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.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier USGS:ASC253
metadata_type geospatial
modified 20201125
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
publisher_hierarchy Department of the Interior > U.S. Geological Survey
resource-type Dataset
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theme {geospatial}
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • alaska
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • animal-tracking
  • animals-vertebrates
  • argos
  • biological-classification
  • biota
  • birds
  • breeding-area
  • breeding-sites
  • ckan
  • colville-river-delta
  • distribution
  • ecological-dynamics
  • environment
  • field-methods
  • field-sampling
  • geo
  • geoss
  • loons
  • migration
  • migration-organisms
  • migration-pathway
  • migratory-birds
  • migratory-strategies
  • national
  • north-america
  • north-slope
  • ornithology
  • overwintering
  • pacific-americas-flyway
  • platform-transmitter-terminal
  • ptt
  • satellite-transmitter
  • seasonal-distribution
  • seasonal-movement
  • species-life-history
  • species-migration
  • staging-area
  • telemetry
  • tracking-equipment
  • united-states
  • usgs-asc253
  • wildlife-biology
isopen False
license_id notspecified
license_title License not specified
maintainer U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
maintainer_email ascweb@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-20T15:49:15.638956
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T15:49:15.638960
notes 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.
num_resources 2
num_tags 45
title Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica) - Processed Data