Hi all! Has anyone been able to collect any ID information from a GPS tag, by circling above with a drone? Thinking about FAD detection at sea.
Thanks!
10 November 2022 3:39pm
I believe Wildlife Drones does this? Though there's is more focused on radio-telemetry rather than GPS. But the folks there probably people doing it with GPS too. @Wildlife_Drones @Debbie_Saunders
15 November 2022 4:44am
Only have a solution for on land using Ceres Tags devices and a software of your choice.
If you head to 2:21/16:00 in the YouTube link below. This is current for land. We are looking to water environments in the future
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21 November 2022 5:25pm
Hey Sol,
The only way for you to collect information from a GPS tag attached to a FAD is if that tag transmits that data to the drone. Unfortunately most receiver packages are a bit too large for hobbyist-style drones (from what I've seen).
Depending on the range/distance from shore, you might be able to have a shore-based receiver system?
Carly Batist
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