The ORF program "Land und Leute" (Country and People) filmed a short segment on this topic to bring it closer to the public and to demonstrate the advantages of equipping flocks with GPS transmitters attached to their collars. Some sheep farmers, such as Josef Schmiedhofer from Öblarn, have been using GPS transmitters for some time, provided by the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein agricultural college. Lukas Waldauer, a cattle farmer in Bad Mitterndorf, also relies on GPS transmitters for managing his alpine pastures.
The data collected from the GPS collars not only provides great support to farmers, but also serves research for climate research projects.
Unfortunately, the program is no longer available in the ORF TVthek.
