Telemetry location error in a forested habitat
By: Diane S. Chu, Brett A. Hoover, M.R. Fuller, and P.H. Geissler
Edited by: Charles J. Amlaner Jr.
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Abstract
The error associated with locations estimated by radio-telemetry triangulation can be large and variable in a hardwood forest. We assessed the magnitude and cause of telemetry location errors in a mature hardwood forest by using a 4-element Yagi antenna and compass bearings toward four transmitters, from 21 receiving sites. The distance error from the azimuth intersection to known transmitter locations ranged from 0 to 9251 meters. Ninety-five percent of the estimated locations were within 16 to 1963 meters, and 50% were within 99 to 416 meters of actual locations. Angles with 20o of parallel had larger distance errors than other angles. While angle appeared most important, greater distances and the amount of vegetation between receivers and transmitters also contributed to distance error.
Suggested Citation
Chu, D.S., Hoover, B.A., Fuller, M., Geissler, P., 1989, Telemetry location error in a forested habitat, chap. of Biotelemetry X: Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Biotelemetry, p. 188-194.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Telemetry location error in a forested habitat |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Arkansas Press |
| Publisher location | Fayetteville |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | xvii, 733 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Biotelemetry X: Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Biotelemetry |
| First page | 188 |
| Last page | 194 |