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University of Washington pilot uses satellite ear tags to help ranchers track cattle and trigger proximity alerts
Summary
A UW pilot deployed 24 solar satellite ear tags across three herds in Columbia County; tags transmit every 4–6 hours, enable geofencing and high‑movement/no‑movement alerts, and will expand to 72 tags next season for more analysis of behavior and management use.
Vivian Hawkinson, a University of Washington PhD student in the People and Wildlife Lab, presented results from a pilot in Southeastern Washington deploying 24 solar satellite ear tags across three herds to test whether near‑real‑time location and behavior alerts can assist producers and range riders.
"They transmit the location of the tagged cattle every 4 to 6 hours," Hawkinson said, describing how Mapapedia displays tag locations, battery, and accuracy and can generate geofence, high‑movement and no‑movement alerts by text or email. The team used default no‑movement…
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