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Tuesday 18 October 2005: Session 3, 11:30:00 AM
Arkansas' Mallard Tracking Program
Presentation Abstract
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) Satellite Mallard Tracking program allows biologist to collect valuable information relating to migration routes and breeding locations of mallards within the Mississippi Flyway. This online application has provided a new, exciting way for the public to be involved in waterfowl management. Mallard ducks are captured in Arkansas during February and March and fitted with a Platform Type Transmitter (PTT). These PTTs acquire and transmit locations at pre-programmed intervals. These location transmissions are processed and reliable locations are automatically posted to an internet mapping site where users may track all or each duck as they migrate. This presentation will review how this project was implemented and future plans exploiting these technics within Arkansas.
Speaker Biographical Information
Brian Culpepper Technical Outreach Specialist: RGIS Mid-South Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) - University of Arkansas
Mr. Culpepper is a Research Specialist with RGIS, MidSouth and has been involved with several a GIS/web-mapping projects over the past twelve years. He also provides technical support and assistance to State and Local government agencies as a local outreach representative for the Mid-South regional office of the National Consortium for Rural GeoSpatial Innovations (RGIS).
