- Light-weight / compact design
(as little as 200 grams)
- Allows
you to use the collar on smaller species.
- VHF Tracking Beacon
- Allows
you to locate collar for retrieval using conventional tracking
techniques.
- Allows
you to monitor the performance of the collar because when a
GPS fix is taken, the radio beacon will shut off. You can easily
tell whether the collar is following the schedule properly,
etc., merely by listening to the beacon.
- It informs
you when either a) the battery is depleted, or b) the animal
has died, by emitting a double pulse (recovery/mortality mode).
- User-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.
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 the animal has died, or GPS
battery has died.
- Allows
you to be alerted when the collar has not moved in specified
period of time - can mean dead, or slipped.
- 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.
- Allows
you to take fixes only when you want to.
- Can prolong
study (if desired)
- Can get
more frequent data, shorter study.
- Allows
you to have different schedule on an hourly, and day to day
basis to meet varying needs.
- Can customize
GPS fix schedule to meet needs.
User-programmable VHF Radio Beacon
Scheduler
- Can extend beacon battery life.
- Buys you more time to recover collar, or plan
collar recovery.
- Can be built using any freq. b/w 140-175 MHz.
Differential Correction
- Improve the accuracy of GPS locations to within 5 metres of
actual.
- Allows
you to do micro-habitat work.
- Allows
you to determine animal travel corridors, movement patterns,
etc.
Data Storage Capacity of over
40,000 locations
- Gives peace of mind that there is more than enough memory
capacity.
Field upload/download of data
(almanac, schedules, data)
- Allows user to communicate with the collar in the field.
- Doesn't
need to be returned to Lotek for data collection.
- Saves
time and money.
- Privacy
of data.
Wide operational temperature range
- Allows you to use it in any climate, and climate changes.
Wide data retention temperature
range
- Protects your data in any temperature variation.
Adjustable belt
- Allows you to tailor collar to specific animal while maintaining
the integrity of the GPS antenna orientation.
- Orientation
of antenna allows you to therefore get the highest degree of
acquired fixes.
- Allows
you to use the collar on different animals during the study.
Non-protruding antenna
- Protects the antenna from damage, i.e. catching in branches,
animal chewing, etc.
- Reduces
collar impact on behavior because antenna is hidden.
- Should
not have to refurbish antenna.
Hermetically sealed/Waterproof
(up to 1 atm. water)
- Water proof down to depth of 10 meters (33 feet), therefore
for animals that swim or spend time in water, there is no concern
about water penetration.
Sturdy Housing
- Made of high strength material (GE engineered resin)
- High
impact resistance
- High
tensile strength
- Temperature
resistant (high or low)
Compact Download Unit
- Has its own rechargeable battery source, therefore can always
download data even if other (GPS) batteries are dead or disconnected.
- Can be used on site because no external power sources
necessary.
- Compact in size, therefore easy to transport to / from
site.
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