Orange County – A deadly alligator attack in Winter Garden is raising questions about how to improve public safety around Florida’s waterways, as a South Florida technology group develops a system designed to detect alligators and crocodiles before people get too close.
The system, called Croc Alarm, is being developed by Miami-based WildlifeOS. It is designed to use sonar imaging and artificial intelligence to identify alligators and crocodiles beneath the water’s surface and provide real-time warnings to people nearby.
The proposed technology comes amid renewed concerns about encounters with the reptiles in Florida, where alligators are common in lakes, ponds, canals and other waterways…