Open AccessThe Package “sigloc” for the R Software: A Tool for Triangulating Transmitter Locations in Ground‐Based Telemetry Studies of Wildlife Populations
Author(s) -
Berg Sergey S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the bulletin of the ecological society of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2327-6096
pISSN - 0012-9623
DOI - 10.1890/0012-9623-96.3.500
Subject(s) - telemetry , transmitter , software , global positioning system , computer science , tracking (education) , the internet , telecommunications , remote sensing , real time computing , geography , operating system , psychology , pedagogy , channel (broadcasting)
Despite the advent of GPS collars and technology, a large portion of wildlife studies still relies on radio‐tracking to study the movement patterns, habitat selection, and space use of individual animals. I present here the “sigloc” package for the R software, which offers basic functions to analyze radio‐tracking data, methods to estimate the location of a VHF transmitter using azimuth bearings, and interfaces with other R packages and functions. These tools can be downloaded freely on the internet and provide a powerful environment for the analysis of radio telemetry data.