Technology helps people see the world through animal eyes

Technology of analyzing quantitative color models helps scientists understand the behavior of animals and apply them to determine how to camouflage them.

Flower fields are viewed from the perspective of the bee (left) and human (right).(Photo: IFL Science).

Researchers from the University of Queensland and Exeter have developed Quantitative Color Model Analysis (QCPA) technology that allows people to process and visualize environmental information in a similar way to animals. This technology enables humans to understand how animals perceive their surroundings through complex images and color patterns that control their behavior.

Researcher Jolyon Trocianko said that the technology first helps to fix information from digital images that animals cannot see, leaving only color and image details from a distance. certain. The image is then divided into distinct colors and different mathematical models to quantify the arrangement, complexity and intensity of these colors.

QCPA technology calibrates digital images and visual models to reproduce visible colors and animal images. This system can be used in almost any environment with a variety of digital imaging processes, from conventional cameras to complex imaging systems. This technology will be applied in determining how camouflage of animals.