An Automatic Detection and Data Downlink System for Miniature Bat Loggers

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2020-01
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Erhardt, Stefan  
Koller, Josef  
Lurz, Fabian  
Weigel, Robert  
Kölpin, Alexander  orcid-logo
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/6450
Volume
2020-January
Start Page
247
End Page
250
Article Number
9050051
Citation
IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, RWS: 247-250 (2020-01)
Contribution to Conference
IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, RWS, 2020  
Publisher DOI
10.1109/RWS45077.2020.9050051
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85083249980
Regaining loggers of migrating bats is demanding due to their unpredictable behavior. This publication introduces an automatic system that is able to detect respective loggers and download their measurement data for further evaluation. A custom protocol for communicating in the European 868MHz short-range device (SRD) band was developed that enables an adaptive data rate between 9.6 and 500kbit/s. The base station is powered by a solar panel for energy-autonomous operation over months. A daily status report is sent via GPRS to a database server automatically. Furthermore, raw measurement data is transferred and distributed to all stations. Seven base stations were set up in a forest area in July 2019 in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.