Tracking solutions

At Sirtrack we specialise in custom design and manufacture of wildlife tracking equipment and solutions to suit the customers requests and study requirements. To date Sirtrack are proud to have manufactured telemetry equipment for research on more than 460 species of wildlife in over 70 countries globally including VHF, satellite and GPS solutions.

GPS Wildlife tracking using the Global Positioning System (GPS) is an accurate, efficient and cost effective method to monitor the movements of animals and birds. GPS receivers calculate locations, enabling on-board datalogging and/or transmission via the Argos system. Sirtrack manufactures both datalogging and Argos-linked GPS solutions. How GPS works The Global Positioning System consists of a set of 24 operational satellites and land-based control stations. The system was designed for and is operated by the U. S. military, owned by the US Department of Defense ... Read more »
	Combined GPS & VHF collars for cat and possum respectively
Satellite (Platform Transmitter Terminals-PTTs) Satellite tracking solutions are in essence transmitters which transmit a signal or data via the Argos satellites (these satellites collect, process and disseminate environmental data using the Doppler Shift method to work out the location of the transmitter fitted on to the wildlife). Typically latitude, longitude and altitude are transferred , but temperature and activity data can also be transferred on flexible preprogrammed schedules set during manufacture. Since 1978, when the Argos system went into service, worldwide thousands of animals have been tracked. Argos tracking has re ... Read more »
	Assorted PTT packages
VHF VHF has historically been the most common method of tracking wildlife. The basic idea is to attach a transmitter to an animal. The transmitter emits a signal than can be picked up by a receiver. When a directional antenna is plugged into the receiver and pointed directly at the transmitter, a strong signal is received. As the antenna is pointed away from the transmitter the signal fades. Portable antenna, or antennas on fixed masts or attached to a vehicle or light aircraft may be used. Studies aimed at determining aspects of animal movement mostly use portable equipment. When several animals ... Read more »
	Assorted VHF transmitters