Druid developed our DEBUT series prototype, an avian tracking collar at 45 grams in 2016. We continue pushing the weight boundary with innovative design and revolutionary transmitting technology to decrease the size of devices for adding more trackable species into the list. In 2021, we introduced our smallest device DEBUT NANO M series at 2 grams, which provided precise GNSS, continuous ODBA, accurate temperature and lightness powered by micro solar panels and INTELINK wireless transmitting technology.
Innovations never stop. In 2022, Druid will forge ahead to launch GNSS-cellular tracker and PTT at 2 grams, wireless GNSS tracker at around 1 gram, and devices can be used on a hummingbird.
Druid took advantage of injection molding technology since developing our prototype product, and DEBUT series feature on mechanical strength, housing durability without sacrificing the lightness. Special adhesive used to seal ASA/PC material was selected out of 3000 categories, in order to secure our devices survival from harsh environments including 7ATM pressure, long-term seawater corrosion or continuous ultraviolet exposure.
Druid established an open source OEM platform to help the developers on sparking innovative ideas, executing mechanical designs, and converting highly customized 3D printing or epoxy resin sealing into industrially mutual housing at affordable cost. Learn more
Druid is dedicated to providing massive tracking data in order to exhibit the digital image of wildlife in higher resolution. This mission drives us to develop BOOST technology, which is short for Battery Optimized Overclocking Strategy Tuning, a condition-triggered feature that can increase the frequency of data collecting and transmission. With the BOOST feature, users can automatically regulate the collecting intervals when wildlife is active under a good charging condition, helping the users avoid manually monitoring power status and modifying device settings in need of more data without battery drain. BOOST can reach up to a 20 second interval in flight mode, which is supported by all DEBUT series products. Nearly 2000 GNSS fixes per day were recorded during the migration season, leveraged by a world-leading antenna design simulation system to secure the fixing accuracy.
Druid will launch our optimized BOOST function on selected models in 2022, which is capable of recording the movement at 1 second and 0.1 second intervals.
When BOOST was enabled, DEBUT LEGO collected 2018 GNSS fixes in one day.
Druid delivers tracking solutions based on comprehensive digital descriptions of wildlife on identity, location, surrounding environment, behavior, social activity, as well as the operation status of devices. Data is never lost with our safety storage architecture and security transmitting protocol. DEBUT series provide up to 460,000 data storage capability with multi-dimension data combinations including: Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, Speed, Course, Fix Accuracy, Temperature, Light Intensity, Pressure, Humidity, ODBA, Raw ACC, Video, Voltage, Proximity, etc.
DEBUT series feature on 3 axial accelerometer real time recording and calculating, and will upgrade to 10 axis on selected models in 2022. The Druid team is motivated to establish the next generation tracking system with on board behavior recognition and is enthusiastic to contribute on the methodology for movement ecology research. [Publication 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5]
DEBUT, short for Devices of Biological Ubiquitous Telecommunication, originated from our visionary mission of establishing a ubiquitous network for digital clones of wildlife in nature by sensors. Druid developed a wireless communication package to satisfy various requirements on energy consumption, device weight, charging condition, network coverage, and executing cost for tracking purposes.
The ubiquitous communication package combines 10 different data transmitting technology including:
○ Remote: RFID | BLE | LoRa
○ Cellular: 2G | 3G | 4G | 5G
○ Satellite: Argos | Iridium | Globalstar*
* in development
The concept of Biological Ubiquitous Network was initiated by Druid. It is the infrastructure for digital cloning, that is, mapping animals in the physical world onto the virtual world of the internet by collecting data about their identities, locations, surrounding environment, and behaviors. With patented technologies of IREM and UBICOMP as well as satellite telemetry, Druid solved the problem of energy insufficiency which has been the bottle-neck of traditional IoT, achieved ubiquitous sensing and networking, and will finally establish constant information exchange between human and nature. Following its own development path of “terminal, system, network, data and then algorithm”, Druid is devoted to establishing a closed-loop ecosystem for accurate data acquisition and in-depth data mining based on the other two core innovations of DEBUT OS and ANIACT Intelligence. Druid is joining hands with many partners around the world in scientific research, conservation, and industry application to get insights about the environment and nature through big data quantification, help people explore the wonder of nature and, in the end, realize the harmonious development of our planet.
Ubicomp
Short for ubiquitous computing, Ubicomp refers to the on board processing capability, to make operating decisions or to conduct data calculation independently and intelligently. Ubicomp enables intelligent adjustment on the frequency and category of data collection, according to time, location, environment, device status, as well as behavior facilitated by Aniact Intelligence. Ubicomp helps achieve the optimal balance among data acquisition priority, device status, animal status, and environment situation. Druid keeps improving the package of algorithms which compiled Ubicomp, in order to enhance DEBUT series flexibly tailored to suit various research goals.
Aniact Intelligence
Druid is motivated to embrace the era of movement ecology for wildlife research and our first prototype device was born with the function of real time ODBA. DEBUT series not only support the traditional method for collecting raw accelerometer data, but also push forward to process the raw data on board for behavior recognition. In order to achieve such goals, the researchers implement Ecotopia mobile app to stream real time accelerometer data from devices within visual range and record the behavior with label description. The labeled data is validated for training models which can be installed over the air (OTA) into the device to facilitate the capability of behavior recognition. Learn More
Energy
DEBUT series support energy based Ubicomp, as mentioned as BOOST (Battery Optimized Overclocking Strategy Tuning), to acquire data in high frequency when energy is sufficient. It can also adjust the data collecting frequency down for constant sampling intervals with achievement of energy balance, relieving users from manually changing the settings to battle with variable weather conditions for maximizing data harvest. Learn More
Time
DEBUT series support time based Ubicomp to execute independent data collecting and transmitting modes in different periods of the day or different seasons of the year, enabling users to obtain high data resolution in the time frame they address or to extend battery life by stopping collecting the data they are not interested in. This function is specially customized for tracking research of bats and hibernation animals and studies related to diurnal rhythm. Learn More
Location
DEBUT series launched location based Ubicomp in 2022, enabling users to specify independent data collecting and transmitting strategies in multiple geographic fences for range related studies. DEBUT HUB and DEBUT TAG support proximity functions as alternative geo-fence with circle range of diameter at 100 m to 500 m, which push real time enter/exit notification despite of the switch of working mode of the device. Learn More
Behavior
DEBUT series, leveraging the power of Aniact Intelligence, support behavior based Ubicomp, helps users to program specific data acquisition modes for recognizing the behaviors of resting, flying, walking, diving, or different mortality levels. Druid keeps accumulating algorithms into our library with the contribution from our global users and volunteers of citizen science or wildlife conservation communities. Learn More
Druid developed a performance simulation and testing platform during the R&D process of the DEBUT series, in order to validate the influence of temperature and humidity change, ultraviolet radiation aging and physical abrasion and collision, etc. on the performance of operation and communication. The standard operating procedures (SOPs) is then determined and applied to massive production accordingly for quality control (QC).
Research budget is always limited versus the optimistic plan. Druid offers triple-level services to maximize the deployment success and the data reward.
6-Month Return & Refund
DEBUT series supports return & refund within 6 months from the date of purchase, for users to truly experience the product performance and data streaming before the research planning other than being advertised with conditional specifications.
1-Year Device Warranty
DEBUT series supports free repair or replacement within 1 year from the date of purchase, for protecting investment with limited liability from hardware malfunctions during the time gap that device hasn’t been deployed or the extended storage time due to the change of field work schedule.
Lifetime Renewal Plan (Optional)
Selected models of DEBUT series support DEBUT Renewal Plan as a lifetime and non-conditional purchase insurance, relieving users from spending previous time for coordinating to retrieve and refurbish the damaged devices caused by unexpected animal death, collision, etc.
Research budget is always limited versus the optimistic plan. Druid offers triple-level services to maximize the deployment success and the data reward.
Fixed Cost. Unlimited Data
DEBUT series is capable of producing massive data leveraged by BOOST technology. In excess of 10 MB data stream per month could be expected on the migrated individual with clean weather, which can generate a ridiculously large bill at international roaming rate. Druid provides an affordable flat rate for the unlimited data subscription package, in order to make the research budget predictable no matter where the device is or how much data the device collects.
Pay per Use. No extra Charge
The field work schedule could be easily postponed or canceled due to severe weather, emergent situation, or pandemic. It happens all the time that the researcher purchased the trackers, missed the deployment opportunity, and left them in the storage room for next year. Druid provided a “Pay per Use” subscription management policy, in order to stop or restart the subscription service with one click online and no extra charge, which enables users to spend every penny of research funds wisely and precisely.
Sharing Service for Research Budget
Druid provides a sharable credit under a certain user account, which means the fund deposit can be utilized as a “credit pool”. The users can purchase any goods or subscription service in the Ecotopia platform, without worrying about expired data plans for any specific device. Researchers can deposit the funds into the account first, and then gradually make the research plan with flexible choice. Druid is also planning to develop the “gifting” function between different accounts and may get it launched next year.
Data will never be lost with Druid. All data is safely stored on cloud servers with multiple duplicates and distributed storage, which enables users to access, to share and to process their own data with the internet in any place for any period. Druid plans to enhance storage function and support more types of data to import for management, establishing a convenient platform for group research in remotely.