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LiteTrack Iridium GPS Collars Series

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LiteTrack Iridium 420

1/3 Lighter and up to 3X more GPS fixes

Lotek has introduced an innovative family of GPS products (LiteTrack) intended to reduce significantly the weight of the collar while increasing the data collected and send the data via the Iridium satellite system.
While still NEW this product line is field proven.
The collars come in a variety of sizes and can weigh from just below 250 grams up to 420 grams depending on battery configuration, belt type and size.
Operating life also can vary depending on battery configuration, application and study needs and objectives. It can be more than doubled or tripled using ‘SWIFT’ fixes strategy at an expense of slight accuracy degradation.
Please contact one of our Telemetry Specialists to discuss your study needs. We look forward to finding out what species you want to use these innovative collars on, and what you will discover.

Options

CLOSE and (FAR) PROXIMITY
SWIFT Fixes for many more locations
VIDEO with AUDIO and STILL picture cameras
Enhanced Mortality indication with increase in VHF pulse rate, and Iridium transmission of events
Flexible scheduling of GPS + VHF + RF + Iridium communication
GEOFENCING alerts and schedule changes
Remote data download and upload via Iridium
Remote data download and upload via VHF radio frequency
Sensor data logging: on board temperature and 3 axis accelerometer activity, in raw, averaged or ODBA formats
Deploy multiple collars on the same frequency and distinguish between them by means of embedded collar IDs in the VHF beacon signals
Memory: stores up to 100,000 fixes
Drop off compatibility with our TRD and TRRD models

Key Features

Temperature
Accelerometer
Position
Beacon
Proximity
Geofencing
Duty Cycling
2-Way Communication

BELIEVE IT or not - Estimated Battery Life:
Up to 5 years of life when calculating 96 GPS locations per day or 48 SWIFT GPS locations per day depending on model.
NEW but FIELD PROVEN:
Launched mid 2016, LiteTrack Iridium collars have been used in deployments throughout the world and are already contributing large data sets to the research community.
LIGHTEST collars on the market without compromising the amount of data:
Reducing substantially the weight of the LiteTrack Iridium collars was a priority for the design of our new generation of collars. {As a result, animal’s behavior is less likely to be modified by the presence of the collar.}
CHALLENGING traditional ways of using one frequency per animal:
Lotek collars offer the option to deploy multiple collars on the same frequency and to be able to distinguish between them by means of embedded collar IDs in the beacon signals. This helps to alleviate any frequency limitations.

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Product Application Examples

Home range analysis, Distribution and Habitat use, Survival, Inter/Intra Species interactions, Migration, Predator/ prey interaction, Strategic placement of wildlife crossing (overpasses, underpasses) , Translocations and re-introductions, Human wildlife conflicts, Adaptive management, Population dynamics, Judas operations, Identifying timing and peak of rut activity, Adaptive landscape management, Kill rates, Cause specific mortalities, Kill sites prediction, Invasive species management
Product Applications

Litetrack Iridium 420 PB on a tigress

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Litetrack Iridium 250 on wolverine
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uO7-RgNAg/?igshid=2hwrw62xstea

Testing VHF/GPS Collar Design and Safety in the Study of Free-Roaming Horses
Gail H. Collins, Steven L. Petersen, Craig A. Carr, Leon Pielstick
Published: September 8, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103189

Wyoming State Annual Report 2017
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/WGFD/media/content/PDF/Hunting/JCRS/JCR_BGSHERCOMP_2016.pdf
Suitability of a GPS collar for grazing studies
C. T. Agouridis, T. S. Stombaugh, S. R. Workman, B. K. Koostra, D. R. Edwards, E. S. Vanzant
shs.tamu.edu/docs/lshs/end-notes/suitability of a gps collar for grazing studies-0301967361/suitability of a gps collar for grazing studies.pdf

Dama Gazelle with Collar
https://today.agrilife.org/2013/04/23/dama-gazelle-research/damagazellewithcollar-pic/

Mule Deer Research – Texas Parks & Wildlife

How and why radio collars are used in University of Wyoming chronic wasting disease study

Mule Deer CWD Study

Bighorn Sheep Return to Big Bend Ranch State Park

Take an Epic Journey With the Elk of Yellowstone

A Triumph for Pronghorn Antelope

Keeping it Wild: Pronghorn Tracking Collars

Polar bear body cams capture never before seen behavior from Arctic predator

Elk Camera Collar

IridiumTrackM – Previous Generation
https://blog.une.edu.au/news/2018/03/15/science-with-grunt/

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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks uses LiteTrack Iridium Collars to Track Wildlife

Product Specifications

Model	LiteTrack Iridium 130		LiteTrack Iridium 150		LiteTrack Iridium 250		LiteTrack Iridium 330		LiteTrack Iridium 360 PB, ED ^[2]		LiteTrack Iridium 420, PB, HD, ED		LiteTrack Iridium 750, PB, ED		LiteTrack Iridium 330TL		LiteTrack Iridium 500TL
Weight (g)	125 – 140		145 – 190		220 – 260		309 – 342		344 – 376		405 – 437		750-1100		305-340		500-580
Fix type ^[1]	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT	Regular	SWIFT
1 year life	4	8	12	18	13	18	13	18	120	65	288	144	720	288	72	57	96	72
2 years life	1	3	4	8	4	8	4	8	48	19	144	72	360	144	24	26	36	39
3 years life	–	–	–	–	2	4	2	4	7	13	80	24	200	82	12	16	18	24
4 years life	–	–	–	–	1	2	1	2	5	9	52	22	144	64	6	12	12	18
5 years life	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	3	6	14	19	96	48	4	8	7	13

1. For LiteTrack Iridium 250 – 750: Life calculated with VHF beacon operating for 28h per week on average.
The collar transmits through Iridium after collecting 18 positions for standard fixes and 9 positions for SWIFT fixes.

2. LiteTrack Iridium 360 ED model battery life estimate is reflected by the LiteTrack Iridium 250 model.

NOTE: HD model is built in aluminum housing. PB model features potted batteries. ED model features an embedded drop off. Please contact your Lotek representative for details.

Features and specifications subject to change without notice.

Technical specifications:
Frequency range: 148MHz to 174MHz
Operating temperature:
LiteTrack Iridium 130 – 150: -30˚C to +50˚C
LiteTrack Iridium 250-750: -40˚C to +70˚C
Standard adjustment (mm): ±30
Heavy duty packages: available for challenging species.
Timed Release Drop-Off:
TRD-L (30g) available for all models.
TRD (40g) available for all models.
TRRD (121g) available for 330, 360, 420, 500 and 750 models.
Collars must be built drop off compatible

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