Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "rawData" folder of this data package. This data package contains all data collected by the Argos System from 217 satellite transmitters attached to Spectacled Eiders on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska and northeastern Russia, 1993-2011. Five data files are included in the "rawData" folder of this data package. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format. The fifth file, "deploymentAttributes", 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 "processedData" folder of this data package.

Data and Resources

Field Value
accessLevel public
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identifier USGS:ASC286
metadata_type geospatial
modified 20210908
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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
  • beaufort-sea
  • bering-sea
  • biota
  • birds
  • breeding-area
  • breeding-sites
  • capture-recapture-studies
  • chukchi-sea
  • ckan
  • coastal-ecosystems
  • colville-river-delta
  • ducks-geese-swans
  • environment
  • geo
  • geoss
  • marine-ecosystems
  • migratory-birds
  • migratory-rates-routes
  • migratory-species
  • national
  • national-petroleum-reserve-alaska
  • north-america
  • north-slope
  • npr-a
  • ornithology
  • overwintering
  • peard-bay
  • platform-transmitter-terminal
  • ptt
  • russia
  • satellite-transmitter
  • seasonal-distribution
  • seasonal-movement
  • species-life-history
  • spectacled-eider
  • tagging-devices
  • telemetry
  • tracking-equipment
  • united-states
  • usgs-asc286
  • wildlife
  • wintering-area
  • yukon-delta
  • yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge
  • yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
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 2025-11-21T07:33:53.961707
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T07:33:53.961711
notes This metadata document describes the data contained in the "rawData" folder of this data package. This data package contains all data collected by the Argos System from 217 satellite transmitters attached to Spectacled Eiders on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska and northeastern Russia, 1993-2011. Five data files are included in the "rawData" folder of this data package. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format. The fifth file, "deploymentAttributes", 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 "processedData" folder of this data package.
num_resources 2
num_tags 51
title Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - Raw Data