Science360 News Service Science360 News Service Brought to you by the NSF
|
RSS
RSS
09.24.09 News | Today's News | Past Issues
09.24.09 NEWS
Subscribe
Get Science360 News daily:

Print this page


pic-day

Turtle Tracking

Using GPS and solar-powered sensors, researchers at UMass are monitoring endangered wood turtles in the Amherst area for ecological conservation. The technology is an offshoot of a broader approach to advance internet technology so that it can be deployed in environments where mobile users have trouble linking to networks.

Visit Website >

Image credit: Mark Corner, UMass Amherst Computer Science Department