The use of the Global Positioning System for real-time data collecting during ecological aerial surveys in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
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| Title | The use of the Global Positioning System for real-time data collecting during ecological aerial surveys in the Kruger National Park, South Africa | |
| Creator | Viljoen, P.C. Retiff, P.F. | |
| Description | The use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for real-time data collecting during ecological aerial surveys (EAS) in the Kruger National Park (KNP) was investigated as an alternative to post-survey manual data capture. Results obtained during an aerial census of large herbivores and surface water distribution in the northern part of the KNP using an onboard GPS connected to a palmtop computer are discussed. This relatively inexpensive system proved to be highly efficient for real-time data capture while additional information such as ground velocity and time can be recorded for every data point. Measures of distances between a ground marker and fix points measured during a flight (x = 60.0 m) are considered to be well within the requirements of the EAS. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1994-08-26 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v37i1.332 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 37, No 1 (1994); 149-157 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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