Innovative Sensor Application: Sensor Egg in the Nest of Curlews

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For the breeding of birds, knowledge of various breeding parameters such as effective breeding time, temperature, humidity and also rotation of the eggs during the breeding process is important. All these parameters can so far only be estimated, as they could not yet be measured directly in the nest. This paper presents the technology of the first sensor egg and the first measurement results obtained in a curlew nest with the help of a sensor egg. The battery-powered sensor egg is provided with sensors for determining temperature, humidity and acceleration and a microcontroller, memory and a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module.