SatBat Cave Monitoring
Continuous, automated monitoring of cave-roosting bats — including threatened species — using thermal video, ultrasonic acoustics, and cave sensors.
SatBat monitors cave entrances with thermal video for emergence and return counts, ultrasonics for species identification, LiDAR for cave structure and flight tracking, and environmental sensors for context. PIT readers can track individual fidelity over years. The system is solar-powered, satellite-connected, and designed to run unattended for months at a time.
What's included
- Flight Tracker Quantitative bat and bird flight tracking for wind-energy projects. Outputs support bird-and-bat management plans, EPBC referrals, and related regulatory frameworks.
- Acoustic AI Detection Automated detection and classification of bat, bird, and rare-event vocalisations in the field and in archived recordings.
- Movement & Altitude Tracking Individual-animal tracking — sub-gram GPS, PIT-tag readers, and radio-mesh — for movement, connectivity, and flight altitude at the scale wind turbines and roost-connectivity questions need.
- Environmental Context & Compliance Calibrated noise, vibration, and environmental measurement for context and compliance reporting.
- Review & Reporting Dashboards, analyst review, and reports that turn detections into usable results.
- Threatened-Species Acoustic Identification Expert identification of Australian threatened bat calls for monitoring, review, and reporting.
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