Capture
- 1. STEP THREE: RELEASE THE MANATEE FOR SATELLITE TRACKINGCLICK ON IMAGE FOR VIDEO OF MANATEE CAPTURE. (Click right arrow to move to next page)STEP TWO: ATTACHING THE RADIO TAGSTEP ONE: CAPTURING THE MANATEE
- 2. Locational data from the tracking satellite could now be received and downloaded for each manatee tagged.The tags were programmed to send a signal every 15 minutes thus allowing us to create an accurate track of their movements over a given period.With this information I could create digital interactive maps on a daily basis showing their most up-to-date locations. This would involve downloading ASCII text files from a central server that receives the tag location information. The x,y values would then be converted into point data for mapping.The image on the following page gives an example of a typical map I would have created for the marine biologists monitoring these manatees.
- 3. CLICK ON THE YELLOW CIRCLES TO SEE MOVEMENT OF EACH MANATEE OVER LAST FEW HOURS