Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP220200780

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP220200780

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

A smartphone rip-detection tool to improve rip current awareness. This project aims to develop a smartphone rip-detection tool and online education game to help reduce the number of Australians drowning in rips each year. The project expects to develop an optimised deep learning algorithm to detect rips from smartphone video taken at Australian beaches, which can then be used by Surf Life Saving Australia for training and education. Expected outcomes of this project are enhanced identification and literacy of rip currents, particularly among priority high-risk demographics like young males, culturally and linguistic diverse communities and rural visitors. This should provide significant benefits in reducing rip-current drowning and rescue incidents in Australia, particularly at unpatrolled beaches.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-12-2023

End Date: 04-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $342,924.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Natural hazards | Geography education curriculum and pedagogy | Public health | Injury prevention

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Coastal and Estuarine Systems and Management Not Elsewhere Classified | Geography education curriculum and pedagogy | Injury prevention | Natural Hazards Not Elsewhere Classified | Natural hazards | Public health | Recreation and Leisure Activities (Excl. Sport and Exercise)

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