Aug 25, 2014 | Environment and Climate
Flamingos can be tracked almost in real-time thanks to argos satellite transmitters. As part of an IDB-financed conservation grant, the Bank is tracking the flight paths and altitude of flamingos near Laguna Colorada, Bolivia thanks to Argos transmitters that collect...
Jul 30, 2014 | Environment and Climate
Francesca the turtle was caught and released 12 years after its grounding. Before being released, she was equipped with an Argos beacon to keep track of her movements in the wild. Francesca was cared for by Centre Oceanopolis based in Brest (France), then joined the...
Jul 30, 2014 | Environment and Climate
Satellite tags to track whale sharks movements Qatar is home to a great diversity of marine animals. Each year, hundreds of whale sharks return to the Qatari waters near the Al Shaheen oil field, in the north of Qatar. To protect the whale sharks and help preserve...
Jun 12, 2014 | Environment and Climate
Thursday, April 3 at 23:02 (local time in France) – the first satellite of Earth Observation European Copernicus program called “Sentinel-1 A” was successfully launched from the space center Kourou in French Guiana. This program is coordinated by the...
Jun 12, 2014 | Environment and Climate, Press
Download the PDF European scientists have launched a program to fit 200 eels with Argos tags.
Jun 12, 2014 | Environment and Climate, Press
Download the PDF Specialists are using the data transmitted by the 22g Argos Solar tags and revealing more of this mysterious species.
