GPS and Argos Location Data from Adult Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, April-October 2014

This dataset contains GPS and Argos locations collected by satellite-linked GPS receivers on collars attached to 5 adult female polar bears that were instrumented in the southern Beaufort Sea from April to October 2014. Three of these collars collected both GPS and Argos locations (TGW-4689H-3, Telonics Inc., Mesa, Arizona, USA), while 2 of these collars collected only GPS locations (Iridium Track M, Lotek Wireless Inc., Newmarket, Ontario, Canada).

Data and Resources

Field Value
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • alaska
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • animal-tracking
  • animals
  • animals-vertebrates
  • bears
  • biota
  • carnivores
  • ckan
  • energetics
  • geo
  • geoss
  • gps
  • mammalian-physiology
  • mammals
  • marine-biology
  • marine-mammals
  • national
  • north-america
  • platform-transmitter-terminal
  • ptt
  • satellite-linked-gps-data-logger
  • satellite-telemetry
  • southern-beaufort-sea
  • system-argos
  • united-states
  • usgs-asc240
  • vertebrates
  • wildlife
  • wildlife-biology
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license_title License not specified
maintainer U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
maintainer_email ascweb@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-19T21:29:40.084087
metadata_modified 2025-11-19T21:29:40.084092
notes This dataset contains GPS and Argos locations collected by satellite-linked GPS receivers on collars attached to 5 adult female polar bears that were instrumented in the southern Beaufort Sea from April to October 2014. Three of these collars collected both GPS and Argos locations (TGW-4689H-3, Telonics Inc., Mesa, Arizona, USA), while 2 of these collars collected only GPS locations (Iridium Track M, Lotek Wireless Inc., Newmarket, Ontario, Canada).
num_resources 2
num_tags 31
title GPS and Argos Location Data from Adult Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, April-October 2014