Intigeo series geolocator - Migrate Tech

1 Migrate Technology Ltd, PO Box 749, Coton, Cambridge, CB1 0QY, UK Telephone +44 (0)1954 210304. Email Migrate Technology Ltd is registered in England & Wales at 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Company Registered Number: 04508381. VAT Registration Number: GB944681396 Intigeo series geolocator James W. Fox, Nov 2018 Migrate Technology Ltd presents the Intigeo series of light level geolocators. The Intigeo is a miniature archival electronic logging engine capable of recording near full range ambient light with complementing temperature and conductivity indicators allowing location tracking of far ranging animals and behavioural studies. Intigeo loggers must be retrieved to obtain recorded data. Using the threshold level geolocation method, primary tracking data can be derived from the identification of sunrise and sunset events in the light record enabling latitude and longitude calculation twice daily using the R package GeoLight with or without our own IntiProc front end.

2 The light range capability of Intigeos also allows more advanced curve/template statistical modelling analysis using the R packages FLightR or SGAT. Light, temperature, wet/dry and conductivity sensing Curve/template and traditional threshold analysis possible Start time and device serial number recorded internally Intigeo can be started and stopped as many times as battery life allows (data memory is reset when logging is started). An example of 3 days light data from an Intigeo . Varying cloud thickness can be seen (day 2 is overcast). Threshold level geolocation would normally use less than 10lux but higher values allow behavioural study and cloud compensation, as well as advanced curve analysis and 24hr polar light location fixing. 1. Ambient light level recording For geolocation, light is sampled every minute but only the maximum sample value within each interval (1/5/10min) is recorded.

3 1-74,000lux (user clipped setting can increase recording period) Resolution: quasi-logarithmic, 249 discrete levels Temperature compensated light sensor Migrate Technology Ltd, PO Box 749, Coton, Cambridge, CB1 0QY, UK Telephone +44 (0)1954 210304. Email Migrate Technology Ltd is registered in England & Wales at 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Company Registered Number: 04508381. VAT Registration Number: GB944681396 What this means: Due to the 1min sampling and maximum sample value recording regime, time resolution for geolocation is 1min on the sunrise and sunset curves. High range ambient light is recorded so data is usable for light curve analysis and behavioural studies ( incubation if leg mounted) as well as threshold level geolocation. High sensitivity at low light levels allows detection of low Sun angles.

4 2. Temperature Not all models are temperature enabled. See the individual logging mode details for temperature sampling and logging frequency. With Modes 1 and 3, temperature is sampled every 5minutes but only the maximum and minimum values are saved every 4hour interval. Range: -20 C to +40 C (maximum rating -40 C to +50 C) Resolution: C for C330, C65-SUPER and any stalked model on request; 1 C for #55,#50,#30; C for all others Accuracy: + C for C330, C65-SUPER and any stalked model on request; +/-5 C for #55,#50,#30; +/-3 C for all others) Note: sensor is located near middle of the device (except for stalked model on request where sensor is on stalk). C330 and C65-SUPER temperature accuracy and resolution can be used for SST correlation (Modes 6-9,11). What this means: Temperature data may be correlated with weather data, used to indicate flight at altitude and incubation, or used for general environment studies.

5 Note, however, that direct Sun heating effects will elevate recorded temperature during daylight hours and the sensed temperature may also be affected by bird body heat. 3. Conductivity, wet/dry Depending on logging mode, conductivity may be sampled. Some logging modes record wet/dry only with a count of wet samples periodically recorded to memory. Range: approx. 20ppm-128000ppm* Resolution: 128 levels covering fresh, brackish, saline and brine Please note: conductivity has primarily designed for wet/dry determination; the quantitative measurement is very crude and values will vary with contacts surface area and temperature. User must calibrate to obtain accuracy as required. User can select whether conductivity as low as fresh water is included in the wets count or whether to count only salt water. This makes the wets activity record suitable for fresh water birds ducks, geese.

6 For salt water species it may be sensible to exclude fresh water (default logger setting) in order to reduce the risk of false counts ( rain, dew) but beware marine inhabitants of estuaries or glacial melt water where there may be low salinity sea water. Migrate Technology Ltd, PO Box 749, Coton, Cambridge, CB1 0QY, UK Telephone +44 (0)1954 210304. Email Migrate Technology Ltd is registered in England & Wales at 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Company Registered Number: 04508381. VAT Registration Number: GB944681396 What this means: Distinction between fresh, brackish water and seawater may help location fixing for waders (estuaries, lakes, rivers and sea have different conductivities). Fresh water detection enables wildfowl and other water bird activity studies. 1hr wets mode 3 enables 1hr resolution for time of arrival of waders at water during migration hops.

7 Beware that wets may be recorded if terminals are in contact with salty mud, wet-muddy feathers, regurgitated food, faeces, etc as may be present in seabird nests and burrows. * - Conductivity record is neither compensated for temperature nor dimensions of conductivity probes so range will vary. 4. Example models many variations are available Model: Intigeo -C330, 17x19x8mm, , 2-3yr battery ( seabird leg) Model: Intigeo -C65, 14x8x6mm, , 1-2yr battery ( seabird/wader leg) ( Intigeo = Inti , the Incan Sun god + geo , for geolocator . It is pronounced in-tij-ee-oh .) Migrate Technology Ltd, PO Box 749, Coton, Cambridge, CB1 0QY, UK Telephone +44 (0)1954 210304. Email Migrate Technology Ltd is registered in England & Wales at 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Company Registered Number: 04508381. VAT Registration Number: GB944681396 Model: Intigeo -W65A9-SEA 15x6x6mm, , 1-2yr battery ( wader leg) Model: Intigeo -W55B1 (top), W55B9 (bottom) , , 9-13month battery ( swift back) Model: Intigeo -P65C2-7 16x6x6mm excluding stalk, , 1-2yr battery ( passerine back) Model: Intigeo -P65B1-11 15x6x6mm excluding stalk, , 1-2yr battery ( passerine back) Migrate Technology Ltd, PO Box 749, Coton, Cambridge, CB1 0QY, UK Telephone +44 (0)1954 210304.

8 Email Migrate Technology Ltd is registered in England & Wales at 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Company Registered Number: 04508381. VAT Registration Number: GB944681396 Model: Intigeo -P55B1-7 excluding stalk, , 9-13month battery ( passerine back) Model: Intigeo -W50B11-DIP , , 9-13month battery ( passerine back) Model: Intigeo -W30Z11-DIP 12x5x4mm, , 6-8month battery ( warbler back) Model: Intigeo -W30A9-SEA 15x5x4mm, , 6-8month battery ( small wader leg) Migrate Technology Ltd, PO Box 749, Coton, Cambridge, CB1 0QY, UK Telephone +44 (0)1954 210304. Email Migrate Technology Ltd is registered in England & Wales at 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Company Registered Number: 04508381. VAT Registration Number: GB944681396 5. Typical manufactured weights g g W30Z11-DIP W65A9-SEA P30Z11-7-DIP P65B1-11 W50Z11-DIP P65B1-7 W30A9-SEA P65C2-7 W55B1-DIP P50A22-14-SEA W50B11-DIP P65B1-14 P50Z11-7-DIP P65A9-20 W55C9 P65C2-11 W50B11 P65C2-14 W55B1 P65A11-11-SEA P50B11-7-DIP P65A11-14-SEA P55B1-7 P65C2-25 W65B1-DIP P65A22-11-SEA P50B11-7 P65C22-12 P50B22-11 C65 W65C1 C330 Other variations possible - let us know your requirements Fitting an Intigeo -W65A9-SEA to the leg of a small seabird, copyright Maarten Loonen.

9 The overlapping PVC leg ring is opened and slipped around the leg. The logger has already been wrapped with a small amount of stretched self-amalgamating tape to provide grip to the tie that passes through holes in the ring. The light sensor must not be obscured by the tape. If careful, a small amount of cyanoacrylate glue can be used to seal the leg ring. Migrate Technology Ltd, PO Box 749, Coton, Cambridge, CB1 0QY, UK Telephone +44 (0)1954 210304. Email Migrate Technology Ltd is registered in England & Wales at 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Company Registered Number: 04508381. VAT Registration Number: GB944681396 6. Model ordering key Model keyHard case (most rugged for seabirds and waders)(very hard case, gold contacts, no loops, no tubes, no stalk nor light pipe)C65-NOT / , est. 1-2yr battery life (-NOT = no temperature, -COOL = temperature sensing) , est.

10 1-2yr battery life, high accuracy temperature, 2 x memory (SST recorded with modes 6-9,11) , est. 2-3yr battery life, high accuracy temperature, 2 x memory (SST recorded with modes 6-9,11)Softer 65 A 11 -11 -SEA -COOLW30 Z 11-DIP -NOTWno light stalk nor light pipe; minimum weight optionPlight stalk or light pipe fitted (not for leg mounting)306-8month approx battery life; minimum weight option509-13month approx battery life; battery mounted under logger (thicker, shorter)559-13month approx battery life; battery mounted at end of the logger (thinner, longer)651-2yr approx battery lifeLonger life means bigger battery which means more weightAgold contact pins (no loops) seawater compatible (can be cut down)Btwo loops at light sensor end for up to 1mm diameter harness cordCtwo loops at light sensor end for up to 2mm diameter harness cordZthin wire contacts (no loops) unsuitable for seawater.