ToxTrac is a free Windows program optimized for tracking animals. It uses an advanced tracking algorithm and includes Preprocessing, Background subtraction, Thresholding, Post-processing, and Filters. It is robust; very fast; and can handle one or several animals in one or several environments. The program provides useful statistics as output. ToxTrac can be used for fish, insects, rodents, etc.

If used, please cite:

Rodriguez, A., Zhang, H., Klaminder, J., Brodin, T., Andersson, P. L. and Andersson, M. (2018). ToxTrac: a fast and robust software for tracking organisms. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9(3):460–464

Rodriguez, A., Zhang, H., Klaminder, J., Brodin, T., and Andersson, M. (2017). ToxId: an algorithm to track the identity of multiple animals. Scientific Reports. 7(1):14774.

Contact and Support:
Alvaro Rodriguez (Main Developer), a.tajes@udc.es
Magnus Andersson, magnus.andersson@umu.se

Features

  • No specific knowledge of the geometry of the tracked bodies is needed
  • ToxTrac can operate at a rate >25 frames per second in HD videos with most desktop computers
  • Simultaneous tracking of multiple organisms in multiple arenas
  • Integrated distortion correction and camera calibration
  • Robust against false positives
  • Preservation of individual identification after occlusion
  • Statistics and heat maps in real scale exported in image, text and excel formats
  • List of Changes: https://sourceforge.net/p/toxtrac/wiki/Changes
  • User Guide and published results and datasets available in download section

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  • Life Saver! Thanks for making this wonderful project. One question, would be nice if the archive repository and guestbook would get back up online to download/access them. Thanks
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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Windows

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Agriculture, Education, Engineering, Science/Research

User Interface

Excel, Qt

Programming Language

C++

Related Categories

C++ Ecosystem Sciences Software, C++ Physics Software, C++ Earth Sciences Software

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2017-02-01