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Bradley K. Smith M.Sc.Livestock Technology Specialist
Livestock and Farm Business SectionLivestock Research and Extension BranchAgriculture and Forestry
(403) 653-5136 Office(403) 393-4920 [email protected]
Real TimeAnimal Movement
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• Project Development– Conception– Tags– Tracking System
• Technical Capabilities• Future Developments
Real TimeAnimal Movement
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“would it be possible to track animal movement in real time using new and exiting technologies?”
• GPS• ARFID tags• Google Earth• Wireless communication• Triangulation• Nano SAR
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Pole Haven Community
Pasture
ElevationMap
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TriangulationCoverage
Mapin Red
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Passive RFID Tags 134.2 KHz 2006
South Fork ARFID 915MHz 2011
Destron ARFID rTag 2.4 GHz 2009South Fork ARFID E tag 915 MHz 2010
Fort Supply ARFID 2.4 GHz 2010
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ARFID TagSmyth 2012ARFID TagSmyth Solar Panels 2013
ARFID TagSmyth Monitoring 2014
ARFID South Fork
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ARFID Tag 900 MHz Pings every minute (adjustable) Long range > 5 Miles LOS Solar Powered Low power – sleep mode, Charged – wakes up Tracking mode ping every second
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30 Tagsper
Board
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• Cow with an ARFID tag on the back of left ear
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Tracking Systems
1. Tower System
Uses Triangulation
ForAnimal
Location and tracking24/7
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Base StationARFID Tag Pingsat constant rate
Signal received by tower receive
Signal relayed by radio to base station
Base station calculates triangulation location
Base post on website
Animal location accessible by
livestock producer on internet
PH url
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WaldronTower
Installation
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Waldrontowers
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2016Electric Fence
AroundTowers
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30’ LatticeTower
Solar Panelsmountedon Tower
Battery
8’ GroundRod
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Tower Control Panel
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360° Omni Antenna
GPS Module-Tower Location-Timing of Read
Data Radio2.4 GHz
ARFID Receiver
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Receives tag signals from ARFID receivers
Processes tag reads and calculates animal positions
Uploads Data to Producer website
Base Receiver
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Tracking System
Web based
Interface
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Livestock at Waldron October 2014
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Each cow icon represents an individual animal in the pasture
Animal group queries can be selected showing location and daily historic tracks on the map
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October 23, 2015
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Calf 1219
October 20-24, 2015
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Calf 1542
October 20-24, 2015
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McKee CattleNelson Cattle
McKee Bull
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Tracking Systems
2. RangeTRACKER
Used tolocate
animals in remote areas
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2. RangeTracker•Directional Antenna• 5 Mile Range
direct line of site•Audio tone hi – lo
indicator for signal strength
•Mini USB adapter – Upload Data to PC– Rechargeable Battery
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North ForkGrazing
Allotment
7 MilesNorth
ofColeman
12 X 14 Miles
Tag 1300Animals
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Animals Trailed into North Fork
Allotment
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14 Miles across the valley looking west to BC border
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• Identify the Locating of livestockCapabilities
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• Identify the Locating of livestock• Identify when
• gates are left open• fences are down• animals are sick• there is predation• rustling
Capabilities
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Future DevelopmentsGPS ARFID tagsGPS tag readers
Improved Tag ReadabilityIncreased Read RangeLocation AccuracyProducer Alerts
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GPS ARFID Tag 900 MHz range Solar Powered Pings between 5-10 minutes
based on solar energy
Position accuracy 15-30 Feet Weight 19.2 Grams – 2/3 oz. Dimensions – 2.95” X 1.57” X 0.59” Stores 20 positions locally and uploads on request
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GPS ARFID reader RangeCOMPANION interface with Smart Phone
Read range 4.5 miles or 7.24 km Dimension 4.63” X 3.35” X .59” Weight – 3.33 oz Micro USB is used for Recharging Connectivity Bluetooth Interface – Smart Phone or Tablet Data stored locally on device
then uploaded to TagSmyth cloudwith a Wi-Fi connection
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Web based Interface withPC, Smart Phone, and Tablet
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RangeLINK GPS AFRID receiver
Stationary or Mobil Reader Connectivity – Wi-Fi or Bluetooth Receives the tag location uploads data to TagSmyth cloud or Smart Device Read range 15 miles – 24 km Power input 12 V @ 0.5 Amp 3.74” X 2.76” X 1.38” 3.42 oz
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RangeLink replaces 3 towers
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Funding SourcesSAITAllflex
TagSmythSouthfork
AF, CCIA, LISTraceability Growing Forward
Waldron, North Fork, Pole Haven Grazing AssociationsEnvironment Sustainable Resources Development
Waterton Bio Sphere Ass. Carnivore Working GroupNational Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada
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Every Animal Countswith Real Time
Animal Movement
Bradley K. Smith M.Sc.Livestock Technology Specialist(403) 653-5136 Office(403) 393-4920 [email protected]