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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"GPS tracking"”.
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Exploring the use of GPS-tracking to investigate the diet of African vultures
… the tracks of geographical positioning system (GPS)- tagged birds. Thus, by applying algorithms to classify their movements it may be possible to create a carcass detection system using these spatial signatures. In this study I applied this approach to explore its efficiency in detecting …
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Potential collision risk of harriers Circus spp. with wind turbines during breeding season derived from GPS tracking
… risk has remained limited. In this context, GPS telemetry represents a promising but hitherto seldom applied technique. I used an extensive collection of GPS tracking data, including high-resolution flight tracks (measurement interval of 3 s), to investigate the collision risk of breeding …
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Perceptions of Risk and Coping Mechanisms Among Victims of Domestic Violence
Given evolving technological advances, GPS technology has increasingly been applied to domestic violence situations. In Central Alberta, a project was undertaken to equip high-risk domestic violence offenders with GPS tracking technologies. In addition to this, a GPS tracking device, equipped with …
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The Effect of Season on Hoof Growth and Travel Patterns of Domestic Horses
… four times in each season using a Garmin Edge® GPS tracking device. Additionally, hoof and body measurements were taken to determine change over a one month period in each season. Season was found to have a significant effect on hoof growth as well as body condition score and waist size. Season …
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Identifying drivers of Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres) space use in southern Africa
… I deployed Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking units attached to vultures caught from the wild in the main breeding range of the species in northern South Africa, and in north central Namibia where the species has recently been declared extinct as a breeding species but a small …
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Measuring terrestrial wildlife external radiation exposure under field conditions
… Reindeer external doses were modelled based on GPS tracking data and data on radiation in their environment. The mean predicted doses using the GPS tracking data were not significantly different to RPLD and DIS. However, the TLD and OSLD results were 18% higher than the mean dose estimated using …
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Autumn Foraging and Staging Ecology of Eastern Population Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis tabida)
… I used field observation and experimentation, GPS tracking, and GIS analysis to investigate these topics at a key staging area on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. Although adult cranes remain with offspring during autumn staging and juveniles continue to grow and learn, juveniles did not …
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Using spatial methods to analyse anthropogenic predation risk and movement ecology of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
… deer biology. Technological advances in GPS data over the last two decades now enable us to perform more detailed analysis on the effects of human hunters on wildlife populations. This research explores the spatial ecology of hunters and White-tailed deer in the Cross Timbers ecoregion of …
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Physical performance of football players in the Icelandic male top league
… them seventeen; the total observation was 756. A GPS tracking system from Catapult, Playertek by Catapult, was used. One-way ANOVA - Post hoc Tukey test was performed to measure physical performance from various playing positions on the field. The results showed differences between playing …
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Automation of ultrasonic-based product tracking & traceability in supply chains
… Supply Chain Management (SCM), product tracking, and traceability are paramount for ensuring efficiency, quality control, and regulatory compliance. At the heart of IoT are wireless sensors and various other sensors forming the ecosystem of technologies that interact. This dissertation …
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Access to nature and adolescents’ psychological well-being
… studies: the Window View study and the Nature Tracking study. In the Window View study, I hypothesize that views to green landscapes help students recover from mental fatigue and stress. To test these hypotheses, I conducted an experiment with 94 high school students at five high schools. …
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Addressing the uncertain geographic context problem by advanced spatial analysis approaches based on GIS and GPS for environmental health studies
… analysis of real-world applications with the GPS tracking data and environmental context data collected at Chicago, IL, and Columbus, OH, these proposed approaches are proved perform better than currently widely used methods. Taking into account the complex spatial and temporal dynamics of …
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Automated Vision-Based Tracking and Action Recognition of Earthmoving Construction Operations
… to human errors, or by the use of RFID and GPS tracking devices which may be costly and impractical. To address these limitations, a novel computer vision based method for automated 2D tracking, 3D localization, and action recognition of construction equipment from different camera …
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The spatial ecology and conservation of an important game bird in Ireland: the Eurasian woodcock
… woodcock using global positioning system (GPS) tracking of 42 birds across three hunted and three not hunted sites. iv. Assess woodcock habitat preferences in the context of heterogenous Irish landscapes, and explore whether hunting affects habitat preferences using GPS tracking of 42 birds …
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Mining periodicity and object relationship in spatial and temporal data
… by people, sensor tags attached to animals, GPS tracking systems on cars and airplanes, RFID tags on merchandise, and location-based services offered by social media. While such tracking systems act as real-time monitoring platforms, analyzing spatiotemporal data generated from these systems …
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A multifaceted approach to spatial analysis of ecosystem services: a case study in the New Forest National Park.
… and stated surveys) and a behavioural method (GPS tracking) were used to ascertain differences in results. Stated response methodologies are suggested to be utilised for aesthetic assessment and behavioural monitoring methodologies for recreational assessment. Measured aesthetic and recreation …
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The Smart City in Motion: Food Delivery Apps as Mobile Infrastructure in Seoul
… couriers and platform creators, and smartphone GPS tracking of delivery activities. Through empirical analysis, I develop a distinct picture of the smart city in motion, primarily drawn from my on-the-move encounters with urban actors, from couriers, dark kitchens, apps, and doorsteps to …
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Conserving Montana's sagebrush highway: long distance migration in sage-grouse
… habitats within a larger migratory pathway? New GPS-tracking technology revealed that migrating grouse frequent stopover habitats along multiple routes that coalesce to form an integrated pathway. A month-long fall migration in November was in contrast to a punctuated spring migration that lasted …
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Conserving Montana's sagebrush highway: long distance migration in sage-grouse
… habitats within a larger migratory pathway? New GPS-tracking technology revealed that migrating grouse frequent stopover habitats along multiple routes that coalesce to form an integrated pathway. A month-long fall migration in November was in contrast to a punctuated spring migration that lasted …
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Proactive Decision Support Tools for National Park and Non-Traditional Agencies in Solving Traffic-Related Problems
… stopping at attractions are predicted based on GPS tracking data that include entrance location, time of day and stopping at attractions. Chapter 5 considers many of the previous findings, discusses and presents a developed tool which utilizes a Bayesian methodology to determine the posterior …
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