About

The RadioJay project explores the feasibility of "DIY"/open-source lightweight tracking tags with radio transmission for tracking birds. The primary goal is to be able to experiment with new technologies in order to enable new ornithological research in bird migration or other activities.

Goals

• Tag weight around 1 gram, depending on features, sub-gram is possible, in others the power requirements may make it impossible with current technology.
• Compatibility with the Motus Wildlife tracking system where practical and beneficial, but also attempt to inform where new technologies could enhance Motus.
• Support for sensors, including accelerometer, altimeter, and light meter.
• Ability to store and pre-process sensor data on-board.
• Solar battery recharge with sophisticated energy management.
• Multiple radio technologies, including FSK, LoRa, LoRaWAN, possibly NB-IoT.
• Transmission of live data as well as uploading of stored/recorded data
• Support GNSS in both standalone mode as well as snapshot/cloud processing mode.
• Compatibility with readily available manufacturing services, including low-cost low-volume.

Contact

For more info please contact Thorsten von Eicken: tve at voneicken dot com.