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SEMINAR Tracking and Observing Whales with Minimal Disturbance using Inexpensive GPS and Wireless Technology

SEMINAR Tracking and Observing Whales with Minimal Disturbance using Inexpensive GPS and Wireless Technology. Society for Marine Mammalogy 17 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals Cape Town, South Africa – 27 November 2007 Bill Fulton & Sam Barripp

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SEMINAR Tracking and Observing Whales with Minimal Disturbance using Inexpensive GPS and Wireless Technology

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  1. SEMINARTracking and Observing Whaleswith Minimal Disturbance using Inexpensive GPS and Wireless Technology Society for Marine Mammalogy 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals Cape Town, South Africa – 27 November 2007 Bill Fulton & Sam Barripp Whale and Seal Foundation PO Box 93, Wallsend, New South Wales 2287, Australia bill.fulton@whaleandseal.orgSkype: bill.fulton.1 sam.barripp@whaleandseal.org

  2. Seminar Objectives • Share the work done • Gather ideas for improvement • Gather ideas for additional applications • Establish opportunities for collaboration Please refer to the Notes page for more detail on each overhead slide Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  3. Content • Background • Operation Overview • Basic Equipment • Live Demonstration – End-to-End • Technologies Used • Discussion, Q&A, Collaboration Opportunities Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  4. Background • To study the effect – on migrating humpback whales – of a range of environmental and anthropomorphic factors • Needed more data than could be recorded manually, with fewer transcription errors • Wanted accurate, noninvasive position fixing • Needed data visualization and analysis • Had to be very inexpensive, and feasible for a tiny team to develop – assemble not build, wherever possible • Standards-based modular design wanted • Handheld computer technology had sufficiently matured (2004) Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  5. WhaleTrack Operation Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  6. HP iPAQ h2210 Pocket PC 64-megabyte memory Wireless (Bluetooth) Windows Mobile 2003 GlobalSat BT-308 GPS Bluetooth Battery life > 11 hours Basic Equipment Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  7. Demonstration For convenience WhaleTrack will be demonstrated with a Pocket PC emulator on the laptop PC Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  8. Demo: Switchboard & Signposts Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  9. Demo: Environment / Beaufort Scale Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  10. Demo: Sky / Fauna Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  11. Demo: Pod / Whale Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  12. Demo: Position Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  13. Demo: Statistics Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  14. Demo: Session File & ActiveSync Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  15. Demo: Upload Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  16. Viewing a Session File Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  17. Using an XML Editor Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  18. Astronomy-Based Calculations Note: Within half a latitude degree of the (ant)arctic circle, calculated timesfor sun/moon rise and set might not be accurate Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  19. Technologies Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  20. GIS Example Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  21. Pod Structure? Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  22. Animation Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

  23. Wrapup • Questions / Comments / Feedback • Outdoors tryout on request – today or tomorrow • Collaboration opportunities will be very welcome • Tomorrow’s workshops Bill Fulton – bill.fulton@whaleandseal.org Sam Barripp – sam.barripp@whaleandseal.org Skype: bill.fulton.1 Whale and Seal Foundation 2007

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