STEP TWO: ATTACHING THE

RADIO TAG

STEP THREE: RELEASE THE MANATEE FOR

SATELLITE TRACKING

STEP ONE: CAPTURING THE

MANATEE

CLICK ON IMAGE FOR VIDEO OF MANATEE CAPTURE. (Click right arrow to

move to next page)

Locational data from the tracking satellite could now be received and downloaded for each manatee tagged.

The tags were programmed to send a signal every 15 minutes thus allowing us to create an accurate track of their movements over a given period.

With this information I could create digital interactive maps on a daily basis showing their most up-to-date locations. This would involve downloading ASCII text files from a central server that receives the tag location information. The x,y values would then be converted into point data for mapping.

The image on the following page gives an example of a typical map I would have created for the marine biologists monitoring these manatees.

CLICK ON THE YELLOW CIRCLES TO SEE MOVEMENT OF EACH MANATEE

OVER LAST FEW HOURS