Chelonia Limited manufactures passive and
alerting cetacean monitoring
equipment designed for use in a wide range of research projects and environments.
PODs are fully automated, static, passive acoustic
monitoring systems that detect porpoises, dolphins and other toothed whales
by recognising the trains of echo-location clicks they make to detect their
prey, orientate and interact.
The highly developed click train recognition
software produces fully automated, accurate data on the behaviour and
identification of cetacean species. Chelonia PODs are currently the only
commercially available instruments to offer this feature. Data are
automatically filtered to remove clicks from noise and boat sonars.
Without fully automated detection of click trains, the task of
analysing large volumes of data is vast. The POD's automatic click train detection
software is the key to the efficient high quality
output.
These low cost, non-invasive systems have been
successfully deployed in a wide range of environments, from the Arctic to
the Amazon. A deep water POD can operate in depths down to 2000
metres, sufficient to cover the whole depth range of deep diving species such
as beaked whales.
The C-POD
A new version of the POD, the C-POD, is now in production. This digital successor to the T-POD will detect broader-band clicks than the T-POD
and collect a much wider range of data to advance species identification.
Find out more...
The T-POD
The C-POD has now replaced the T-POD, though many T-PODs
are still in use. Find out more...
Full support
Email and telephone support is provided free with all
PODs. A range of services,
including data analysis, project planning and project management of specific
projects is also available. You are welcome to contact us for
help with any aspect of planning or implementing your project.
Projects in action
Click here to see how other researchers have used
Chelonia
PODs in cetacean research.
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