High-frequency GPS tracking | Barometric altimetry | |
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Advantages | ||
Increased vertical accuracy | X | X |
Increased horizontal accuracy | X | |
Potential for detailed trajectory analyses | X | |
Disadvantages | ||
High battery demand | X | |
Intensive management of tag settings required | X | |
Sampling only during restricted time periods | X | |
Sampling bias towards periods of good solar charging conditions | X | |
Weather data required | X | |
Reduced accuracy in unstable weather conditions | X | |
Increase of tag weight | X |