Smart Nature-Reserve Patrol

CONTEXT

From “isolated systems and paper patrols” to “one platform, visual command”

Nature reserves accumulate years of multi-source data — geological heritage, biodiversity, ecological environment, patrol management and video surveillance — yet supervision commonly faces several challenges: surveillance, broadcasting, infrared and survey materials each sit in silos with no interconnection; historical reports, photos and videos are scattered and hard to search; patrols rely on paper records with no tracks or ledgers; alerts depend on staff watching screens, so handling lags; and legacy platforms have dated interfaces and lack unified display and integrated analysis — making it hard to support unified command-center control and scientific decisions.

Building on the reserve’s existing platforms and device data, GW-OCEAN integrates video surveillance, IP broadcasting, infrared cameras, UAVs and other systems into one integrated data-management and smart-patrol platform that is digital, intelligent and three-dimensional: multi-source data is unified, the command dashboard presents it centrally, the full patrol process is managed visually, and data is stored locally for the long term and self-controlled — upgrading supervision from passive reaction to proactive perception and visual command.

ARCHITECTURE

Layered data hub + one patrol-management map

The solution is decoupled into four layers — device access, data fusion, intelligent applications, and interaction & display — and organized by data nature: the operational-data layer carries patrol management, alert handling, statistical reports and live video; the archive-data layer carries low-frequency reference material such as survey reports, photos and videos via a categorized repository plus object storage; the device-access layer connects existing cameras, NVRs, infrared cameras and IP speakers over GB28181 / RTSP / ONVIF / multicast standard protocols — no vendor-proprietary SDKs, with legacy equipment reused directly.

WORKFLOW

Sense — integrate — patrol — alert — archive, in a closed loop

1. 1

   Multi-source sensing access

   Existing cameras, NVRs, infrared cameras, IP speakers and UAVs connect through unified access over GB28181 / RTSP / ONVIF / multicast standard protocols — no modification or replacement of legacy equipment.

2. 2

   Unified data integration

   Video, alerts, infrared, broadcasting and multi-source survey materials are unified and governed; a categorized repository plus object storage carries the archives, and structured indicators feed dashboard visualization.

3. 3

   Patrol task execution

   The dispatch center assigns tasks in one click and draws zones on the map to define scope; patrol staff accept tasks on the mobile app, log tracks and mileage, capture watermarked evidence, and auto-upload to the platform when patrols end.

4. 4

   Linked alert handling

   Events at key points trigger an alert pop-up + sound prompt + automatic recording, with image and video pushed to the mobile end; patrol staff respond from nearby, capture and upload evidence, and handling progress is visible in real time.

5. 5

   Ledger archiving & analysis

   Patrol, alert and rectification records are auto-aggregated into standardized ledgers, with year-on-year comparison and one-click export of monthly / annual statistical charts; data is retained locally for the long term and never auto-deleted.

ADVANTAGES

Why GW-OCEAN

CASE STUDY

Changdao · Sky–air–ground–sea integrated ecological monitoring

Smart Patrol · Scenario

Led by the Changdao National Park Marine Management Center and built with the participation of GreatWay Ocean, the “Changdao Proposed National Park Candidate Area Sky–Air–Ground–Sea Integrated Ecological Monitoring Project” integrates more than 300 video-surveillance units, 8 shore-based radars, 10 eco-environment monitoring systems, 2 seabed monitoring systems and multiple unattended-UAV systems. Combined with AI recognition and infrared thermal imaging, it delivers species monitoring, illegal-behavior early warning, marine eco-environment monitoring and cross-departmental joint prevention and control across the 19 islands of Changdao. With 95% full-area coverage, 7×24-hour dynamic monitoring and minute-level emergency response, the project won First Prize at Shandong Province’s 3rd “Digital Remote-Sensing Cup” competition (November 2025).

Handling example — at night, a sentry camera deployed at the core-zone boundary detects an intrusion / tripwire event — the command platform automatically pops up the alert with a sound prompt and records the point’s video, while the alert’s on-site image and video are instantly pushed to the nearest patrol officer’s mobile device.

The patrol officer reviews the alert footage and point coordinates on the mobile app, navigates to the scene, captures watermarked photos and video evidence and uploads them — the whole process auto-aggregated into a standardized ledger; the command center tracks personnel location, alert status and handling progress on one map in real time, and later closes the loop with the track and evidence records archived.

• Changdao: 300+ video-surveillance units, 8 shore-based radars, 10 eco-environment monitoring systems, 2 seabed monitoring systems and unattended UAVs across 19 islands
• Key-point events alert automatically: pop-up + sound + recording + mobile push
• Alert — handling — ledger closed on one map, with data retained locally for the long term

GOVERNANCE

How alerts are distributed and who handles them

The platform serves the reserve authority’s command center and patrol teams, distributing alerts and tasks to the right roles under tiered permissions:

• Command center: the dashboard tracks patrol-personnel locations, alert events and monitoring-point status in real time; tasks are dispatched in one click with patrol zones drawn on the map
• Patrol officers: accept tasks on the mobile app, navigate to the scene, capture watermarked photo and video evidence, call for help with one-tap SOS; usable offline and synced automatically once connected
• Managers: patrol, alert and rectification records are auto-aggregated into standardized ledgers, with monthly / annual charts exported in one click for assessment and reporting to superior authorities
• Data security: full-stack on-premises deployment, data kept within the reserve and retained long-term without auto-deletion, with tiered permissions, operation auditing and SM cryptography

Existing cameras, NVRs, infrared cameras, IP speakers and UAVs connect over GB28181 / RTSP / ONVIF / multicast standard protocols — legacy equipment is reused directly with no vendor-proprietary SDK.