Joining the dots: reconstructing 3D environments and movement paths using animal-borne devices

• Published in: Animal biotelemetry Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 5
• Main Author: McClune, David W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd 02.05.2018; BMC
• Subjects: accuracy; Analysis; Animal behaviour; behavior; biotelemetry; computer vision; Coniferous forests; cylinders; data collection; depth; Depth sensing; dogs; Energy landscapes; environment; forest litter; Global Positioning System; information; landscapes; light; Machine vision; Mobile devices; Motion tracking; Physiological aspects; physiology; Point clouds; portable equipment; precision; recreation; Robotics; robots; Sensors; solar radiation; tree trunk; trees; Visual–inertial odometry
• ISSN: 2050-3385; 2050-3385
• DOI: 10.1186/s40317-018-0150-6

BACKGROUND: Animal-attached sensors are increasingly used to provide insights on behaviour and physiology. However, such tags usually lack information on the structure of the surrounding environment from the perspective of a study animal and thus may be unable to identify potentially important drive...