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Satellite and ground radiotracking of elkRadiotracking and monitoring of free-living animals in natural environments is providing an effective new technique for acquiring information on biological processes, including animal orientation and navigation. To test the practicability of extending the technique by using satellite systems for tracking animals, a female elk was instrumented with an electronic collar. It contained both the Interrogation Recording Location System (IRLS) transponder and a Craighead-Varney ground-tracking transmitter. The elk was successfully tracked and monitored by satellite during month of April 1970. This was the first time an animal had been tracked by satellite on the surface of the earth.
Document ID
19720017418
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Craighead, F. C., Jr.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, United States)
Craighead, J. J.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, United States)
Cote, C. E.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, United States)
Buechner, H. K.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington Animal Orientation and Navigation
Subject Category
Communications
Accession Number
72N25068
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-1983
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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