mortality detection for offshore wind), Bat Emergence (cloud video processing for ecologists), and Bespoke Projects (custom ML and monitoring solutions).

Wildlife Imaging Systems monetizes through a mix of project-based professional services for enterprise wind operators, subscription or per-project cloud processing for bat survey professionals, hardware resale as an authorized reseller of Axis security cameras, and custom development work for research institutions and agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service. The company has also secured non-dilutive capital through Phase 1 and Phase 2 SBIR grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation totaling approximately $1.83M between 2020 and 2024. Operations span North America, the Netherlands (Hollandse Kust Zuid pilot with Vattenfall and Wageningen University), and the United Kingdom.

Name

Wildlife Imaging Systems

Legal name

Wildlife Imaging Systems

Website

https://wildlifeimagingsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wildlife Imaging Systems develops computer vision and machine learning software that automates wildlife detection in thermal video, primarily serving wind energy operators and ecologists to reduce bat and bird mortality and accelerate bat emergence surveys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Monitoring Software

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Surveys & Movement/Connectivity Studies (e.g., Avian/Bat, Telemetry) (EUAHAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL), Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Wildlife Health & Conservation Disease Management (HLAMAJAM)

Keywords

• Wildlife monitoring software
• Computer vision wildlife
• Thermal imaging cameras
• Bat emergence surveys
• Wind turbine curtailment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hinesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Smart Curtailment Solutions: Project-based engagement to collect thermal video data and deliver optimized curtailment parameters for wind plant operators. Includes equipment deployment, video processing, data analysis, and site-specific curtailment recommendations.
2. Bat Emergence Video Processing: Cloud-based video processing service where ecologists upload videos for automated analysis. Summary images are returned for review. Appears to be subscription or per-project pricing.
3. Bespoke Wildlife Monitoring Projects: Custom project work with partners to tailor monitoring efforts. Includes pre-built algorithms for wildlife detection/tracking and custom-made solutions including site-specific ML models and video processing pipelines.
4. Equipment Sales: Authorized reseller of Axis security cameras and related equipment. Provides ready-to-go thermal camera and remote power system designs to clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wildlife Imaging Systems develops computer vision and machine learning software that processes thermal and near-infrared video to detect, track, and classify wildlife. The company sells four primary solutions—Wind Turbine Smart Curtailment, Offshore Wind Wildlife Monitoring, Bat Emergence video processing, and Bespoke Projects—targeting wind farm operators, environmental consultants, and wildlife biologists. The platform combines proprietary AI models with thermal camera systems, including authorized Axis camera reselling and SBIR-funded mortality detection and 3D tracking research.

Product overview

Wildlife Imaging Systems offers a unified portfolio of computer vision and machine learning solutions for wildlife professionals. The core product suite includes Wind Turbine Smart Curtailment for optimizing bat conservation at wind farms, Offshore Wind Wildlife Monitoring combining 3D tracking and mortality detection, Bat Emergence for automated bat survey video processing, and Bespoke Projects for custom monitoring solutions. All solutions leverage thermal and visible light video processing with AI-powered detection, tracking, and classification. Research initiatives in Wildlife Mortality Monitoring (DOE-funded) and 3D Wildlife Monitoring expand the technical capabilities for collision risk modeling and fatality quantification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wind Turbine Smart Curtailment
• Offshore Wind Wildlife Monitoring Comprehensive offshore wind monitoring solution combining a stereo thermal 3D wildlife tracking system for collision risk model inputs with a thermal camera-based mortality detection system for quantifying turbine fatalities offshore, with 360-degree coverage and detection up to 110m for bats and beyond 225m for birds.
• Bat Emergence Video Processing Cloud-based video processing service that converts hours of thermal or near-infrared bat emergence video into summary images highlighting motion, reducing video review time by up to 90% for bat survey professionals and ecologists.
• Bespoke Wildlife Monitoring Projects Custom wildlife monitoring solutions for environmental consultants and researchers, including site-specific machine learning models, custom video processing pipelines, and specialized thermal camera system designs for unique research and monitoring requirements.
• Wildlife Mortality Monitoring System Dual camera system that monitors airspace below wind turbine rotor sweep, detecting objects struck by turbines and falling to the ground, with machine learning models parsing hundreds of thousands of tracks to identify fatality events.
• 3D Wildlife Tracking System Stereo thermal camera system that uses two commercial off-the-shelf thermal cameras with advanced processing software to reconstruct 3D flight paths of wildlife, including flight velocity, direction, height, and wing-beat frequency, with in-situ camera-to-camera calibration without calibration targets.
• Axis Security Camera Equipment Sales Authorized reseller of Axis security cameras and related equipment, including ready-to-go thermal camera and remote power system designs for wildlife monitoring deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces video review time by up to 90%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hoyle TannerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental engineering firm collaboration on wildlife crossing monitoring project in Vermont. Wildlife Imaging Systems designed remotely powered thermal camera system for 24-hour autonomous recording over nearly three weeks, processing video to detect wildlife crossings.
• White Mountain National ForestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to confirm bat hibernacula in high peaks of White Mountains, New Hampshire. Designed thermal camera system capable of autonomous mountain deployment in harsh conditions including snow.
• Co-ecology LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative bat monitoring partner using drone-mounted thermal imaging cameras. Wildlife Imaging Systems processed all drone and ground night vision aid recordings during research pilot program demonstrating methodology effectiveness for bat roost identification.
• VattenfallcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWind farm operator for Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm project off Netherlands coast. Collaborating to trial wildlife mortality detection system to collect evidence of bird collisions with offshore wind turbines.
• Wageningen Environmental Research (Wageningen University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner working with Wildlife Imaging Systems and Vattenfall on offshore wind wildlife mortality detection trials at Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm. Provides environmental research expertise.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald operates an environmental and renewable energy consultancy that runs wildlife baseline and post-construction monitoring for wind developers, representing an incumbent alternative to bespoke Wildlife Imaging Systems engagements.
• Stantec: Stantec's environmental services practice delivers large-scale wildlife and habitat monitoring for utility-scale renewables, making it a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise customers as Wildlife Imaging Systems.
• Natural Power: Natural Power provides ecological consultancy and monitoring services to the onshore and offshore wind sector, including bat and bird surveys. It competes with Wildlife Imaging Systems' bespoke and curtailment offerings on the services side.
• RES (Renewable Energy Systems): RES is a global renewable energy developer and consultancy that runs wind-wildlife monitoring programs for its own and third-party assets. It is a broad incumbent that could procure or internally replicate Wildlife Imaging Systems' services at scale.

Others

• Axis Communications: Axis supplies the thermal and network cameras Wildlife Imaging Systems resells and integrates. As the hardware supplier, Axis is an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, but its product roadmap directly affects Wildlife Imaging Systems' solution economics.

Regional players

• Westwood Professional Services: Westwood provides wind energy permitting, ecological surveying, and curtailment services across North America. It competes with Wildlife Imaging Systems on smart curtailment and bat survey projects in the US market.
• EcoLogic Engineers / EcoNorthwest: EcoNorthwest and similar regional ecological consultancies deliver wildlife monitoring and environmental review for wind developers in the Pacific Northwest. They are regional peers competing for the same permitting-driven survey budgets.
• Normandeau Associates: Normandeau is a North American ecological services firm specializing in bird and bat surveys, collision risk modeling, and post-construction monitoring for wind projects, making it a regional peer for Wildlife Imaging Systems' curtailment work.

Direct peers

• Wildlife Acoustics: Wildlife Acoustics is the dominant supplier of acoustic bat and bird monitoring hardware (SongMeter/Echo Meter) widely used at wind farms. It is a direct peer in the wildlife-survey instrumentation space where Wildlife Imaging Systems competes with its thermal processing stack.
• IdentiFlight: IdentiFlight develops automated detection and classification systems for eagles and other large birds at wind facilities using optics and AI. It is the most direct competitor to Wildlife Imaging Systems in computer-vision-based wind-wildlife monitoring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wildlife-imaging-systems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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