Development of Voice Recognition Technologies for Bottom Trawl Survey Applications

Groundfish surveys conducted at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) are a critical source of fisheries independent data for stock assessments and ecosystem monitoring, however data flow and acquisition limit the speed and accuracy of data collected. The increased complexity of our fisheries and ecosystem surveys have prompted the AFSC to recently develop an Integrated Data Acquisition System (IDAS) that utilizes Android tablets, Bluetooth technology and a centralized database for data acquisition. However many of the devices we hope to adopt use keyboard or stylus input limiting the full development of IDAS due to the need to constantly interact with the touchscreen creating a slow, cumbersome process. To achieve the greatest advantage of the system we require the integration of Voice Recognition technology (VRT) to provide the scientists the freedom to collect data in a “hands-free” environment. We propose partnering with a commercial technology company that focuses on voice recognition to assist in its development to incorporate into IDAS. Successful integration of VRT into our application can be shared with other Fisheries Science Centers and their own survey needs.

This project was in response to the Advanced Sampling Technologies RFP.

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