I have a wildlife zoo

The leaders slightly furrowed their brows upon hearing this; although throwing stones at giant pandas should be a rarity, the saying goes "there's always one in every crowd," and who knows if someone might suddenly lose their senses.
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Anyway, it's better for such incidents not to happen at all.

A leader suggested, "How about building a police station next to the zoo? Isn't Xinghe University also nearby?"

Fang Ye's mind was stirred.

The branch campus of the renowned Xinghe University was under construction, just one bus stop away from Linhai Zoo.

A university is not fully constructed before it starts being used, just like a zoo; they operate while under construction.

During a chat with the well-informed Mi Jin, Fang Ye casually inquired, learning that the first constructed parts were the Information Building and the Life Sciences Hall, and a portion of the students from these two faculties would arrive next term.

Mayor Bai pondered and said, "We'll discuss this matter further. Okay, we understand this issue—any other needs?"

Fang Ye came back to his senses and said, "I'd like to introduce a batch of 5G base stations into the zoo. We can pay for it ourselves; we've consulted the operators, and it's not just about the money. We also need approval from the relevant departments. We'd like the city to grant permission for this as well."

Mayor Bai asked, puzzled, "Why does your zoo need 5G base stations?"

With a technology park in Linhai, Mayor Bai often communicated with tech companies and was quite familiar with 5G!

Fang Ye chuckled, "Heh heh," knowing that each completed exhibit came with milestone rewards, including green leaf coins and exclusive exhibit gift packs.

The contents of the gift packs were random; the red panda exhibit gift pack yielded a red panda skeletal specimen, while the wolf exhibit gift pack contained a black stele carved with the story of the Roman wolf.

He had felt a bit regretful, thinking that with so many animals in the reptiles and amphibians exhibit, it could only reward one item—how good could it possibly be?

However, the result was a complete surprise; the reward wasn't a physical item but a set of AR software specifically designed for zoos!

AR stands for augmented reality, which uses computer technology to overlay virtual information onto the real world.

Many science fiction movies feature it, like wearing Iron Man armor. When you look at something, data streams appear next to it, showing brand, fuel consumption, weight, and other information of, say, a car—this is AR technology.

Like the virtual map in the war room in "Avatar," where you can manipulate the map to zoom in and out by moving your hand through the air—any virtual info that can also interact like this is considered MR, or mixed reality technology.

For the reptiles and amphibians exhibit, to avoid obstructing the view of the display cases, only a simple label was used for animal introductions. It was placed beneath, small and unobtrusive, so as not to block the glass.

The educational display boards were listed separately, discussing a particular type of animal.

The AR software rewarded by the system meant that visitors wearing special projection glasses could scan a small QR code next to the animal display and pop up educational display boards in the air in front of them, detailing the animal's size, distribution, habits, diet, and behavioral characteristics.

If they wished, they could even watch a short video!

Take, for example, the panther chameleon they had visited last time.

If the chameleon was shy and tense, always hiding behind the leaves and refusing to come out, wouldn't that be a disappointment for the visitors?

In such cases, no worries—just look at the QR code nearby, and you could enjoy the usual activities of the chameleon in its exhibit and see how it changes colors.

This saved space for display boards and was visitor-friendly, especially for an animal-dense environment like the reptiles and amphibians exhibit.

And it was incredibly cool!

If you got lost in the complex exhibit areas, unsure where the exit or the restroom was, just say "map," and a map would appear before your eyes, showing the way forward, with all locations clearly marked.

Or say, "Where is the green iguana exhibit?" and the AR glasses would automatically guide you there.

The software rewarded by the system was not some unattainable high-tech gadgetry.

Large companies like Coca-Cola were already using AR technology to aid warehouse operations in picking and reviewing tasks. AR arrows navigate to the corresponding picking spots, showing the quantity of items to pick. With a swipe of the hand, the picking is done—cool and convenient!

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Greatly enhanced the accuracy of order execution.

Before this, Fang Ye had never considered that AR technology could be used in a zoo.

After seeing the demonstration, he was instantly dazzled!

However, the warehouse environment is quite uniform, while the zoo's environment is complex.

The prerequisite for using AR software systems is having a 5G network, since the software needs to adjust the imagery and video content to display clearly against the complex background. Otherwise, the effect would be very poor.

On one side, the system transmits the background; on the other, it sends the appropriate images. Moreover, the background environment is constantly changing, requiring a lot of bandwidth every second.

Only a 5G network can handle such a large bandwidth and maintain a silky smooth experience!

Fang Ye explained, "Our zoo has collaborated with a company to develop an AR application software for use within the park..."

Mayor Bai listened and found it quite interesting. True to being young, this man had flexible thinking, able to envision the use of such advanced technology in a zoo.

But could the effects really be as cool as he claimed? The mayor wasn't very optimistic.

Transitioning such technology from a lab environment to a real-world setting was bound to encounter various problems that would need to be adjusted gradually.

Still, he encouraged Fang Ye verbally!

5G base stations are available over at the technology park, but Linhai isn't a pilot city, so coverage won't be widespread.

If Fang Ye is paying out of his own pocket to play with new technology, there's no issue at all, just approve it.

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The meeting took only half an hour; the leaders were very busy, and sparing time for him was a favor for the sake of the giant pandas—it couldn't go on too long.

On the contrary, the time spent commuting to and from the meeting was even longer.

Back in the office, Fang Ye and Lan Li joked around to lighten the mood before getting back to their busy schedules.

The zoo's tropical bird exhibit would be completed in another month, and they were now purchasing animals. Once the quarantine and inspections were done, they could be displayed!

The first birds they planned to buy were, of course, parrots. There were only four red-and-green macaws in the zoo currently, which were far from enough for the large bird exhibit.

The more species, the better, such as hyacinth macaws, white cockatoos, Amazon parrots, lorikeets...

Besides parrots, they also planned to get hornbills! Not only were they visually impressive, but their behavioral traits were also quite interesting.

However, birds like toucans and hornbills might eat smaller birds, so they would have to be exhibited in a separate area.

Laughing kookaburras, white-breasted waterhens, Java sparrows...

And pheasant species like silver pheasants, francolins, Temminck's tragopans, grey peacock-pheasants...

This large bird exhibit could accommodate dozens of bird species!

With the list confirmed, Fang Ye smoothly made a direct call to the Lanhe Zoo Director.

After receiving the call, the Lanhe Zoo Director pondered, "Zoo Director Fang, are you looking to buy tropical birds this time? Our zoo doesn't have them, but if you're looking to purchase, you might want to ask Pengpeng Zoo. Let me give you their number."

"Uh-huh, okay!"

After making calls to one zoo after another and spending an entire day on the phone, some birds were bought while others weren't.

But Fang Ye wasn't in a hurry—it's best to take it slow.

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