Assessing demand for low cost, open source miniaturised proximity loggers

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The ability to monitor associations between animals has relevance for a range of different questions such as disease transmission, behaviour etc. We have developed a prototype low cost, open source proximity logger with a minimum weight of 1g, but are now looking at the potential to extend the loggers. To that end, we have devised the below questionaire to get an idea about the current market, what people would like to see in loggers and how people currently use them. For more information on our miniaturised loggers see here: https://lucikirkpatrick.wordpress.com/proxlogs/

1. Have you ever collected proximity data? If "No" skip to question 9

Yes, using trap data

Yes, using proximity sensors

Yes, using GPS loggers

Yes, using RFID tags

Other:

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2. What animal were you using them on?

3. What is the average size of the animal (in g)?

4. What kind of data did you want to collect?

Contact data for social networks

Associations with resources in the habitat

Both

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5. How did you attach the proximity device?

Glue

Backpack

Collar

Leg ring

Other:

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6. What was the rough cost for your system per animal?

7. Did you experience tag failure? If yes, what rate?

Other:

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8. Which company did you get your device from?

9. If you haven't used a proximity device yet, why not? (Skip to question 13 if not relevant)

They aren't small enough for my species

Don't give high enough resolution for my species

Too expensive

Haven't had a good question yet

Other:

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10. What size animal do you commonly work on?

11. What weight device would you ideally need?

12. How would you want to attach the logger?

Collar

Backpack

Glue

Tag

Other:

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13. If extra information can be included - rank the following in order of importance for your study (1 least important, 5 most important) *

Spatial information on small scale

Environmental information

GPS movements

Remote downloading

Long (>50m) transmission distance

14. What kind of institution do you work for?

University research group

Non governmental organisation

Consultancy

Other:

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15. What field do you work in?

16. Which country do you usually work in / would primarily use loggers in?

17. Any other comments?

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