# Definitions | Term | Definition | | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Collaborators** | Any person who uses Motus for research, education, or otherwise | | **Receiver** | A computer designed to receive radio signals | | **Receiver deployment** | Describes a single setup of a receiver station. This includes information such as: number, types, directions, and heights of antennas; location of station, receiver listening frequency, computer serial numbers, type of antenna mounting structure. Deployments are registered on Motus.org. | | **Station** | Encompasses all receiver deployments at a single location. | | **Coax** | Coaxial cable, typically used to connect antennas to receivers. | | **CTT** | Cellular Tracking Technologies (i.e.; one of the companies that makes tags and receivers). | | **Lotek** | One of the companies that makes tags and receivers. | | **Antenna mount** | The part which connects the antenna to the mounting structure. Typically a metal plate with U-bolts. | | **Antenna mounting structure** | Usually a mast, but can be anything imaginable, such as a guard rail, a tree, or a wall. | | **Mast** | A structure used to mount antennas. Typically a metal pipe and often telescopic (pop-up), such as the [20A and 50A](http://wadeantenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SPEC0047_C01_POP-UP-MAST_MCN0115.pdf) masts. | | **Tripod** | A three-legged structure used to support a mast. Usually 10-feet (3 m) tall (TRM-10L). | | **Angle iron** | Can be steel or aluminum. Angled piece of metal typically used to affix solar panels to tripods. | | **Mast collar** | A ring around the mast typically used to affix guy lines. | | **DMX** | A triangular tower structure used for more permanent installations. Usually requires a concrete footing or a building for support. | | **Non-penetrating Roof Mount** | A type of mast mount which does not require anchoring. Typically used on flat roofs. See non-penetrating roof mounts. | | **SensorGnome** | Open source receiver developed at the Phil Taylor Lab, Acadia University. | | **CTT SensorStation** | Receiver made by Cellular Tracking Technologies | | **Lotek SRX** | SRX-series receiver made by Lotek Wireless Ltd. | | **Tag** | A radio transmitter made by **Lotek** or **Cellular Tracking Technologies**. | | **Tag deployment** | The time period of when a tag was activated and in the field. | | **Motus Network** | A collaborative network of receivers, transmitters, partners, and researchers which use radio telemetry to study animal movement. | | | | | **Galvanic Corrosion** | When two dissimilar metals meet in a corrosive electrolyte (salt water), the more reactive metal will corrode much more quickly than normal. Aluminum when in contact with steel. | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.motus.org/en/about-motus/quick-reference/definitions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.