README This data file is published by the Movebank Data Repository (www.datarepository.movebank.org). As of the time of publication, a version of this published animal tracking dataset can be viewed on Movebank (www.movebank.org) in the study "Fin whales Gulf of California 2001 - Argos Data" (Movebank Study ID 452187673). Individual attributes in the data files are defined below and in the Movebank Attribute Dictionary, available at www.movebank.org/node/2381. This data package includes the following data files: Fin whales Gulf of California 2001 - Argos Data.csv Fin whales Gulf of California 2001 - Argos Data-reference-data.csv SSM_OnLand.py.txt Python script to be used as an Arcmap tool. Used in Jiménez-López et al. (2019) to correct locations occurring on land. The locations in this dataset represent the original Argos data after filtering by LC as follows: Locations with LC Z were removed; locations with LC 0, A, or B were not used if they were received within 20 min of locations with LC 1, 2, or 3; and duplicate locations were discarded. These data are described in the following written publication: Jiménez-López ME, Palacios DM, Jaramillo A, Urbán J, Mate BR (2019) Fin whale movements in the Gulf of California, Mexico, from satellite telemetry. PLoS ONE 14: e0209324. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209324 Data package citation: Mate BR, Palacios DM, Follett T (2019) Data from: Fin whale movements in the Gulf of California, Mexico, from satellite telemetry. doi:10.5441/001/1.65h5s5p2 ----------- Terms of Use This data file is licensed by the Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0) license. The intent of this license is to facilitate the re-use of works. 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See here for the full description of this license http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 ----------- Data Attributes These definitions come from the Movebank Attribute Dictionary, available at www.movebank.org/node/2381. animal ID: An individual identifier for the animal, provided by the data owner. This identifier can be a ring number, a name, the same as the associated tag ID, etc. If the data owner does not provide an Animal ID, an internal Movebank animal identifier may sometimes be shown. example: 91876A, Gary same as: individual-local-identifier animal life stage: The age class or life stage of the animal at the beginning of the deployment. Can be years or months of age or terms such as "adult", "subadult" and "juvenile". Units should be defined in the values (e.g. "2 years"). example: juvenile, adult units: Any units should be defined in the remarks. animal reproductive condition: The reproductive condition of the animal at the beginning of the deployment. example: non-reproductive, pregnant Argos best level: Best signal strength, Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: -117 units: decibels (dB) Argos calculated frequency: Calculated frequency, Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 401.6732709 units: hertz (Hz) same as: Argos calcul freq Argos IQ: This quality indicator gives information on the transmitter in terms of two digits, X and Y. X is the first digit and indicates residual error on the frequency calculation; Y is the second digit and indicates transmitter oscillator frequency drift between two satellite passes. Values provided in Argos DIAG format files (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Values obtained through some Argos channels do not include leading 0s, so 1-digit values indicate X = 0 and blank values or values of "0" indicate both X and Y = 0. Allowed values are X=0: No calculation of residual frequency error (fewer than four messages received) X=1,2,3: Unsatisfactory convergence of calculation X=4: Residual frequency error > 1.5 Hz X=5: 0.15 Hz < residual frequency error < 1.5 Hz X=6: Residual frequency error < 0.15 Hz Y=0: No check on transmit frequency drift, as the two results are more than 12 hours apart. Y=1: Frequency discrepancy > 400 Hz Probably due to transmit frequency discrepancy, change of oscillator, etc. Y=2: Previous location is less than 1/2 hour old. Frequency discrepancy > 30 Hz, i.e. F/F (over 10 min) >2.5 E-8 Y=3: Frequency drift > 4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) > 1.10-7 Y=4: Frequency drift < 4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 1.10-7 Y=5: Frequency drift < 2 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 5.10-8 Y=6: Frequency drift < 1 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 2.5 . 10-8 Y=7: Frequency drift < 0.4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 1.10-8 Y=8: Frequency drift < 0.2 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 5.10-9 example: 68 units: none Argos lat1: Solution 1. platform latitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 19.493 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system Argos lat2: Solution 2. platform latitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 14.773 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system Argos LC: The location class retrieved from Argos. Allowed values are 0, 1, 2, 3, A, B, and Z (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: A units: none Argos lon1: Solution 1. platform longitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 99.712 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system Argos lon2: Solution 2. platform longitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 120.286 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system Argos nb mes: The number of messages received [to calculate location], Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 8 units: none Argos nb mes 120: The number of messages received by the satellite at a signal strength greater than -120 decibels, Argos DIAG format file (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 2 units: none attachment type: The way a tag is attached to an animal. Values are chosen from a controlled list: collar: The tag is attached by a collar around the animal's neck. glue: The tag is attached to the animal using glue. harness: The tag is attached to the animal using a harness. implant: The tag is placed under the skin of the an animal. tape: The tag is attached to the animal using tape. other: user specified deploy off timestamp: The timestamp when the tag deployment ended. example: 2009-10-01 12:00:00.000 format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.sss units: UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) or GPS time, which is a few leap seconds different from UTC same as: deploy off date deploy on latitude: The geographic latitude of the location where the animal was released (intended primarily for instances in which the animal release and tag retrieval locations have higher accuracy than those derived from sensor data). example: 27.3516 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system deploy on longitude: The geographic longitude of the location where the animal was released (intended primarily for instances in which the animal release and tag retrieval locations have higher accuracy than those derived from sensor data). example: -97.3321 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system deploy on timestamp: The timestamp when the tag deployment started. example: 2008-08-30 18:00:00.000 format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.sss units: UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) or GPS time, which is a few leap seconds different from UTC same as: deploy on date deployment ID: A unique identifier for the deployment of a tag on animal, provided by the data owner. If the data owner does not provide a Deployment ID, an internal Movebank deployment identifier may sometimes be shown. example: Jane-Tag42 event ID: An identifier for the set of information associated with each record or event in a data set. A unique event ID is assigned to every time-location or other time-measurement record in Movebank. example: 6340565 units: none latitude (decimal degree): The geographic longitude of a location along an animal track as estimated by the processed sensor data. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. example: -121.1761111 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system same as: location lat longitude (decimal degree): The geographic longitude of a location along an animal track as estimated by the processed sensor data. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. example: -121.1761111 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system same as: location long manipulation type: The way in which the animal was manipulated during the deployment. Additional details about the manipulation can be provided using manipulation comments. Values are chosen from a controlled list: confined: The animal's movement was restricted to within a defined area. none: The animal received no treatment other than the tag attachment. relocated: The animal was released from a site other than the one at which it was captured. manipulated other: The animal was manipulated in some other way, such as a physiological manipulation. sensor type: The type of sensor with which data were collected. Values are chosen from a controlled list: acceleration: The sensor collects acceleration data. accessory measurements: The sensor collects accessory measurements, such as battery voltage. Argos Doppler shift: The sensor is using Argos Doppler shift for determining position. barometer: The sensor records air or water pressure. bird ring: The animal is identified by a ring that has a unique ID. GPS: The sensor uses GPS to find location and stores these. magnetometer: The sensor records the magnetic field. natural mark: The animal is identified by a natural marking. radio transmitter: The sensor is a classical radio transmitter. solar geolocator: The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for processed locations). solar geolocator raw: The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for raw light-level measurements). study: The name of the study in Movebank in which data are stored. tag ID: A unique identifier for the tag, provided by the data owner. If the data owner does not provide a tag ID, an internal Movebank tag identifier may sometimes be shown. example: 2342, ptt_4532 same as: tag local identifier tag manufacturer name: The company or person that produced the tag. example: Holohil same as: manufacturer tag model: The model of the tag. example: T61 same as: model tag readout method: The way the data are received from the tag. Values are chosen from a controlled list: satellite: Data are transferred via satellite. phone network: Data are transferred via a phone network, such as GSM or AMPS. other wireless: Data are transferred via another form of wireless data transfer, such as a VHF radio transmitter/receiver. tag retrieval: The tag must be physically retrieved in order to obtain the data. tag serial number: The serial number of the tag. example: MN93-33243 units: none same as: tag serial no, serial no taxon: The scientific name of the species on which the tag was deployed, as defined by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS, www.itis.gov). If the species name can not be provided, this should be the lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined and that is used in the ITIS taxonomy. Additional information can be provided using the term taxon detail. example: Buteo swainsoni same as: species, animal taxon, individual taxon canonical name timestamp: The date and time a sensor measurement was taken. example: 2008-08-14 18:31:00.000 format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.sss units: UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) or GPS time, which is a few leap seconds different from UTC visible: Determines whether an event is visible on the Movebank Search map. Values are calculated automatically, with FALSE indicating that the event has been marked as an outlier by manually marked outlier or algorithm marked outlier. Allowed values are TRUE or FALSE. ----------- More Information For more information about this repository, see www.movebank.org/node/15294, the FAQ at www.movebank.org/node/2220, or contact us at support@movebank.org.