Performance of three GPS collars to monitor goats' grazing itineraries on mountain pastures

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-92

  Buerkert, A ^a   Schlecht, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altitude; Animal tracking; GPS; Mountain agriculture; Oman; Position accuracy; Rugged terrain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DATA RECORDING; LANDFORMS; RELIABILITY; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL TRACKING; GPS; MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE; OMAN; POSITION ACCURACY; RUGGED TERRAIN;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALTITUDE; BAROMETRY; BIOENERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOAT; GPS; GRAZING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PASTURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TERRAIN; TRACKING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 57349117158     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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