How does the cat GPS tracker work?
Tracking
The Kippy CAT GPS cat tracker tracks your pet as quickly and accurately as possible, without distance limits and even in covered spaces
Kippy CAT has a GNSS receiver that interacts with satellites orbiting the Earth (GPS, Glonass and Galileo) to calculate its position, which is then sent to the Kippy app via the telephone network.
Thanks to the innovative 4G LTE Cat-M technology and GSM-2G backup, using the cellular network Kippy CAT can locate your four-legged friend wherever they are, with no distance limits. This is because it always searches for the best cellular network, so whenever your cat is in an area where there is a signal, they will be tracked. What's more, the tracker also uses triangulation of phone cells and WiFi networks, so it can pinpoint your four-legged friend's location even in covered spaces and in GPS-critical conditions.
LIVE TRACKING
See your pet's movements in real time and without any distance limits
VIRTUAL FENCE
Create a safe area that your cat cannot cross, such as your garden. You will receive an alert notification when the fence is crossed
RECORD WALKS
Record walks, distance travelled, speed and altitude. All data is stored in the walks archive
HISTORICAL POSITIONS
Review their routes: Kippy saves your friend's locations over the last 2 months. You will be able to view the heat map of where they spent most of their time
SOUND SIGNAL
Activate it through the app to find your cat in the most hidden places
BUILT-IN LED TORCH
Activate it through the app to find your cat even in the dark
Health Rate
Thanks to the proprietary algorithm that was developed in collaboration with experts from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Milan (DiMeVet), Kippy is able to monitor your cat's main activities and assign a score that reflects its overall health status.
This score, called the Health Rate, compares your pet's activities with the recommended amount of activity levels based on various factors such as weight, breed and season, providing an indication of its overall health on a scale of 0 to 100.
In addition, the Health Rate is complemented by the Weekly Highlights section, which highlights notable abnormal behaviour such as high stress levels or eating habits that deviate from the average.
Kippy has a state-of-the-art 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope inside that can detect your cat's movements:
- Steps: the number of steps
- High Intense Activities: includes activities of
- Running: running and fastpaced activity with paws off the ground (similar to a horse galloping)
- Play: playing and quick movements with sudden sprints and jumps
- Walking: when the cat is walking in a moderate speed
- On The Move: when the cat is in relatively still position but not sleeping
- Grooming: the behavior of oral grooming
- Sleeping: sleeping (or immobility of the device)
- Feed: includes activities of eating and drinking
- Jump: the behavior of move quickly from one location to another with jumps
- Calories: the calories that has been burned according to the activities
Kippy is able to define how much activity your animal does overall based on daily activity data and factors characteristic of your animal such as breed, attitude, weight, age, sex and the current season.
You can then monitor whether your four-legged friend has reached their customised activity target, which is recommended to preserve their physical and psychological well-being.
Relax
- Walking
- Cleaning
- In motion
Nutritional activity
- Eating
- Drinking
Sleeping
- Sleep
Sport
- Jumping
- Steps
- Running - Playing - Climbing
HOURLY, WEEKLY, AND MONTHLY BREAKDOWN
You can view all the activities performed by your four-legged friend at different times of the day and night, including the previous days.
COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR ANIMALS
You can compare the daily figure for each individual activity with the average of other cats of similar breed and behaviour to see if your friend is performing at the correct activity levels.
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Community
A section dedicated to all-round animal love. From editorials with tips on your pet's well-being to personalised messages on what he or she is doing, to the possibility of sharing stories and chatting with other users. Discover our Community and become part of it, sharing your adventures with other Kippy users.
What the Community section includes
TARGET ACHIEVEMENT MESSAGES
Customise your Pet's ideal activity level to inform you whether or not the weekly target has been reached. If not reached, Kippy will send you encouraging messages to reach the target the following week.
TIPS AND CURIOSITIES
Messages with tips for preserving your pet's well-being, developed in cooperation with the University of Veterinary Medicine. Insights on feeding, grooming, and health, helping you better understand the behavior of your four-legged friend.
NOTIFICATIONS ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING
Messages from your cat updating you on what he is doing at that moment, to stay connected. For example, he will send you his good morning when he wakes up.
INTEGRATED SOCIAL MEDIA
You can create your pet's profile, add a description, post stories, receive likes and comments from the Kippy Community. You can also chat with other owners and find out their distance from you. This way you can meet up with other cat lovers in the neighbourhood!