Animal Noise Monitor: Assessment of Accelerometers for Determining Animal Behavior

Abstract

The Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP) requires that the Department of Defense be able to assess the impacts of noise on animals. The National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service, who have oversight on DoD environmental documents, have expressed concern about noise impacts on wildlife from military overflights. The USAF undertook an effort to develop an animal noise monitor that would measure directly the noise impact and determine the activity condition of the animal. This effort was to examine the use of accelerometers for determining the activity level of wildlife, especially Bighorn sheep, mule deer and prong horned antelope. This effort was able to show the correlation of accelerometer data with observed behavior from wildlife experts. Three approaches for implementing accelerometers into an overall system design are proposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA422514

Entities

People

  • Micah Downing

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Acoustics
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Animals
  • Cervidae
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy
  • Energy Consumption
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Military Research
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.