TY - JOUR
T1 - Automated data analysis to rapidly derive and communicate ecological insights from satellite-tag data
T2 - A case study of reintroduced red kites
AU - Van Der Wal, Rene
AU - Zeng, Cheng
AU - Heptinstall, Danny
AU - Ponnamperuma, Kapila
AU - Mellish, Chris
AU - Benn, Stuart
AU - Siddharthan, Advaith
N1 - Acknowledgements
We thank Andrew Spink (Noldus Information Technology) and the Blogging Birds team members Peter Kindness and Abdul Adeniyi for their valuable contributions to this paper. John Fryxell, Chris Thaxter and Arjun Amar provided valuable comments on an earlier version. The study was part of the Digital Conservation project of dot.rural, the University of Aberdeen’s Digital Economy Research Hub, funded by RCUK (grant reference EP/G066051/1).
PY - 2015/10/27
Y1 - 2015/10/27
N2 - Analysis of satellite-telemetry data mostly occurs long after it has been collected, due to the time and effort needed to collate and interpret such material. Delayed reporting reduces the usefulness of such data for nature conservation where timely information about animal movements is required. To counter this problem, we present a novel approach which combines automated analysis of satellite-telemetry data with rapid communication of insights derived from such data. A relatively simple algorithm (based on radial and angular velocity calculated from fixes) allowed instantaneous detection of excursions away from settlement areas and automated calculation of home ranges on the remaining data. Automating the detection of both excursions and home-range calculations enabled us to disseminate ecological insights from satellite-tag data instantaneously through a dedicated web portal. The automated analysis, interpretation, and communication of satellite-tag and other ecological data offer clear benefits to nature conservation research and practice.
AB - Analysis of satellite-telemetry data mostly occurs long after it has been collected, due to the time and effort needed to collate and interpret such material. Delayed reporting reduces the usefulness of such data for nature conservation where timely information about animal movements is required. To counter this problem, we present a novel approach which combines automated analysis of satellite-telemetry data with rapid communication of insights derived from such data. A relatively simple algorithm (based on radial and angular velocity calculated from fixes) allowed instantaneous detection of excursions away from settlement areas and automated calculation of home ranges on the remaining data. Automating the detection of both excursions and home-range calculations enabled us to disseminate ecological insights from satellite-tag data instantaneously through a dedicated web portal. The automated analysis, interpretation, and communication of satellite-tag and other ecological data offer clear benefits to nature conservation research and practice.
KW - automated home-range calculation
KW - red kite reintroduction
KW - satellite-tag data
KW - science communication
U2 - 10.1007/s13280-015-0711-3
DO - 10.1007/s13280-015-0711-3
M3 - Article
VL - 44
SP - S612-S623
JO - Ambio
JF - Ambio
SN - 0044-7447
IS - Suppl. 4
ER -