Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) - 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 9 satellite transmitters attached to Marbled murrelets in Washington state and Alaska, 2008 and 2013. 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 additional variables describing the animal and transmitter. This attribute table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release.
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| 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 9 satellite transmitters attached to Marbled murrelets in Washington state and Alaska, 2008 and 2013. 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 additional variables describing the animal and transmitter. This attribute table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_686eef8fd4be020e5c01c3c9 |
| keyword |
[ "Alaska", "Animal tracking", "Animals/Vertebrates", "Argos", "Attu Island", "Biota", "Birds", "Brachyramphus marmoratus", "Breeding sites", "Capture-recapture studies", "Coastal ecosystems", "Environment", "Marbled murrelet", "Marine ecosystems", "Migratory birds", "Migratory rates/routes", "Migratory species", "Ornithology", "Overwintering", "PTT", "Pacific Americas flyway", "Platform Transmitter Terminal", "Prince William Sound", "Puget Sound", "Satellite transmitter", "Seasonal distribution", "Seasonal movement", "Species life history", "Tagging devices", "Telemetry", "Tracking equipment", "USGS:686eef8fd4be020e5c01c3c9", "Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies", "Washington", "Wildlife" ] |
| modified | 2025-07-09T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | 173.131, 47.086, -120.306, 61.588 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) - Processed Data |
