Mobile-BAT—A Novel Ultra-Low Power Wildlife Tracking System

Erhardt S, Koch M, Kiefer A, Veith M, Weigel R, Koelpin A (2023)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

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Book Volume: 23

Article Number: 5236

Journal Issue: 11

DOI: 10.3390/s23115236

Abstract

We introduce a novel ultra-low power system for tracking animal movements over long periods with an unprecedented high-temporal-resolution. The localization principle is based on the detection of cellular base stations using a miniaturized software-defined radio, weighing 2.0 g, including the battery, and having a size equivalent to two stacked 1-euro cent coins. Therefore, the system is small and lightweight enough to be deployed on small, wide-ranging, or migrating animals, such as European bats, for movement analysis with an unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. The position estimation relies on a post-processing probabilistic RF pattern-matching method based on the acquired base stations and power levels. In several field tests, the system has been successfully verified, and a run-time of close to one year has been demonstrated.

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APA:

Erhardt, S., Koch, M., Kiefer, A., Veith, M., Weigel, R., & Koelpin, A. (2023). Mobile-BAT—A Novel Ultra-Low Power Wildlife Tracking System. Sensors, 23(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115236

MLA:

Erhardt, Stefan, et al. "Mobile-BAT—A Novel Ultra-Low Power Wildlife Tracking System." Sensors 23.11 (2023).

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