Camel Monitoring and Tracking System Across Fenced Highways

Available information indicates that fatality rate of traffic accidents resulting from the collision of motor vehicles with camels is very high. Consequently, several countries, including the Gulf countries, have fenced off their highways to prevent camels from straying onto them. Although, the use of fencing is an effective method in reducing collision of motor vehicles with camels, fences can block camels' movements, and their access to forage and water. An inexpensive and durable crossing technique that is friendlier to vehicles and camels is developed in this research. The system has been designed using the global positioning system (GPS), and a global system for mobile communication (GSM) technology. Lab experiments indicate that the system has a unique capability of being able to monitor and track camels and thus could mitigate the number of accidents involving vehicles and camels.