Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to content

Try the next-generation Data Catalog at catalog-beta.data.gov and help shape it with your feedback.

  • Feedback

    • Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica)

    Metadata Updated: January 20, 2026

    This data release includes 1 child item with tracking data for Pacific Loons, a species that breeds throughout much of Alaska and winters throughout the Pacific Ocean basin, along the coasts of East Asia and North America. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

    Downloads & Resources

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
    Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_5e4f083be4b0ff554f70cca5
    Data Last Modified 2024-09-26T00:00:00Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:12
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/usgs-data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20260120174654
    Harvest Object Id 6126f74f-52e2-4025-abb8-b157fc8f5a1d
    Harvest Source Id 2b80d118-ab3a-48ba-bd93-996bbacefac2
    Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -171.7881, 68.5044, -171.7881, 72.2588, -149.6221, 72.2588, -149.6221, 68.5044, -171.7881, 68.5044}
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash d0bf63800a0b27272fe6f5f7e6c3864e8c0395b0b1d4c02002c194f5ea7341d9
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -171.7881, 68.5044, -171.7881, 72.2588, -149.6221, 72.2588, -149.6221, 68.5044, -171.7881, 68.5044}

    Didn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here.