Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Processed Data
This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Black Scoters on their breeding and winter ranges in western Alaska, 2003-2007. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate collected, 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, 2) the "decodedSensor" table contains decoded sensor data such as a transmitter's temperature, battery voltage, and motion (activity), and 3) 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. This table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:12"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov"
}
|
| description | This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Black Scoters on their breeding and winter ranges in western Alaska, 2003-2007. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate collected, 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, 2) the "decodedSensor" table contains decoded sensor data such as a transmitter's temperature, battery voltage, and motion (activity), and 3) 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. This table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. |
| distribution |
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"title": "Digital Data",
"format": "XML",
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"description": "Landing page for access to the data"
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"title": "Original Metadata",
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC261 |
| keyword |
[
"Alaska",
"American Scoter",
"Animal tracking",
"Animals/Vertebrates",
"Argos",
"Aropuk Lake",
"Biota",
"Birds",
"Black Scoter",
"Breeding area",
"Breeding sites",
"Distribution",
"Ducks/Geese/Swans",
"Dutch Harbor",
"Ecological Dynamics",
"Environment",
"Field methods",
"Field sampling",
"Melanitta americana",
"Migration",
"Migration (organisms)",
"Migration pathway",
"Migratory birds",
"Migratory strategies",
"Nelson Lagoon",
"Ornithology",
"Overwintering",
"PTT",
"Pacific Americas flyway",
"Platform Transmitter Terminal",
"Satellite transmitter",
"Seasonal distribution",
"Seasonal movement",
"Species Life History",
"Species Migration",
"Telemetry",
"Tracking equipment",
"USGS:ASC261",
"Wildlife",
"Wintering area",
"Yukon Delta",
"Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge",
"Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta"
]
|
| modified | 2024-09-26T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -167.371, 46.141, -122.977, 65.465 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Processed Data |
