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A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas
Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2026.
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| author | Le Roux, Megan |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/136289 A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas Le Roux, Megan Wolhuter, R. Niesler, T. Duckitt, Willliam Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2026. Le Roux, M. 2026. A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/f883abef-04c9-4643-ad65-7f1b93a26602 An increase in mesopredator population size has significantly impacted South Africa’s red meat farming industry and the farming community. The problem is difficult to analyse, has many aspects and the behaviour of these animals is poorly understood. To this end, this thesis investigated the design of a biotelemetry system capable of contributing behavioural information for such animals in agricultural areas. The system is aimed at capturing video and environmental data, for subsequent transmission to an online database, to contribute possible research material for environmental and wildlife biologists. Simulation software is utilised to analyse and optimise the system’s designed network strategy. A theoretical throughput analysis investigated the performance of the system. The results from a series of outdoor tests, one at a rural agricultural farm in Nuwerus and another on an equestrian farm, are utilised to evaluate the system performance. It was found that when the system detected movement, video data was successfully captured without human intervention and thereafter transmitted to a dedicated storage platform. Environmental data and transmission log files were additionally captured and transmitted to the platform. Masters 2026-04-30T17:48:30Z 2026-04-30T17:48:30Z 2026-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/136289 en Stellenbosch University 113 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Le Roux, Megan A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas |
| title | A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas |
| title_full | A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas |
| title_fullStr | A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas |
| title_short | A biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas |
| title_sort | biological data acquisition platform for problem animals in agricultural areas |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/136289 |
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