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Tracking data for Pelagic cormorants (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)

August 21, 2020

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 8 satellite transmitters attached to Pelagic cormorants on Middleton and Attu Islands, Alaska, 2000-2006. 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.
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 8 satellite transmitters attached to Pelagic cormorants on their breeding range at Middleton and Attu Islands, Alaska, 2000-2006. 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.

Publication Year 2020
Title Tracking data for Pelagic cormorants (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
DOI 10.5066/P9Y5PQY3
Authors S.A. Hatch, V.A. Gill, D.M. Mulcahy, David C Douglas
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Alaska Science Center