Here is another TEG that looks promising.
Texas Instruments bq25570 Ultra Low Power
Harvester Power Management IC
https://www.mouser.com/new/Texas-Instruments/ti-bq25570-power-management... (read more)
Dear all,
What if we contact to big battery manufacturers, like Energizer and Tenergy, to improve their rechargable NiHM batteries more temperature resistent. Since, I guess, large chunk of their batteires are being used in the field, extreme condition, thus, they would love to exploit... (read more)
I think that tracking would be an interesting way to go, but the issue is that if you do discover who takes it and the person is dangerous, how can it be handled. I guess it's more of a game of deterrents and understanding why people take the cameras. If they just think they are security cameras... (read more)
Hi everyone,
Conservation International and The Biodiversity Consultancy are conducting an... (read more)
Yeah, open-source geolocators would be a great addition...in principle, it might not be too hard (famous...last...words...). Also, they are great for migration-level studies where location accuracy isn't essential, although I am not sure how inaccurate they are. Thanks for the link htarold. (read more)
Hi Harold.
Thanks for the reply. It'd mainly be for data acquisition, ie: weather as well as possible hydrophone and other sensors to measure parameters in the ocean. There's no fixed project for it yet, but wanted to know how difficult to build one. This type of thing keeps resurfacing... (read more)
Cool idea Ashwan. Looks similar to the virtual parks idea that Laurens is leading. Have you seen it? Also check out rewilding.io and get an entry in to the contest! (read more)
Joachim and Carlos,
Thank you both very much for all your help so far with this problem, all of your input is very constructive. I have had look into the CCTV tech and also that researchgate link, and both have provided me with a few more options. At the moment I am organising a visit to... (read more)
Hi,
I am trying to convince my country's nature protection agency to run a conservation hackathon (on a specific issue or problem of their choice). In order to be convinced, they asked me for success stories from previous conservation-themed hackatons around the world, and while I could... (read more)
What frequecy are you looking to record, how long does the mic need to run for, what is the distance between the microphone and the "listening" site? As (unless I've missed something) an off the shelf radio microphone does exactly that job. (read more)