GNSS Satellite Collars

GNSS Satellite collars, also known as GPS Satellite collars, offer fully remote automated data collection and delivery. Location data is autonomously collected by the tracking device and delivered to the user via a satellite network and the Internet. The technologies involved have been around for a very long time but the physical size of the tracking devices have only been small enough to track medium sized animals since around 2011. The greatest challenges with this technology option are the need of good sky view for data communication, the cost of satellite data services and the amount of power required to communicate to a satellite. It can be a cost effective option for the collection of location data over time as it requires no manual effort from the user. Wildlife Act Innovations prefers using Iridium as our satellite service provider, but also offers Global star solutions.