{"id":187,"date":"2026-03-10T11:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/31.147.207.147\/index.php\/about-the-ainspec-project\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:55:29","slug":"about-the-ainspec-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/about-the-ainspec-project\/","title":{"rendered":"About the AINSPEC project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Full project name<\/td><td>Monitoring and management of invasive plant species using artificial intelligence in the cross-border region<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Acronym and project ID<\/td><td>Ainspec<br>HR-RS00236<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Start date<\/td><td>15.01.2026.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Date of completion<\/td><td>14.01.2028.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total budget<\/td><td>473.192,00 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>European Funds<\/td><td>402.213,20 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contributor&#x27;s funds<\/td><td>70.978,80 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Program Priority<\/td><td>1 &#8211; Cooperation for a smarter programming area<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Specific goal<\/td><td>RSO1.1 &#8211; Development and enhancement of research and innovation capacities and adoption of advanced technologies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leading partner<\/td><td>Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Republika Srpska<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Second partner<\/td><td>Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, Osijek, HR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Third partner<\/td><td>Public Enterprise &quot;Vojvodina Forests&quot; Petrovaradin, RS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fourth partner<\/td><td>Public Institution for the Management of Protected Areas of Nature of the Vukovar-Srijem County, HR<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main planned activities and expected results of the project are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>development of an <em>AI<\/em>-supported, drone-based system using extended-spectrum cameras for the early detection of invasive plant species;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mapping and monitoring of invasive plant species in the protected areas Special Nature Reserve &quot;Obe\u0111ska Bara&quot; and the ecological network area &quot;Sava downstream of Hruschica \u2013 <em>HR2001311<\/em>&quot;;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>application of drone systems for precise chemical treatment of invasive plant species;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pilot testing and field implementation in selected protected natural areas to assess the effectiveness of new solutions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training of employees in protected area management institutions for the use of drones and <em>AI<\/em> tools;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>training programs and guidelines for institutions responsible for managing protected areas and environmental protection agencies on how to integrate advanced technologies into the management of invasive plant species;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>development of recommendations for decision-makers to support the adoption of advanced strategies for the control and management of invasive plant species, as well as the dissemination of the project&#x27;s results;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fostering cross-border cooperation for the development and sharing of innovative solutions, as well as strengthening the capacity of the program partners&#x27; institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Obedska-bara-002-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Obedska-bara-002-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Obedska-bara-002-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Obedska-bara-002-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full project name Monitoring and management of invasive plant species using artificial intelligence in the cross-border region Acronym and project ID AinspecHR-RS00236 Start date 15.01.2026. Date of completion 14.01.2028. Total budget 473.192,00 \u20ac European Funds 402.213,20 \u20ac Contributor&#x27;s funds 70.978,80 \u20ac Program Priority 1 &#8211; Cooperation for a smarter programming area Specific goal RSO1.1 &#8211; &#8230; <a title=\"About the AINSPEC project\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/about-the-ainspec-project\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about About the AINSPEC project\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-187","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ainspec.ferit.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}