Spatial Extent of Data
USGS Data Source
USGS Thesaurus Keywords
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Other Subject Keywords
Place Keywords
Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica) - Processed Data
This metadata document describes the data contained in the "processedData" folder of this data package. This data package contains data collected by the Argos System from 12 satellite transmitters attached to Pacific Loons on their breeding range in arctic, 2015-2016. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Two Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "processedData" folder of this data package: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check. Each record also includes a 'Tracking_Status' variable that denotes whether the location was collected from a live animal, a dead animal, or shed transmitter, and 2) the "deploymentAttributes" table contains one record for each transmitter deployment in a CSV formatted table. The deployment attributes file contains information such as when the transmitter was attached to the animal, when tracking of a live animal ended, and a variety of variables describing the animal and transmitter.
Author(s) |
Autumn-Lynn Harrison,
Brian D Uher-Koch |
Publication Date | 2020-02-20 |
Beginning Date of Data | 2015-07-07 |
Ending Date of Data | 2018-10-01 |
Data Contact | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NNN2XY |
Citation | Harrison, A., Uher-Koch, B.D., Schmutz, J.A., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica) - Processed Data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NNN2XY. |
Metadata Contact | |
Metadata Date | 2020-11-25 |
Related Publication | Loading... |
Citations of these data | Loading https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00980 |
Access | public |
License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
Harvest Date: 2025-03-03T04:03:15.857Z