CollarID
A New Lens on Life

Moving beyond location to capture the why of wildlife behavior through multi-modal, context-aware sensing.

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The Mission: Beyond GPS

Traditional GPS tells us where an animal goes, but leaves behavior and environmental context ambiguous. CollarID closes the data gap.

Holistic Insight

Fusing location with high-fidelity bioacoustics and inertial metrics to understand the complete behavioral picture.

Microclimatic Context

Recording temperature, humidity, and air pressure second-by-second to capture the environmental conditions animals experience.

Novel Air Quality Sensing

The first animal-borne logger to measure particulate matter (wildfire smoke and pollutants) directly from the animal's perspective.

Location-Only Data

  • Limited behavioral context
  • Ambiguous environmental conditions
  • No direct health indicators

Holistic Sensing

  • GPS + Behavioral + Environmental data
  • Real-time microclimatic context
  • Direct air quality exposure metrics

Engineering Excellence

Built for extreme durability and long-term autonomous operation in the harshest wilderness environments.

Mechanical Housing

Designed for extreme durability. Validated using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) against the bite force of a lion.

Durability Validated

Proven waterproof and resilient through extreme environmental tests, including environmental chamber testing. Polycarbonate top and anodized aluminum base provide optimal protection.

Power Autonomy

Integrated solar harvesting paired with an intelligent hibernation protocol for multi-year deployments.

Communication

Low-power, long-range LoRaWAN telemetry with planned Argos Satellite integration for true global autonomy.

Multi-Modal Sensors

GPS, high-fidelity bioacoustics, IMU, temperature, humidity, pressure, and particulate matter sensing.

Finite Element Analysis

FEA simulations validate structural integrity against extreme forces, ensuring the device can withstand the physical demands of tracking wild animals like lions and hyenas.

Acoustic Recordings

The CollarID system includes high-quality microphones that capture environmental sounds and vocalizations. Below are example recordings from field deployments with their frequency spectrum (STFT) visualizations.

Cow Mooing and Bird Chirping

STFT spectrogram of cow mooing and bird chirping

Cow Bawling

STFT spectrogram of cow bawling

Cow Walking

STFT spectrogram of cow walking

All-Terrain Vehicle

STFT spectrogram of all-terrain vehicle

Plane

STFT spectrogram of plane

The Mk II Frontier

Active deployments across wild and domestic species

Current Project Scope

We are currently active in deploying CollarIDs for wild lions and hyenas, as well as domestic dogs. The CollarID Mk II platform continues to be optimized for large-scale field deployments across diverse species and environments.

Active Deployments

Currently deploying CollarID systems on wild lions and hyenas in conservation settings, as well as domestic dogs for research and monitoring applications.

Ongoing Optimization

Continuous refinement of sensor accuracy, power efficiency, and communication reliability based on real-world deployment data and field feedback.

Goat Deployment - Chile

CollarID deployment on goats
CollarID deployment on goat
CollarID deployment on goat

Cattle Deployment

CollarID deployment on cattle

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Interested in deploying CollarID for your research? Let's discuss how multi-modal sensing can advance your wildlife studies.

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