Movement & Altitude Tracking
Individual-animal tracking — sub-gram GPS, PIT-tag readers, and radio-mesh — for movement, connectivity, and flight altitude at the scale wind turbines and roost-connectivity questions need.
Some questions need individual animals to be followed over time. Sub-gram GPS tags, altitude-capable GPS, PIT-tag readers at roost entrances, and radio-mesh networks can show movement, site fidelity, and per-individual flight altitude that general flight-path methods miss.
Technology it uses
- GPS Tracking Sub-gram and altitude-capable GPS tags for individual-animal movement and flight-altitude data. The only practical way to get per-individual altitude for bats — population-level methods cannot resolve which individual flew where.
- PIT Tags Passive integrated transponders implanted in individual bats, read by fixed antennas at roost entrances. Year-on-year fidelity, individual inter-roost movement, and breeding-site continuity become quantitative rather than inferred.
- Radio Tracking VHF and 2.4 GHz radio tags with both conventional manual tracking and fixed-receiver mesh networks for automated long-baseline tracking. Used where GPS is impractical (very small species, extended deployment duration, low-cost-per-individual studies).
- Field Platform The physical and electronic base that lets every monitoring system run unattended for months at a time. Custom Linux-based edge nodes with regulated solar power, satellite communications, hardened enclosures, integrated sensor I/O, and remote fleet management. Engineered for Pilbara heat and dust, NSW forests, cave humidity, and cyclone-rated installations.
- Dashboards & Review Tools Client dashboards provide access, replay, and report downloads. Analyst review tools support annotation, model comparison, and confidence review. Together they turn model results into information clients can use in approvals and operations.
Questions this system helps answer
- Presence and Absence Is the target species present at this site, and when?
- Abundance and Colony Size How many animals use this site, cave, corridor, or roost?
- Movement and Connectivity How do individuals move between roosts, caves, or across landscapes?
- Flight Height and Collision Risk At what heights, times, and conditions do animals fly through wind energy infrastructure?
- Roost Discovery and Use Where are roosts, which are active, and how is roost use changing?
- Disturbance and Displacement How do animals respond to construction, mining, exclusion events, or novel structures?
- Breeding and Seasonality When do animals breed, and how does site use vary through the year?
- Noise, Vibration, and Compliance Are noise and vibration levels within regulatory thresholds at sensitive receivers?
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