- VHF Tracking Beacon
- Allows you to locate collar for retrieval using conventional tracking
techniques. Allows you to monitor the performance of the collar. Informs
you when either a) the battery is depleted, or b) the animal has died,
by emitting a double pulse (recovery/mortality mode).
- Field-replaceable
battery pack
- Does not need to come back to Lotek for refurbishment. Saves money
on shipping, handling, and refurbishment costs. Allows you to continue
studying the same animal without having to purchase twice as many
collars. Eliminates down time and therefore gaps in study.
- Two-axis Activity Sensors (data-logged)
- Allows you to determine animal activity as a function of time. Allows
you to learn about animal behaviour, i.e., grazing, resting, etc.
Can cross reference data with temperature, location, vegetation maps,
time of day, terrain, location of structures and so on.
- Temperature Sensor
- Allows you to determine animal behavior as a function of ambient
temperature. Can cross-reference with location and activity data.
- Mortality/Recovery Sensor, with user
programmable delay
- Allows you to be alerted when either the animal or the GPS battery
has died, or when the collar has not moved in specified period of
time. Can retrieve collar and its data from animal quickly after death
of animal or GPS battery. User programmability allows you to match
your mortality delay to meet study needs. Protects your investment.
- User-programmable GPS Scheduler
- Allows you to optimize battery energy, taking fixes only when you
want to. Can prolong your study if desired, or get more frequent data
in a shorter study. Allows you to customize GPS fix schedule to meet
your needs, with different schedule on an hourly or day to day basis.
- User-programmable VHF Radio Beacon
Scheduler
- Can extend beacon battery life. Gives you more time to recover collar,
or plan collar recovery. Can be built using any frequency between
140-220 MHz.
- Differential Correction
- Improves the accuracy of GPS locations from within 100 meters to
within 5-10 meters of the actual location. Allows you to do micro-habitat
work. Allows you to determine animal travel corridors, feeding/drinking
sites, grazing habits and strategies in relation to forage types,
etc.
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- Data Storage Capacity of over 10,000
locations
- You are assured of having more than enough memory capacity.
- Field upload/download of data (almanac,
schedules, data)
- Allows you to communicate with the collar in the field. Doesn't
need to be returned to Lotek for data collection. Saves time and money.
Ensures privacy of data.
- Wide operational and data retention
temperature range
- Allows you to use it in any climate, regardless of climate changes.
Protects your data in any temperature variation.
- Adjustable belt (from both sides of
collar)
- Allows you to tailor collar to specific animal while maintaining
the integrity of the GPS antenna orientation to get the highest degree
of acquired fixes. Allows you to use the collar on different animals
during the study.
- Foam padding on belt
- Minimizes neck abrasion & sores. Minimizes effects on the animal's
behaviour, therefore giving you more accurate results. A variety of
padding sizes available to guarantee a comfortable fit.
- Non-protruding antenna
- Protects the antenna from damage, e.g., catching in branches, animal
chewing, etc. Reduces collar's impact on behavior because antenna
is hidden. Reduces probability that antenna will need to be refurbished.
- Hermetically sealed/Waterproof (up
to 1 atm. water)
- Waterproof to a depth of 10 meters (33 feet), eliminating concern
about water penetration for animals that swim or spend time in water.
- Sturdy Housing
- Housing is made of high strength material (GE engineered resin)
which is high impact resistant, has high tensile strength, and is
high & low temperature resistant.
- Compact Download Unit with own rechargeable
battery source
- Can always download data even if other (GPS) batteries are dead
or disconnected. Can be used on site because no external power sources
necessary. Easy to transport to & from site.
