A data collection system (1) for monitoring the behaviour and states of a plurality of animals (2) comprises providing the animals (2) with respective monitoring devices (4) for monitoring the behaviour and states of the animals (2). A drone (7) comprising a mobile data collection device (5) secured thereto is configured to fly past the animals (2) at predefined data collection time intervals, typically of six hourly intervals. Each mobile data collection device (5) comprises a first secondary communications module (15) for wirelessly communicating with a second secondary communications module (32) located in the respective monitoring devices (4) for uploading data indicative of the behaviour and states of the animals (2) to a microcontroller (8) in the mobile data collection device (5). The uploaded data indicative of the behaviour and states of the respective animals (2) is written to and stored in a primary memory (17) of the mobile data collection device (5). A primary communications module (10) in the mobile data collection device (5) transmits the stored data indicative of the behaviour and states of the respective animals (2) which is stored in the primary memory (17) wirelessly to a central server (12). In an alternative embodiment of the invention the mobile data collection device (5) is mounted on one of the animals (2). In a further alternative embodiment of the invention the monitoring devices (4) are omitted from the animals, and the mobile data collection device is provided with a video camera for capturing images and video clips of the respective animals, and data from the video camera is analysed for identifying the animals and the behaviour and states of the respective animals.


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    Title :

    A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA RELATING TO THE BEHAVIOUR OF AN ANIMAL


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-03-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    A01K ANIMAL HUSBANDRY , Tierzucht / A61B DIAGNOSIS , Diagnostik / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze



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