A practical approach with drones,smartphones,and tracking tags for potential real-time animal tracking  

作　　者：Geison P Mesquita Margarita Mulero-Pazmany Serge A Wich Jose Domingo Rodriguez-Teijeiro 

机构地区：[1]Department of Animal Biology,Plant Biology and Ecology,Autonomous University of Barcelona,08193,Cerdanyola del Valles,Barcelona,Spain [2]Instituto Baguacu de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade(IBPBio),65050849,Sao Luis,Maranhao,Brazil [3]Grupo de Biogeografia,Diversidad y Conservacion,Departamento de Biologia Animal,Facultad de Ciencias,Universidad de Malaga,Blvr.Louis Pasteur3129010,Malaga,Spain [4]School of Biological and Environmental Sciences,Liverpool John Moores University,Liverpool L35UG,UK [5]Department of Evolutionary Biology,Ecology and Environmental Sciences,Faculty of Biology,University of Barcelona,08028,Barcelona,Spain [6]Biodiversity Research Institute(IRBio),University of Barcelona,Barcelona,08193,Spain

出　　处：《Current Zoology》2023年第2期208-214,共7页动物学报（英文版）

基　　金：support by the"Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico do MaranhaoFAPEMA";the“Fundacion Barcelona Zoo”for funding part of the study.

摘　　要：Drones are increasingly used for fauna monitoring and wildlife tracking;however,their application for wildlife tracking is restricted by developing such systems.Here we explore the potential of drones for wildlife tracking using an off-the-shelf system that is easy to use by non-specialists consisting of a multirotor drone,smartphones,and commercial tracking devices via Bluetooth and Ultra-Wide Band(UWB).We present the system configuration,explore the operational parameters that can affect detection capabilities,and test the effectiveness of the system for locating targets by simulating target animals in savanna and forest environments.The self-contained tracking system was built without hardware or software customization.In 40 tracking flights carried out in the Brazilian Cerrado,we obtained a detection rate of 90%in savanna and 40%in forest areas.Tests for targets in movement(N=20),the detection rates were 90%in the savanna and 30%in the forest areas.The spatial accuracy obtained by the system was 14.61 m,being significantly more accurate in savanna(x=10.53)than in forest areas(x=13.06).This approach to wildlife tracking facilitates the use of drones by non-specialists at an affordable cost for conservation projects with limited resources.The reduced size of the tags,the long battery life,and the iower cost compared to GPS-tags open up a range of opportunities for animal tracking.

关 键 词：conservation drone small surveys wildlife tracking 

分 类 号：TN92[电子电信—通信与信息系统]