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Observed arrival · 2026-08-29

TurtleVision Watches Turtles While the Rehabbers Sleep

turtlevision.org Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An open-source monitoring system uses local AI and RTSP camera feeds to detect possible turtle distress and send alerts.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-29 issue.

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TurtleVision connects RTSP-enabled IP cameras to a locally running Gemma 4 model through Ollama, with Docker Compose used to start the monitoring service. The page names five target signals, including carapace-up positioning and entrapment, and says installations can use multiple cameras. Text alerts are routed through Twilio, while the site states that image processing remains on facility hardware rather than being sent to a remote service.

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