Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - Processed Data
type: Dataset
description: This metadata document describes the data contained in the "processedData" 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. 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 "processedData" folder of this data package: 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 variables describing the animal and transmitter. This table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "rawData" folder of this data package.
keyword: alaska
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: animal-tracking
keyword: animals-vertebrates
keyword: argos
keyword: beaufort-sea
keyword: bering-sea
keyword: biota
keyword: birds
keyword: breeding-area
keyword: breeding-sites
keyword: capture-recapture-studies
keyword: chukchi-sea
keyword: ckan
keyword: coastal-ecosystems
keyword: colville-river-delta
keyword: ducks-geese-swans
keyword: environment
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: marine-ecosystems
keyword: migratory-birds
keyword: migratory-rates-routes
keyword: migratory-species
keyword: national
keyword: national-petroleum-reserve-alaska
keyword: north-america
keyword: north-slope
keyword: npr-a
keyword: ornithology
keyword: overwintering
keyword: peard-bay
keyword: platform-transmitter-terminal
keyword: ptt
keyword: russia
keyword: satellite-transmitter
keyword: seasonal-distribution
keyword: seasonal-movement
keyword: species-life-history
keyword: spectacled-eider
keyword: tagging-devices
keyword: telemetry
keyword: tracking-equipment
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs-asc285
keyword: wildlife
keyword: wintering-area
keyword: yukon-delta
keyword: yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge
keyword: yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
issued: 2025-11-20T13:09:39.404951
modified: 20210908
theme: {geospatial}
contact point: Organization
  fn: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
spatial: Location

US Migrating
type: Agent

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
media type: text/xml
format: XML
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC285.xml
issued: 2022-08-05T21:47:02.151875
modified: 2025-11-20T13:09:39.381004

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
media type: application/http
format: XML
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9B091HG
issued: 2022-08-05T21:47:02.151885
modified: 2025-11-20T13:09:39.381411