As you know, working group members voted to officially change our name to the GIS, Remote Sensing, and Telemetry Working Group. National TWS officially approved the changes in June of 2000.
Telemetry is a fundamental tool for wildlife research and applications.
Though telemetry is widely used to measure animal movements, interactions, and habitat characteristics, the equipment and analyses can be highly technical. Choosing the appropriate transmitter and receivers for the research objectives, collecting adequate field data, and analyzing patterns all require skill. Advice from experienced users can be invaluable. The official inclusion of telemetry within our working group will benefit members by providing an additional avenue of communication and better fit our mission. While our name hasn t gotten any shorter, it has gotten more accurate.