GPS Collar RhinoTraX

DESCRIPTION

General Specifications

CellTraX contain many features that make them one of the most advanced wildlife telemetry GPS tags available to purchase at this moment in time.  At its simplest, the units collect GPS data and then stores it on board for later transmission.  Transmission of the data is either through the mobile/cellphone network using Internet of Things (IoT) SIMS that jump across different networks worldwide or via a UHF radio link - see schematic diagram.  Data can be uploaded hourly, daily or weekly.

Two types of GPS data are collected: GPS-to-transmit and GPS-to-archive.

• GPS-to-transmit:  GPS receiver remains on for up to 180s and two locations are collected which allows direction of travel to be determined.  All data stored and then transmitted at next connection.
• GPS-to-archive:  GPS receiver on for a limited period of 30s to “grab” a single location.  This is set at a more frequent interval than GPS-to-transmit. Data stored on board unit until a formal request is made to extract data via IoT.  When downloaded, this data infills the data already collected and downloaded via GPS-to-transmit.  GPS-to-archive uses 50% of the power requirements of GPS-to-transmit.

Units are programmable by the scientist using our bespoke UHF/Bluetooth WASP Receiver /Scheduler connected to a Smart phone. GPS, GSM and UHF schedules, received data and diagnostics are all programmable.

Achieve near to real-time GPS monitoring of all your animals.  As a result, all units provided by GPS Collars AS are capable of tracking the fine-scale movements of a variety of animals through many different habitats.  Furthermore, by taking advantage of the unit’s flexible scheduling option, your study can be customised to your particular research needs.

GPS Collars AS offers unlimited customer support and a full one year warranty on all of our equipment. When returned for a battery change, units are fully serviced and an additional one year warranty is provided.

Support

Support is via email/web/phone.  While on the animal, our engineers monitor the units to ensure that they are connecting to masts, collecting GPS and for battery usage. We will inform you if the battery usage is too heavy or whether you could get more fixes. Battery usage is determined by view to the sky and proximity of cell phone masts.

Warranty

All units are covered by a warranty against mechanical or electronic failure for up to 1 year. Visit www.gps-collars.com for full terms and conditions of sale.