An animal safety collar system adapted to safeguard an animal, the system including a collar configured to be attached to the animal; a first communication module coupled to the collar and a first control device configured to control the first communication module; and at least one second communication module and a second control device, the at least one second communication module is configured to be functionally connected via a communication to the first communication module, wherein the first communication module is configured to cooperate with the at least one second communication module to identify a location of the animal and the communication is disposed at Sub-1 Gigahertz frequency in order to conserve an energy source drawn to support the communication.

Systems and techniques are described for pet monitoring during unattended delivery. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property includes sensors located throughout the property and generates sensor data. A monitor control unit receives a first indication that a resident of the property will be receiving a delivery during a delivery time. Based on the sensor data and during the delivery time, the monitor control unit determines that a pet, that resides at the property, has been restrained. The monitor control unit provides, to a delivery person, a second indication that the pet at the property has been restrained.

Techniques for autonomous animal movement are described. In some examples, animal tracking and movement software is used to provide input from a physical stimulus to direct movement of the animal coupled to an apparatus along a multi-turn route using physical output of the physical stimulus device based at least in part on a location of the animal with respect to a destination grazing area.

A computer-implemented method and system for tracking near-field communication (NFC)-enabled animals with a portable computing device (PCD) (i.e. mobile phone) may include providing an NFC-tag comprising memory in which the memory contains a unique identifier. The NFC-tag may be coupled to an animal and then the NFC-tag may be scanned with the PCD. A tag identification server may determine if data from the NFC-tag exists in a database and then transmits an animal production facility identifier and one or more animal records associated with data from the NFC-tag from the tag identification server if the data from the NFC-tag exists in the database. Access to a secure memory area on the portable computing device containing a complete set of animal records for an entire animal facility may be granted if the software identifier matches the animal production facility identifier received from the tag identification server.

Techniques and examples pertaining to a tracking method using a two-component tracking device are described. The tracking device includes two components paired with one another: a first component that is specific to a subject the tracking device is intended to track, and a second component that is generic. The second component is capable of establishing a wireless connection with a cellular network, as well as collecting location information of the second component itself. The tracking method involves receiving from the cellular network a set of requirements associated with the subject, and triggering an action based on the set of requirements and the location information collected. The tracking method enables tracking of multiple subjects without a pairing mistake. Namely, a mismatch between multiple subjects to be tracked and multiple tracking devices intended to track the subjects can be avoided.

Systems and methods for identifying and tracking pets by use of a pet identification tag or image recognition techniques are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, a mobile computing device communicates with a pet identification tag over a near-field communication link and a remote server over a wireless communication link. The mobile computing device is configured to identify a pet based on a unique identifier for the tag and/or to provide an image of a pet to the remote server, and to download information about the pet from the remote server using the unique identifier or pet image.

A system for determining feed intake of a cow, the system including: at least one sensor configured to be positioned on a collar and/or ear-tag of a cow, wherein the sensor is configured to collect data associated with head movements of the cow, a processor in communication with a memory module, the memory module having stored thereon program code, the program code executable by the processor to: receive signals from the at least one sensor, preprocess the received signals by classifying different time blocks of the received signal into classes of behaviors of the cow, extract a plurality of features based, at least in part, on the classified time blocks, and calculate the feed intake of the cow based on the one or more extracted features.

An agricultural data collection framework is provided in a system and method for tracking and managing livestock, and for analyzing animal conditions such as health, growth, nutrition, and behavior. The framework uses ultra-high frequency interrogation of RFID tags to collect individual animal data across multiple geographical locations, and incorporates artificial intelligence techniques to develop machine learning base models for statistical process controls around each animal for evaluating the animal condition. The framework provides a determination of normality at an individual animal basis or for a specific location, and generates alerts, predictions, and a targeted processing or application schedule for prioritizing and delivering resources when intervention is needed.

A system may include a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The processor may be configured to perform operations to accept ecosystem data and detect, analyze, and notify a user about a species in an environment. The system analysis and notification may include impact determination of the species on the environment and shall learn from the received and analyzed data, bringing intelligence to the system.

An animal collar assembly for monitoring the animal's behaviour and/or animal's health and/or animal's location, the collar comprising: an electronic module comprising a housing for enclosing electronic componentry therein, the electronic module comprising a first coupling arrangement for coupling to a collar strap adapted to be passed around a neck region of the animal ; and a counterweight module having a weight that equal to or greater than weight of the electronic module, the counterweight module comprising a second coupling arrangement for coupling the counterweight module to the collar strap adapted to be passed around a neck region of the animal.