This tracker will allow farmers to know where their herds are grazing, know if there has been an animal separated from the herd and look for unusual movement patterns which could indicate a sick animal.
The data alone could be enormously powerful in creating efficiency for farmers, but the cost saving and time savings in using a tag tracker as opposed to using vehicles or aircraft has huge potential.
“Our focus for future iterations is to create a smaller and lighter tag, as well as added functionality such as a temperature sensor, which could alert farmers to illnesses at an earlier stage.”
Having tested the basic version, the CSIRO now sets out to make the device much smaller, and use their data analytics arm Data61 to build out software solutions to further analyse the data gathered.
While the specifications of the tag were not released by the CSIRO, EFTM’s analysis of the photos and video provided leads us to believe the tags have built in mobile connections, which will likely benefit from future 5G advances, as well as GPS and also a small solar panel to ensure long life in the field
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