ASC Data Repository
This metadata document describes the data contained in the "processedData" folder of this data package. This data package contains data collected by the Argos System from 12 satellite transmitters attached to Pacific Loons on their breeding range in arctic, 2015-2016. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Two 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 location estimate, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check. 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, and 2) 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.
Version History:First release: February 2020
Poessel, S. A., B. D. Uher-Koch, J. M. Pearce, J. A. Schmutz, A. -L. Harrison, D. C. Douglas, V. R. von Biela, and T. E. Katzner. 2020. Movements and habitat use of loons for assessment of conservation buffer zones in the Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska. Global Ecology and Conservation 22:e00980. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00980
DataID: 281 | doi:10.5066/P9NNN2XY | Date Posted Online: 2020-02-20 | Last Updated: 2020-03-02 14:53:33
