Title :
Real-time, automatic animal tracking using direct sequence spread spectrum
Author :
MacCurdy, Robert ; Gabrielson, Rich ; Spaulding, Eric ; Purgue, Alejandro ; Cortopassi, Kathryn ; Fristrup, Kurt
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Ornithology, Bioacoustics Res. Program, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
A method for tracking animals using a terrestrial system similar to GPS is presented. This system enables simultaneous tracking of thousands of animals with transmitters that are lighter, longer lasting, more accurate and cheaper than other automatic positioning tags. The technical details of this system are discussed and the results of a prototype are shown.
Keywords :
radio tracking; radio transmitters; automatic animal tracking; direct sequence spread spectrum; real-time tracking; terrestrial system; transmitters; Animals; Costs; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Monitoring; Prototypes; Radio transmitters; Real time systems; Satellite broadcasting; Spread spectrum communication;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technology, 2008. EuWiT 2008. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
978-2-87487-008-8
