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Not sure which Lotek monitoring technology is best for your study? We'd be pleased to help you choose the best system for the type of data that you wish to collect. Just fill out the Project Profile form below and we'll contact you with our recommendations.
 

Tell us about your project
While not intended as a comprehensive study profile, this preliminary evaluation sheet will help to identify application-specific factors that can assist us in recommending the best telemetry system for your study.

FISH

(* = required)
* Project Name:
* Project Leader:
Organization(s):
Address:
City:
Country:
Telephone:
Fax:
* Email:
Objectives - What question(s) will the telemetry system assist in answering?
Term of Project:
(Seasonal) Study Period:
   
Project Site Characteristics
Geographic Description: Remote    Urban    Rural
Topology: Mountain   Forest   Valley/Canyon   Flat marshland
Specific Fixed Station site considerations (proximity to):
Hydro facility    Power Lines    Communication Tower
Heavy Equipment/Construction/Boat Traffic    Velocity barrier    Electric barrier
Other:
 
Study Parameters
Species:
Average size/weight
# of fish to be tagged:
Tracking Method: Boat    Ground    Automobile    Aircraft
Release Strategy:
Minimum operational life requirement:
Transmitter Attachment method:
Fixed Datalogging station(s):
Intended Data Retrieval Frequency:
 
Water Characteristics
Water conductivity:
Average depth:
Maximum depth:
 
Other Details
Please supply any other details about your study that will help us to recommend the most appropriate telemetry solution(s):

BIRDS

(* = required)
* Project Name:
* Project Leader:
Organization(s):
Address:
City:
Country:
Telephone:
Fax:
* Email:
Objectives - What question(s) will the telemetry system assist in answering?
Term of Project:
(Seasonal) Study Period:
 
Study Parameters
Species:
Weight of individuals to be tagged:
Number of individuals to be tagged:
Minimum operational life requirement:
Maximum tag weight:
Tag attachment method:
 
Radio Telemetry Studies
Manual Tracking   and/or   Automatic Datalogging
Tracking Method: Ground    Automobile    Aircraft
Geographic Description: Remote    Urban    Rural
Topology: Mountain   Forest   Valley/Canyon   Field Marsh
Proximity to: Power Lines Heavy Equipment/Construction/Traffic
  Communication Tower Other
 
Archival Tag Studies
Maximum dive depth:
Sensors of Interest: Temperature Seawater Wet-Dry
  Depth Light (daily coarse latitude / longitude positions)
 
Other Details
Please supply any other details about your study that will help us to recommend the most appropriate telemetry solution(s):

MAMMALS

(* = required)
* Project Name:
* Project Leader:
Organization(s):
Address:
City:
Country:
Telephone:
Fax:
* Email:
Objectives - What question(s) will the telemetry system assist in answering?
Duration of Project:
 
Study Parameters
Species:
Average size/weight:
Number of animals to be tagged:
Desired Longevity of Collar:
Number of GPS locations desired per day:
 
Collar Type
Store-on-Board Only:    Yes    No    Not sure
Store-on-Board with Remote Data Access:    Yes    No    Not sure
  If Remote Data Access is required, then:
  Do you require 2-way Communication e.g. from collar to you and from you to collar:   
Yes (UHF Modem, Cellular, Iridium, GlobalStar)
No (one way communication collar to PC, ARGOS satellite PTT)
  How frequently do you require communication with collar?:   
Daily    Weekly    Monthly    Other:  
  GSM Cellular available in:   
Whole study area
Large part of study area
Small part of study area
Not at all
 
Project Site Characteristics
Geographic Description: Remote    Urban    Rural
Topology: Mountain   Forest   Valley/Canyon   Rain forest   
               Other:  
 
Other Details
Please supply any other details about your study that will help us to recommend the most appropriate telemetry solution(s):

 

Radio
Radio signals transmit best through air and fresh water.  Lotek offers radio transmitters and receivers suitable for monitoring fish, wildlife and birds.

 

Acoustic
Acoustic signals transmit best through deep and salt water, making them ideal for a variety of marine applications.

 

Satellite
Lotek’s satellite wildlife collars include GPS, Argos and Iridium solutions.  These collars are for animals of varying sizes.

 

Archival
Archival tags collect and store information on depth, temperature and light (geolocation).  They are most often used on marine fish and mammals, as well as birds.

 

Dual mode
Dual mode systems combine different monitoring technologies for use in multiple habitats, or to record multiple types of data, or to enable tracking via multiple receiving platforms.