Migratory Birds Tracking System using RF as Communication Medium and Android Mobile Base Station

Abstract

This project aims to develop an Asset Tracking System and specifically focuses on tracking migration patterns of birds found in and around the Indian subcontinent. The important challenges in developing such a system are reducing the size of the tracker, optimizing battery usage and tracking birds without recapturing them. The main aim of this system is to encourage crowd sourcing and lower the commercial cost for ornithologists and research purposes in academia. We plan to use RF medium for efficient data transmission (geolocation, temperature, speed, etc). This data can be analyzed and can be used by ornithologists for behavioral study of birds.