Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking

Galapagos People: Researchers attach a GPS tracker to a tortoise shell © Stephen Blake

Researchers attach a GPS tracker to a tortoise shell © Stephen Blake

Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking involves the use of non-invasive tags attached to animals to track their movements. The GPS tags use a network of satellites in space to show the location of the device on Earth. The GTMEP uses GPS trackers on tortoises.

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