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Over a Billion Birds Are Dying Each Year

Problem

Overview

900 Million Birds Die Due To Colliding With Glass Windows

Glass Windows

%

Dr Daniel Klem

Tower Kill

Communication Towers

52 Bird Species Impacted Are In The Bird Concern List

Dr Travis Longcore

Conservation Status

Problem Impact

Why Do Birds Matter

  • Prevent Spread of Pests in Crops
  • Pollinators
  • Prevent Spread of Diseases

Why Birds Matter?

Services Valued At $5000 per square mile

How it

Works

How Do We Solve This Problem?

Current Solutions

Window Decals

  • Effective varies under Different Light Conditions
  • Aesthetics / Design concerns

Visual

Audio

Current Solutions - Sound Alarms

Play at regular intervals

BIRDS cANNOT HEAR UlTRASONIC

  • Timely

  • Audible

  • Biological Relevant

LOUD NOISES THAT BIRDS GET ACCUSTOMED TO

Introducing....

Audio Based Bird Collision Avoidance

  • Timely

  • Audible

  • Biological Relevant

How We Developed VFLY

Solution Development

Hardware

Visual Recognition

Dr Matt Hill, Architect Visual Recognition

Lab Testing

IBM WATSON BIRD SPECIES IDENTIFICATION TESTING

Prototype Assembly

Prototype Assembly

FIELD TESTING

Field Testing

Hudson Valley

New York City

Product RoadMap

Implementation

Hardware Manufacturing

Hardware

  • Product schematics
  • Compacting
  • Weather-proofing packages
  • Night vision cameras
  • Certifications

Software Development

Developing Apps for User's to Configure VFLY settings

IBM Watson Model Training

Software

Adding Species - Predator Sounds Database

VFLY code to be featured in

Curriculum Module

Costs

Costs

Sales

materials, manufacturing facilities, certifications, application development and marketing

cost

Per Unit Product Costs

Break-even

Break-even Analysis

Sales

Sales Estimates

"LEED Bird Collision Deterrence is the most popular LEED pilot"

Stefan Knust AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Director of Sustainability

ENNEAD ARCHITECTS LLP

"VFLY would be an inexpensive method to retro-fit the existing millions of glass windows and skyscrappers to be more bird friendly"

Deborah Laurel, Principal

PRENDERGAST LAUREL ARCHITECTS

Other Markets

  • Communications Towers
  • Wind Turbines
  • Pest Control
  • Smart Scarecrow
  • Data Collection for Researchers
  • Birding App

11,000 Birds Estimated Died Due To Window Collisions Across North America Since The Beginning of This Presentation

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