#gps

#gps

Keeping Track of Hibernating Hedgehogs by Attaching a GPS Backpack to Their SpinesWhen scientists were trying to figure out whether hedgehogs travel down from the alpine zones of the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand, during the cold winter months, they were faced with the problem of tracking the spiky mammals.It turned out that the solution was quite simple: just attach a GPS transmitter like a backpack!"You can attach a transmitter directly to their spines," said Nick Foster of New University of Otago, "There is no collar, no contact with the skin, and there is no feeling in their spines, which are a similar material to our fingernails. Spines regrow after they are clipped and devices fall off as they naturally shed.The GPS transmitter backpack worked wonderfully and the scientists found out that instead of wandering downhill to lower elevations to escape the cold, the hedgehogs stayed put and hibernated instead.#hedgehog #GPS #hibernation #zoology #animalbehavior

Honda Developed In-Shoe GPS Navigation SystemWhen you think of Honda you probably think of driving not walking, but the motor company has just launched a new startup to develop an in-shoe navigation system to support the visually impaired with walking.The navigation system is called Ashirase, and is composed of a smartphone app and a three-dimensional vibration device/motion sensor that is attached to the shoe. Based on the route that’s imputed into the app, the shoe device will vibrate to provide navigation instructions. To instruct the user to go straight, the vibrator position on the front part of the foot vibrates. When the user approaches a turn, the sensor will vibrate either the left or the right side of the foot.#Honda #GPS #NavigationSystem #shoe #SmartphoneApp

Bird Migration Across Europe Tracked by GPSWatch 'em fly! In this nifty video clip, the migration of birds in Europe is tracked with GPS.Video: wonderofscience#bird #animalmigration #migration #GPS