USGS Alaska Science Center Wildlife Tracking Data Collection Active
Understanding the short- and long-distance movements of wildlife is critical for a wide variety of ecological research questions and management decisions. Since the mid-1980s, the USGS Alaska Science Center has used information from telemetry devices on wildlife species to determine locations of animals throughout their annual cycles, understand patterns of habitat use, quantify time spent on certain behaviors, and identify geographic areas repeatedly used by wildlife that may indicate sites of importance to species and populations.
Return to Ecosystems
About the Collection
Available here are links to the tracking data of various wildlife species studied at the USGS Alaska Science Center. Data sets listed under "Species" follow a standardized data and metadata format developed by the USGS Alaska Science Center in 2019. Data sets listed under "Additional Tracking Data" were released before the 2019 standardized format was developed.
Suggested Citation: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 2019, USGS Alaska Science Center wildlife tracking data collection: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VYSWEH
Birds |
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Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) | Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) |
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) | Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) |
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) |
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) | Common Murre (Uria aalge) |
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) | Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) |
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) |
Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) |
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) |
Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) | Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) |
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) | Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) |
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) | Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) |
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) |
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | Red-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile) |
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) | Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) |
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
Mammals |
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Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) |
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) |
Additional Tracking Data
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, has previously released tracking data sets outside of this Collection. Click here to view previously released data and maps.
- Polar Bear
- Greater White-fronted Goose
Supplemental Reference Information
Argos User Manuals
- Argos Users Manual, online
- Argos Users Manual, 1988
- Argos Users Manual, 2008
- Argos Users Manual, 2011
- Argos Users Manual, 2016
Microwave Telemetry, Inc., PTT Manuals
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_Battery
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_Solar
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_5g Solar
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_GPS Solar
Supplemental Information About the Argos System
- Argos Web Site
- USFWS Report 1988_Satellite Tracking Assessment
- USFWS Report 1990_Satellite Tracking Applications
R scripts for reading processed tracking data
- Read processed USGS tracking data from a downloaded USGS data package
- Read processed USGS tracking data directly from a Movebank study
*Disclaimer: The manuals are strictly provided for informational purposes for the data provided. They are not an endorsement of the product.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Tracking Data for Yellow-billed Loons (Gavia adamsii)
Tracking Data for Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Tracking Data for Red-throated Loons (Gavia stellata)
Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta)
Tracking Data for Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa)
- Overview
Understanding the short- and long-distance movements of wildlife is critical for a wide variety of ecological research questions and management decisions. Since the mid-1980s, the USGS Alaska Science Center has used information from telemetry devices on wildlife species to determine locations of animals throughout their annual cycles, understand patterns of habitat use, quantify time spent on certain behaviors, and identify geographic areas repeatedly used by wildlife that may indicate sites of importance to species and populations.
Return to Ecosystems
About the Collection
Available here are links to the tracking data of various wildlife species studied at the USGS Alaska Science Center. Data sets listed under "Species" follow a standardized data and metadata format developed by the USGS Alaska Science Center in 2019. Data sets listed under "Additional Tracking Data" were released before the 2019 standardized format was developed.
Suggested Citation: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 2019, USGS Alaska Science Center wildlife tracking data collection: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VYSWEH
Birds
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) Common Murre (Uria aalge) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Red-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile) Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) Mammals
Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) Caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) Additional Tracking Data
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, has previously released tracking data sets outside of this Collection. Click here to view previously released data and maps.
- Polar Bear
- Greater White-fronted Goose
Supplemental Reference Information
Argos User Manuals
- Argos Users Manual, online
- Argos Users Manual, 1988
- Argos Users Manual, 2008
- Argos Users Manual, 2011
- Argos Users Manual, 2016
Microwave Telemetry, Inc., PTT Manuals
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_Battery
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_Solar
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_5g Solar
- MTI Field Manual_PTT-100_GPS Solar
Supplemental Information About the Argos System
- Argos Web Site
- USFWS Report 1988_Satellite Tracking Assessment
- USFWS Report 1990_Satellite Tracking Applications
R scripts for reading processed tracking data
- Read processed USGS tracking data from a downloaded USGS data package
- Read processed USGS tracking data directly from a Movebank study
*Disclaimer: The manuals are strictly provided for informational purposes for the data provided. They are not an endorsement of the product.
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Filter Total Items: 17Tracking Data for Yellow-billed Loons (Gavia adamsii)
Available here are tracking data of Yellow-billed loons, a species that breeds in coastal areas of western and northern Alaska and adjacent regions of Russia and Canada. This species winters along the Pacific coasts of North America and Eurasia. These data were collected to better understand the patterns of migratory movements and seasonal use of different regions of AlaskaTracking Data for Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Available here are tracking data of Blue-winged Teal, a duck species that breeds throughout much of North America and whose wintering range includes neotropical areas of the Caribbean and Central and South America, thus providing a migratory link between the continents of North and South America. These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movement of Blue...Tracking Data for Red-throated Loons (Gavia stellata)
Available here are tracking data of Red-throated Loons, a species that breeds in coastal areas throughout Alaska and winters along the Pacific coasts of North America and Eurasia. These data were collected to better understand the patterns of migratory movements and seasonal use of different regions of Alaska.Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta)
Available here are tracking data of Northern Pintails, a duck species that, in Alaska, nests throughout the state and in adjacent regions of Russia and Canada. These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movements of Northern Pintails from wintering grounds in Japan as part of a project on the possible spread of Eurasian forms of avian influenza to North...Tracking Data for Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa)
Available here are tracking data of Marbled Godwits, a large-bodied shorebird that, in Alaska, nests in the southwestern portion of the state. These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movements and seasonal use of different coastal areas in the Pacific region. - Web Tools