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Standalone

A standalone pop-up Motus station in a field of wildflowers under blue skies. The station consists of a metal mast and tripod with three 9-element antennas, a solar panel, and a black rubber bin housing a receiver.

Pop-up (Pugwash)

A standalone pop-up Motus station in an open grassy field with trees in the background. The station features a metal mast supported by a tripod, equipped with three 9-element antennas, a solar panel, and a black rubber bin that houses the receiver.

Pop-up (Truro)

A Motus station in an open grassy field with trees in the background. The station is a standalone metal DMX tower secured by guy wires with multiple directional antennas ranging in size, a solar panel, and a receiver mounted at the base of the tower.

Lattice Tower (Valentine Farm)

A standalone Motus station installed on a rocky outcrop, overlooking a lush valley and distant mountains under a clear blue sky. The station features a tall pole secured with guy wires, supporting six antennas ranging in size.

Mast Only (Red Tail Hill)

A standalone pop-up Motus station on a square concrete pad in an open rural landscape. This station consists of a tall metal tripod and mast with two 3-element antennas, three 6-element antennas, and one 9-element antenna. The background features dry, grassy fields with patches of green trees and forested hills in the distance.

Pop-up in Concrete (Ankeny Hill Nature Center)

A Motus station installed in a grassy field, surrounded by forest and mountainous terrain in the background. The station includes four 6-element antennas, two 5-element antennas, a cellular antenna, a solar panel, and a receiver mounted on a black metal pole. Behind the station, a Bird Conservancy vehicle and trailer are parked on a dirt road.

Mast Only (GPCD CSU Mountain Campus)

A Motus station in dense shrub vegetation, featuring a standalone metal DMX tower stabilized with guy wires. The station includes three 5-element antennas, four 6-element antennas, and a solar panel for power.

DMX Tower (NAPA)

A Motus station installed on rocky ground. The station includes three 9-element antennas, a solar panel, and a steel box housing the battery and receiver, all mounted on a DMX tower. The setup is stabilized with guy wires anchored into the rock. The station is next to a frozen bay and surrounded by coniferous trees.

Golden Nugget Tower (Boatswain Bay)

Wall-mount

Close-up view of a Motus station attached to the side of a wooden building near the roof with large rectangular windows below. There are two 9-element antennas and one 3-element antenna mounted to a black metal pole that are mounted above a flat roof. Coiled black cables are attached to the pole, connecting the antennas to the receiver in a black box mounted at the base of the pole.

Mast Only (Chiloe)

A Motus station bracketed to a green building in a coastal area overlooking the ocean. The station is a standalone Golden Nugget tower with two 9-element antennas. The building is situated on a grassy area with a picnic table in the background and cloudy skies.

Golden Nugget Tower (Chelton Beach Provincial Park)

A Motus station mounted on the roof of a building, featuring four 9-element antennas. The station is secured to a pole attached to the building's exterior beside a large window. There are rolling hills in the distance under blue skies.

Mast Only (Horton High School)

A Motus station mounted on the side of a wooden building under a clear blue sky. The station consists of three 9-element antennas and two 6-element antennas attached to a tall black pole extending above the building's roof.

Mast Only (The Tip)

A Motus station bracketed to a barn. The station consists of a DMX tower with solar power, two 9-element antennas, and three 6-element antennas. The barn in situated in a grassland.

Golden Nugget Tower (McIntyre Ranch)

A Motus station installed on the side of a wooden building. This station is a Golden Nugget tower with three 9-element antennas and a receiver. There is a red vehicle parked beside the building and trees in the background and cloudy skies.

Golden Nugget Tower (Jarmo's)

A Motus station bracketed to the left side of a white building with a brown sloped roof. This station is a standalone DMX tower with four 9-element antennas. There is a road in the foreground, forest in the background, and dimly lit skies.

DMX Tower (Belle Isle Nature Centre)

Co-located

A Motus station atop a tall metal lighthouse structure. Six antennas and four solar panels are mounted to the guard rail of the lighthouse observation platform.

Lighthouse Guard Rail (Sable West Light)

A Motus station mounted to an existing wooden pole in a lush green coastal area with rocky terrain. The station has two 9-element antennas and a solar panel propped up against the base of the station. In the distance, a lighthouse and additional towers are visible near the ocean under an overcast sky.

Fence Post (Chebucto Head)

A Motus station mounted to an existing weather monitoring station in open field of wildflowers and grass at sunset. The station is guyed to the ground with three 9-element antennas overlooking a calm body of water.

Weather Station (Kent Island)

A Motus station attached to a wooden utlitiy poll. Attached to the utility pole is a black rubbermaid storage container containing the battery and receiver, a solar panel, two 9-element antennas, and two 6-element antennas. In the background of the station is a white truck, some low vegetation, pine trees, blue sky, and distant mountains.

Utility Pole (Powder King)

A Motus station mounted to a metal railing on a flat rooftop. There are two 9-element antennas and two 6-element antennas attached to a metal mast mounted on the railing. Black antenna cables are coiled and attached to the railing under the antennas next to the receiver box. The background features other school buildings in front of large, green trees under a clear blue sky.

Railing (Anderson Elementary School)

A Motus station attached to a pavilion on an interpretive centre. The centre with the station is situated in wetland habitat. The station is a building-bracketed DMX tower with four antennas, three of which have 9 elements and one has 6 elements.

Pavilion (Last Mountain Lake Interpretive Centre)

A Motus station mounted to a metal mast with wooden fencing around the base of the station in the shape of a triangle. There are three 9-element antennas mounted to the mast, a solar panel attached to a wooden fence panel and tilted aginst the mast, and a black rubbermaid storage container placed inside the fencing at the base of the mast. The station is situated on a grassy dune near the coastline, under a partly cloudy sky.

Horse Fence (Sable West Spit)

Four people stand posing in front of a Motus station mounted on an outdoor playground structure in a dry grassy field. The station is attached to a metal railing and includes three 9-element antennas, two 6-element antennas, a solar panel, and a receiver. To the right of the playground, a Bird Conservancy trailer is parked.

Art Installation (GPCD Flint Hills NWR)

A Motus station installed on the railing of a wooden deck of a building overlooking the ocean on a sunny day. The station includes one 9-element antenna and two 6-element antennas mounted on a metal pole, along with a solar panel and a black rubber bin housing the receiver.

Railing (Thunder Cape)

A Motus station attached to a metal guard rail on a rocky cliff overlooking a desert landscape. The station includes three directional antennas mounted on a metal pole, a solar panel, and a receiver.

Fence Post (TPWD Sierra Diablo WMA)

A Motus station installed on a concrete pad surrounded by shrubland vegetation. The station consists of a tall standalone DMX tower equipped with three 9-element antennas, three 6-element antennas, a solar panel, and a receiver. A person and a boom lift are positioned next to the tower, with a maintenance building visible in the background under clear blue skies.

Communication Tower (GPCD Bosque del Apache NWR)

A Motus station atop a tall metal observation tower with spiral stairs, featuring three 9-element antennas. The structure is stabilized with guy wires, surrounded by shrubbery and evergreens, under a partly cloudy sky.

Observatory Tower (Hope for Wildlife)

A Motus station attached to a metal windmill situated on a pasture with mountains in the background.

Weather Station (Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch)

A Motus station with antennas mounted on a tall black pole situated on a rocky field near a small body of water. A cluster of colorful houses is visible in the background under a cloudy sky. A person stands next to the tower for scale.

Existing Tower (Cambridge Bay)

Roof Mount

A Motus station installed on a flat rooftop with a city skyline in the background. The station features one 9-element antenna, two 6-element antennas, and is mounted using a non-penetrating roof mount.

Non-penetrating Roof Mount (Georgia Tech Motus)

A Motus station installed on the rooftop of a building, featuring two 9-element antennas and two 6-element antennas mounted on a pole secured by concrete cinder blocks. A person is standing nearby with their arms raised in joy, against a backdrop of clear skies and urban structures.

Non-penetrating Roof Mount (Lake Guntersville State Park)

Miniature

A standalone Motus station with a single vertical onmidirectional antenna. The antenna is mounted to a painter's pole with a solar panel on the ground propped against. The station is located on the edge of a mowed lawn with natural vegetation behind it, coastline in the background and blue sky.

Omnidirectional Antenna (Avonport)

A Motus station mounted ontop of an old weathered shed in a grassy dune. The station includes a single omnidirectional antenna attached to a painter's pole and a solar panel.

Gas Shed (Sable Island - Mines Camp)

Mobile

A person wearing a safety vest and hard hat uses a handheld Motus station to manually track animals. The person is in a rocky, open landscape, with a bit of shrubbery in the distance.

Hand-held Receiver

A rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle sitting on a fold-up table in a forest clearing. Attached to the UAV is a small Motus omnidirectional antenna and receiver. In the background is a standalone pop-up Motus station with a solar panel, three 9-element antennas, and one omnidirectional antenna.

Drone

A Bird Conservancy vehicle parked on a dirt road in a grassy desert landscape, with a Motus station mounted on its roof. The station features a large antenna secured to a tripod. The background shows a cloudy sky with a subtle rainbow and distant mountains on the horizon.

Ground-based Vehicle

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