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Table 7 Performance of Argos in GPS-Argos uplink collars and their functional success

From: Three decades of wildlife radio telemetry in India: a review

Manufacturer

Expected number of GPS locations

Number of locations received by Argos

Percentage performance for Argos (number of collars)

Percentage functional success (number of collars)

GPS-Argos

VHF beacon

Telonics

812

582

46 (4)

100 (4)

100 (4)

Lotek

199

67

34 (2)

8 (3)

32 (2)

Vectronics

720

650

90 (1)

4 (1)

15 (1)

  1. GPS, global positioning system.