Mongoose 2000

Mongoose2000 is one of our longest running projects. It is a behavioural research tool for use in remote areas lacking reliable internet connectivity or power. Developed for the Banded Mongoose Research Project at Exeter University for use in their field site in Uganda, Mongoose 2000 uses a Raspberry Pi to synchronise behavioural observation data across multiple Android tablets used for daily recording of mongoose behaviour.

It has been running in the field for over a decade, replacing a cumbersome and error-prone system involving 1980s GPS trackers and data entry on paper - which is why (with our not-so-great humour) we thought it would be funny to make it sound 'futuristic' by calling it Mongoose2000.

In 2025 the system needed its first major update as Android technology has moved on, so we're giving both the app and the Pi systems a full overhaul, possibly with some new features.

Source code and the app (only really useful with the raspberry pi wifi node) is on the play store.

You can read more about this project in our open access publication in PLoS One.