UCARE is hiring a CSE undergraduate student to help with the development and design of an app.
Radio telemetry is an important and widely used tool for wildlife biologists in obtaining information on animal movements, survival, and habitat use. Typically, radio telemetry consists of locating an individual animal by “tri-angulating” – i.e., using a radio-receiver and antenna and taking 3 or more bearings and then determining its location at the intersection of the bearings. Accurate locations are required and need to be taken in an expeditious manner (which decreases either the extent or probability the animal moves). Two School of Natural Resources biologists are wanting to develop a smartphone app that will allow biologists to conduct, enter, store, and present triangulation data on smartphones. This would allow biologist real-time information on the accuracy of their radio-tracking.
Interested students should reach out to:
Dr. Mark Vrtiska (Principal Investigator): mark.vrtiska@unl.edu
Dominic Cristiano (Wildlife Lead Research Assistant): dcristiano2@huskers.unl.edu
Rubi Quiñones (Computer Science Lead Research Assistant): rubi.quinones@cse.unl.edu
The deadline to apply is Feb. 15.