Using Viewsheds to Determine Area Sampled by Ground-Based Radiotelemetry

Thomas R. Etherington; Shelley M. Alexander

doi:10.2193/2006-478

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Thomas R. Etherington,^1,* Shelley M. Alexander²

¹aCentral Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom
²bDepartment of Geography, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Cana

^* E-mail: t.etherington@csl.gov.uk

Abstract

Geographic Information System (GIS) viewsheds have been suggested as a possible way to determine area sampled by ground telemetry. Although this would be useful information to have, there has been little use of the technique. To investigate if viewsheds could be of use, we produced a telemetry viewshed and compared the results to previously collected radiotelemetry data. Given positive initial results and potential applications, we think GIS viewsheds could be useful for radiotelemetry studies and we encourage further research in this area.

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Thomas R. Etherington and Shelley M. Alexander "Using Viewsheds to Determine Area Sampled by Ground-Based Radiotelemetry," Journal of Wildlife Management 72(4), 1043-1046, (1 May 2008). https://doi.org/10.2193/2006-478

Published: 1 May 2008