低成本的LoRa GNSS追踪器用于野生动物监测
Adam F Parlin1,2,3, Ned A Horning2,4, Jason P Alstad2
1Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
HardwareX
|July 21, 2025
概括
研究人员开发了可定制的,开源的全球导航卫星系统 (GNSS) 追踪器,用于野生动物的移动. 这些低成本设备为各种物种提供量身定制的解决方案,有助于保护工作.
科学领域:
- 野生动物生态学野生动物生态学
- 生物学领域的技术创新
- 保护技术 保护技术
背景情况:
- 全球导航卫星系统 (GNSS) 追踪为野生动物生态和保护提供了关键数据.
- 现有的追踪设备通常是特定于种类的,这限制了它们的广泛应用.
- 需要适应多样化研究需求的可适应性和成本效益的追踪解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 介绍和评估开源的LoRaWAN GNSS和商用现成的 (COTS) GPS追踪器,用于野生动物的移动.
- 为了证明开发可定制,低成本的跟踪设备的可行性.
- 为研究人员提供可访问的工具来设计和部署专门的追踪单元.
主要方法:
- 开发一个开源的LoRaWAN GNSS跟踪器和一个COTS GPS跟踪器.
- 使用Arduino集成开发环境进行编程.
- 在纽约锡拉丘兹的东部灰松鼠上测试追踪器的试点测试.
- 提供LoRa应用程序和网络服务器设置的文档.
主要成果:
- 两种跟踪器类型都证明了成功的LoRa数据传输.
- 野生动物运动研究所 (WMI) 追踪器收集了额外的数据 (电池电压,精度误差,信号强度).
- COTS追踪器提供了一个通用的LoRaWAN单元路径.
- 开源性质允许在各种研究生物体中进行定制.
结论:
- 可定制的,开源的追踪技术是可行的和有效的野生动物研究.
- 低成本的专用设备可以由研究人员设计,开发和部署.
- 这些追踪器增强了研究动物运动的能力,并为保护策略提供了信息.
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