nesteye

The science

Measure continuously. Validate carefully.

nesteye combines computer vision, environmental sensing, and edge inference to turn barn activity into practical operating signals.

Overhead poultry flock view representative of nesteye camera placement

Fast enough to matter. Specific enough to test.

The goal is not to show operators more data. It is to identify a meaningful change, preserve its context, and make the result measurable.

Piling intelligence

Understand the pattern, not one crowded frame.

nesteye evaluates flock movement across time. Repeated-frame confirmation helps separate a developing pile from normal clustering, changing light, dust, and the visual complexity of a working barn.

Illustrative overhead flock view with a piling detection region
Pattern confirmed
Observe
Confirm
Respond

Methods

Three signals. One timeline.

Each method answers a different operational question while preserving the context needed to interpret the result.

Behavior

Repeated-frame confirmation

A developing cluster must persist across multiple frames before the system treats it as a confirmed event, reducing reactions to ordinary movement.

Growth

Overhead morphometrics

Vision-derived body measurements support daily weight and uniformity estimates across more of the flock than a small manual sample.

Context

Synchronized barn signals

Environmental readings sit on the same timeline as flock behavior so operators can investigate the conditions surrounding a change.

Validation

Results need boundaries.

0.998

Piling-detection average precision on held-out test data

This is a test result, not a guarantee of performance in every barn. Layout, installation, lighting, dust, flock behavior, and operating conditions can affect results. Pilot planning establishes the correct baseline for each operation.

Roadmap boundary

Disease, mortality, and gait diagnostics remain future capabilities and are not represented as generally available today.

Evaluate it in context

Define the barn, the baseline, and the result.

Discuss a pilot