The world according to me....

This is a group of engineers from NCSU who wanted to work on a project that had a different angle to it. They selected a proposal to develop a remote system to monitor an incubating sea turtle nest that could not only record incubation temperature and movement of eggs or hatchlings (signaling when the eggs hatch), but also warn of impending water inundation and predator disturbance. They worked long and hard to develop a system, working with various engineers and biologists, and eventually came up with a prototype that they wanted to install on a nesting beach. Unfortunately, the start of nesting has been slow this season, so they had to place the equipment simply in the sand on Atlantic Beach in North Carolina. Nevertheless, it was instructive for them, as one can never fully anticipate all the potential bugs associated with moving from laboratory to field. Despite a few minor glitches, hopes are high that modifications can be easily made and we can field-test a new iteration of this unit.