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TESTING VIRTUAL FENCING TECHNOLOGY

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LEFT : Project leader , NQ Dry Tropics Drought Resilience Coordinator Marc McConnell explains the satellite internet technology supporting the project . fence
Testing the virtual fence
A virtual fence is an invisible line in the landscape that can be created on a digital map using GPS technology . The technology manages grazing cattle behind a virtual boundary that has been set via GPS by using audio and electrical cues , rather than physical fencing .
monitored ... and why
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