Workshop on Animal Tracking and Physiological Monitoring to be Held on January 24-27, 2007 at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

将举办摘要研讨会，以确定动物跟踪和生理传感的遥感方法、设计、基础设施和研究机会。追踪单个动物的位置是解决许多生态、进化和保护问题的基础。同样，跟踪野生动物的生理状态是理解个体对环境变化的行为反应的关键。在这些领域的基本发现受到阻碍，部分原因是追踪动物的能力受到技术限制。这些限制包括数据收集的准确性、频率和持续时间，可以跟踪的动物的大小，以及实时注册数据的能力。工程、通信和信息技术领域的进步有可能克服这些限制，从而推动可以解决的科学问题。这些领域的专家上一次召开会议已经近十年了。随着传感器技术和网络基础设施的迅速增长，这些组织召开会议了解这些进展是至关重要的。研讨会将为对动物跟踪和动物生理传感感兴趣的科学家提供第一次互动的机会。讲习班将明确讨论将动物遥感纳入国家生态观测网(NEON)等充满活力的国家观测网的挑战和机遇。

AbstractA workshop will be conducted to identify the approaches, designs, infrastructure, and research opportunities for remote sensing of animal tracking and physiological sensing. Tracking the location of individual animals is basic to addressing many ecological, evolutionary, and conservation questions. Similarly, tracking the physiological state of an animal in the wild is key in understanding individual behavioral responses to environmental changes. Fundamental discoveries in these areas are hampered, in part, by technical limitations in the ability to track animals. These limitations include the accuracy, frequency, and duration of data collection, the size of animals that can be tracked, and the ability to register data in real time. Advances in the fields of engineering, communications, and information technologies have the potential to overcome these limitations and therefore advance the scientific questions that can be addressed. It has been nearly a decade since experts in these fields have convened a meeting. With the rapid explosion of sensor technologies and cyberinfrastructure, it is critical that these groups convene a meeting to be knowledgeable about these advances. The workshop will provide the first opportunity for scientists interested in animal tracking and animal physiological sensing to interact. The workshop will explicitly address challenges and opportunities for incorporating animal sensing into dynamical national observatory networks such as the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON).