Monday, December 09, 2019
Dial-a-frog
The Eurekalert writers are having fun with this one:
Well, it's not a new concept. Call-up telemetry via telegraph has been common since 1870, and via telephone lines with sound since 1920. But I'll grant credit for cuteness. We can use some levity.
The FrogPhone introduces a new concept that allows researchers to "call" a frog habitat, any time, from anywhere, once the device has been installed. The device has been developed at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra and the University of Canberra in collaboration with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Region Frogwatch Program and the Australian National University. The FrogPhone utilises 3G/4G cellular mobile data coverage and capitalises on the characteristic wideband audio of mobile phones, which acts as a carrier for frog calls. Real time frog calls can be transmitted across the 3G/4G network infrastructure, directly to the user's phone. This supports clear sound quality and minimal background noise, allowing users to identify the calls of different frog species.
Well, it's not a new concept. Call-up telemetry via telegraph has been common since 1870, and via telephone lines with sound since 1920. But I'll grant credit for cuteness. We can use some levity.Labels: Morsenet of Things
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