Content to: Tracking

Why You Need to Charge Your Smartphone All the Time and What It Has to Do With Tracking

Digitalisation not only has a high electricity demand, but also ensures a constantly growing consumption of resources. Here's how changing your phone use can change this.

Predictive Software Tracks Endangered Bears By Understanding How and When They Move

Tracking Italy's mysterious Marsican bear with radio transmitters poses many challenges. But new software can predict where they with the minimum of data.

ICARUS: Behavioural Observation of Animals using Mini-Transmitters and Satellites

A satellite-based system for the observation of animals can assist in researching infectious diseases, forecasting natural disasters and protecting species.

“Bio-logging” During Covid-19 May Provide a Unique Opportunity for the World’s Wildlife Trackers

In the absence of humans, are animals really reclaiming nature? Researchers issue a rallying call for global collaboration on high-tech wildlife tracking.

More Transparency, Less Corruption, “Better” Bureaucracy: How Can Blockchain Help?

Blockchain isn't only set to shake up our financial system – it could also help reduce bureaucracy, make supply chains more transparent and fight corruption around the world.

Satellites: Environmental Protectors and Development Aid in Space?

Initially developed for military purposes, satellites are these days being used more and more frequently in the fields of enviromental protection and humanitarian aid, opening up completely new possibilities in the fight against illegal logging, epidemics, environmental pollution and facilitating in monitoring and protecting endangered species. But what do satellites actually do and how is their data used? Can they really be helpful as environmental and development aids?

Track and Report Conflict in the Digital Age

Citizen engagement coupled with technology is helping to usher in a new age of conflict reporting, tracking and mitigating.