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AI agent for ecologists

Telemetry and Tag Data Gap Agent

Failing tags are found within days and each has a documented field plan or decision

MonitoringDecisionsAnalysisScience and research
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Telemetry and Tag Data Gap Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Tag failures often show up months after the animal stopped sending good data. This agent reads each incoming transmission and checks for missing fixes, falling battery voltage and moves that are not physically possible. It flags tags that look like they are failing and separates them from animals that simply died or moved out of range. For each flagged tag it proposes a plan, such as a recapture attempt, a recovery trip or accepting the loss. Each new data batch is checked against the previous ones. The lead approves any field action. Edge case: a bird shows a 400 kilometer jump in one hour, so the agent marks it as a location error, not a migration.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN New tag data batch arrives 2 USES A TOOL Load fixes, battery and activity data 3 DOES Calculate fix rate and battery trend per tag 4 DOES Check each move against plausible speed 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Are fix rates, battery and moves within normalrange? If not: flag the tag and classify it as failing, animallost or error. Back to step 3. 6 DOES Compare to earlier batches to separate trends fromnoise 7 DOES Propose recapture, recovery or acceptance for eachflagged tag 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Is a field plan feasible given crew, permits andseason? If not: offer another option such as delayed recaptureor remote monitoring. Back to step 7. 9 YOU APPROVE Lead approves field actions 10 RESULT Tag status report and action list
Read the steps as a list
  1. New tag data batch arrives
  2. Load fixes, battery and activity data
  3. Calculate fix rate and battery trend per tag
  4. Check each move against plausible speed
  5. Are fix rates, battery and moves within normal range?If not: flag the tag and classify it as failing, animal lost or error. Back to step 3.
  6. Compare to earlier batches to separate trends from noise
  7. Propose recapture, recovery or acceptance for each flagged tag
  8. Is a field plan feasible given crew, permits and season?If not: offer another option such as delayed recapture or remote monitoring. Back to step 7.
  9. Lead approves field actionsThe agent waits here for your OK.
  10. Tag status report and action list

How it decides

A tag is flagged when fixes drop below its normal rate, battery trends below the cutoff, or a move exceeds the species' plausible speed.

  • Flag a tag when fix rate drops below 50% of its median
  • Flag battery below the species cutoff
  • Mark moves over the speed limit as errors
  • Do not propose recapture during breeding season

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Fix rate alert level (default 50%)
  • Battery cutoffs
  • Plausible speed by species
  • Batch check frequency

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Recapture or recovery trips
  • Changes to tag deployment plans

Hard limits

  • Never authorizes recapture on its own
  • Never deletes data

It stops when

  • Done: every flagged tag has a decision
  • Stop: data feed is down

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

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An example run

What happensTag 22 on a heron sent 14 fixes a day in May, then 5 by June 3 with battery at 3.4 volts, so the fix rate check failed. The agent classified it as failing, not lost, because movement was normal. It proposed recapture, but the colony was breeding, so it moved the plan to August and added a monthly check. The lead approved.

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