| Telemetry, derived from the Greek words, tele | | | | wires connecting the transmitter and receiver. The |
| meaning remote, and metron meaning measure, is the | | | | most widespread use of biomedical telemetry is the |
| technology of automatic measurement and | | | | monitoring of biological information from animals and |
| transmission of information by wire, radio, or other | | | | man. This data is analyzed at the recieving station to |
| means from remote sources, as from space vehicles, | | | | produce numerous pieces of specific information. In |
| to receiving stations where the data may be | | | | wildlife study and management, the importance of |
| evaluated. The primary purpose of telemetry systems | | | | telemetry systems cannot be overstated. Telemetry |
| is to collect data at a place that is remote or | | | | permits the tracking of animals and endangered |
| inconvenient, and to transmit the data back to a point | | | | species tagged with such instrumentation, in order to |
| where the data is recorded and analyzed. In general, | | | | get information on their patterns of movement, |
| these systems are used in the analysis of moving | | | | dispersal and migrations, and habitat use. The daily |
| vehicles such as cars, aircrafts, missiles and orbiting | | | | positioning of these animals to the scientists, regulators, |
| satellites. National Aeronautics and Space | | | | or other human agencies, coupled with continuous |
| Administration (NASA), European Space Agency | | | | tracking gives an explicit representation of the way |
| (ESA) and other space agencies use telemetry | | | | they utilize their environment. Telemetry systems are |
| systems to gather data from orbiting spacecraft and | | | | also used as an aid to understand and identify the |
| satellites. Telemetry systems are a special set of | | | | natural causes that are linked to habitat conditions of |
| communication systems possessing a wealth of | | | | wild animals, which in turn alter their behavior, and how |
| applications. The scope of this article does not allow us | | | | such conditions affect their mortality rates. These |
| to explore all possibilities available for the use of | | | | systems also provide a means to examine and |
| telemetry. Biomedical telemetry is one such application. | | | | forecast the effects of environmental changes such |
| Biotelemetry provides a means for transmitting | | | | as thermal, chemical pollution and other geophysical |
| physiological or biological information from one site to | | | | changes. Telemetry is used by meteorologists to help |
| another for data collection. Technically, it refers to such | | | | project and predict the weather. Have you noticed |
| systems that require no mechanical connection. | | | | how the weather predictions over the years have |
| Biotelemetry studies in the last three decades have | | | | become more accurate than they used to be?Keith |
| permitted many areas of physiological and behavioral | | | | Londrie II is a well known author. For more information |
| monitoring in diverse conditions, both for humans and | | | | on Telemetry information, please visit Telemetry |
| animals, without the encumbrance and restriction of | | | | Information for a wealth of information. |