Little Leonardo digital data logger: its past, present and future role in bio-logging science

• Main Authors: Muramoto,Hiroyuki, Ogawa,Mitsuhiro, Suzuki,Michihiko, Naito,Yasuhiko
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Micro Technology Co./Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University/Little Leonardo Co./National Institute of Polar Research 2004
• Subjects: Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2494; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002494/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2494&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

For over 10 years, Little Leonardo has been developing digital data loggers for use in diverse research on marine animals. In this paper, the authors give an overview of Little Leonardo digital data loggers, the difficulties of designing a digital data logger and the possibilities for future improvements. Current data loggers are adequate to monitor animals in the field but several improvements are needed and the performance of Little Leonardo loggers will improve as future technologies are incorporated.