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Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - 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 167 satellite transmitters attached to Common Eiders on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska, 2000-2008. 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 Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (based on distance, turning angle, and rate thresholds). 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 the 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 167 satellite transmitters attached to Common Eiders on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska, 2000-2008. 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 Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (based on distance, turning angle, and rate thresholds). 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 the 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 |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Digital Data",
"format": "XML",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JH3EXV",
"mediaType": "application/http",
"description": "Landing page for access to the data"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Original Metadata",
"format": "XML",
"mediaType": "text/xml",
"description": "The metadata original format",
"downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC404.xml"
}
]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC404 |
| keyword |
[
"Alaska",
"Animal tracking",
"Animals/Vertebrates",
"Argos",
"Beaufort Sea",
"Bering Sea",
"Biota",
"Birds",
"Breeding area",
"Breeding sites",
"Capture-recapture studies",
"Chukchi Sea",
"Coastal ecosystems",
"Common Eider",
"Ducks/Geese/Swans",
"Environment",
"Marine ecosystems",
"Migratory birds",
"Migratory rates/routes",
"Migratory species",
"NPR-A",
"National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska",
"North Slope",
"Ornithology",
"Overwintering",
"PTT",
"Platform Transmitter Terminal",
"Russia",
"Satellite transmitter",
"Seasonal distribution",
"Seasonal movement",
"Somateria mollissima",
"Species life history",
"Tagging devices",
"Telemetry",
"Tracking equipment",
"USGS:ASC404",
"Wildlife",
"Wintering area",
"Yukon Delta",
"Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge",
"Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta"
]
|
| modified | 2024-10-05T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | 168.343, 51.254, -107.180, 71.575 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Processed Data |
