A Nordic Semiconductor nRF5 chip powers the tracker, flashed with firmware to broadcast as a Bluetooth low-energy beacon. It generates a key compatible with Apple's Find My network, meaning the ...

Mobile phones could be the key to a cheaper and more reliable way of tracking animals for ecology and conservation research, according to a new study.

Low-cost animal tracking using Bluetooth low energy beacons on a crowd-sourced network, Methods in Ecology and Evolution ...

investigators describe a solution that can overcome many current limitations by employing the massive global network of personal mobile phones as gateways for tracking animals using Bluetooth low ...