Platform Transmitting Terminal (PTT) tracking of Antarctic Fur Seals at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1995 - 2010

Platform Transmitting Terminal (PTT) tags were used to track Antarctic Fur Seals (Arctocephalus gazella) from Bird Island, South Georgia, 1995-2010. PTT tags use the ARGOS satellite system to collect geospatial data. Tags were deployed on breeding females during the summer, to provide information on where the seals are foraging during lactation and into the winter months.

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Alternate title
Polar Data Centre (PDC) record GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01220
Date (Publication)
2020-09-21
Identifier
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id= / GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01220
Custodian
  British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Originator
  UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation - Staniland, I., Waluda, C., & Forcada, J.
High Cross, Madingley , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Maintenance and update frequency
unknown Unknown
Keywords
  • NDGO0001
NERC OAI Harvesting
  • NERC_DDC
GCMD Parameter Valids
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Diurnal Movements
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Indicator Species
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Predation
BAS Free-text keywords
  • Antarctic Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus gazella
  • Bird Island
  • PTT tag
Use limitation
This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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Other constraints
This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Biota
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Begin date
1995-12-07
End date
2010-03-03
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Distribution format
Distributor
  Polar Data Centre - British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
Protocol
http
Name
GET DATA
Function
download Download
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Domain consistency

Measure identification
INSPIRE / Conformity_001

Conformance result

Date
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
No
Statement
The PTT data files include quality information, under the fields loc_class and loc_ind. The loc_class field indicates an error value for the location which is determined by the number of satellites the tag connected with. Codes are detailed in readme.txt file. The loc_ind field indicates the IQ (Quality indicator). This indicator gives information on the transmitter in terms of X and Y. X (the first digit in the loc_ind field) indicates residual error on the frequency calculation. Y (the second digit in the loc_ind field) indicates transmitter oscillator frequency drift between two satellite passes. Meanings of the values of X and Y are detailed in the readme.txt file.
File identifier
GB_NERC_BAS_PDC_01220 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2020-09-21
Metadata standard name
NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
Dataset URI
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01220
 
 

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