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Español United States Industry Coalition. Enotes. Vol 12. Num 1. April 2011.
http://www.usic.net/wp-content/uploads/April_2011_e-notesFINAL1.pdf.
USIC member AquilaVision of Missoula, Montana, recently announced that, through its partnership with Missoula’s Alter Enterprises, it has produced a bear trap which not only contains the animal unhurt, but is fully automatic with cameras, a full communication system and a satellite uplink.
Why such a fancy device? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists can tell you. Most bears are caught in the middle of the night. Previously, biologists would have to monitor a computer 24/7 to detect when a bear was caught. Then they would have to trudge out to check on the animal, see if they caught the right one and transport it to another location. If they did not catch the right one, they were dealing at close range with an angry animal as they released it from the trap or, if they snagged a cub, a very angry mother bear.
With the OTTER-equipped bear trap, biologists can go about their work or perhaps even sleep. When a bear is caught, the OTTER alarm system phones or sends an e-mail. Biologists then goes on the computer, check the bear with the system’s built-in camera, and decide on a course of action. Perhaps, it is a black bear and they are trying to capture a bothersome grizzly, or a cub and they’re looking for a grown bear. The biologists can instantly open the door and release the bear. Once they have snagged a targeted animal, they can head out to retrieve the trap and transport the animal to a remote location to release it unharmed.
According to AquilaVision’s CEO Chuck Eubank, “AquilaVision and Alter Enterprises are working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Montana Fish and Game Commission to trap and move bears before they get into trouble with humans, therefore, saving lives and stress of both bears and humans.”
The “better bear trap” is one example of how AquilaVision’s OTTER event and communications technology can integrate with systems or sensors to monitor, detect and connect with any combination of telephones, IP based systems or even radios with text, email or voice announcements. It can be used by:
• Utility companies to monitor outages,
• Mining companies to alert about hazardous gas build-up,
• Law enforcement as an electronic monitoring device,
• Military and law enforcement as a panic alert, or even
• Municipalities and governments to alert any number of contacts in emergency or non-emergency situations.
AquilaVision is headquartered in Missoula, Montana. They joined USIC in 2008 as a General Member. You can learn more about OTTER technology at their website at www. aquilavision.com or contact CEO Chuck Eubank directly at chuck.eubank@aquilavision.com.
About AquilaVision Corporation
Traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (CMP.F), AquilaVision is a leader in providing intelligent communication event management. Events occur every-day that require people or systems to be informed. How a company responds to these events is critical and typically time is of the essence. AquilaVision’s intelligent communications event manager OTTER (patent pending) was designed to assimilate event related information that needs to be communicated via voice, text, MMS, or system to system. OTTER can communicate to any communications device or system on any network. More information on AquilaVision and its services can be found at www.aquilavision.com.
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