Optimizing trilateration estimates for tracking fine-scale movement of wildlife using automated radio telemetry networks.

ABSTRACT: A major advancement in the use of radio telemetry has been the development of automated radio tracking systems (ARTS), which allow animal movements to be tracked continuously. A new ARTS approach is the use of a network of simple radio receivers (nodes) that collect radio signal strength (RSS) values from animal-borne radio transmitters. However, the use of RSS-based localization methods in wildlife tracking research is new, and analytical approaches critical for determining high-quality location data have lagged behind technological developments. We present an analytical approach to optimize RSS-based localization estimates for a node network designed to track fine-scale animal movements in a localized area. Specifically, we test the application of analytical filters (signal strength, dis

SUBMITTER: Paxton KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8831095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature