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Summary

Abstract

Original Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Description

Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Ptt
Character
Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
Instr
Character
Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)
RecordType
Character
Type of Argos record (DS or DI)
MsgCount
Numeric
number of messages received for the satellite pass
Duplicates
Numeric
number of identical messages received for the satellite pass
Corrupt
Numeric
number of corrupt messages in the given satellite pass
Average_message_Interval
numeric
average inter-message interval in seconds of all received messages for the given satellite pass
Minimum_message_Interval
numeric
Minimum inter-message interval in seconds of all received messages for the given satellite pass
Date_Time_msg_received
date
date and time when message was received by Argos
Satellite
character
Name of Argos satellite that received message
LocationQuality
character
Class of location generated by Argos for the satellite pass containing this message
Latitude
numeric
Latitude portion of the location generated by Argos
Longitude
numeric
Longitude portion of the location generated by Argos
IQ
numeric
Argos-supplied value which gives transmitter frequency information
duration
numeric
Time elapsed between the first and last message received for the satellite pass
frequency
numeric
Calculated frequency of the transmitter
power
numeric
The best received signal strength (dB) during the satellite pass

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Metadata Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Item Identification

Title: Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_Argos_Original.csv
Short Name: ARGOS Satellite Telemetry Data -- Original
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Original Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Ptt Character Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
100
Instr Character Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)
100
RecordType Character Type of Argos record (DS or DI)
100
MsgCount Numeric number of messages received for the satellite pass
100
Duplicates Numeric number of identical messages received for the satellite pass
100
Corrupt Numeric number of corrupt messages in the given satellite pass
100
Average_message_Interval numeric average inter-message interval in seconds of all received messages for the given satellite pass
100
Minimum_message_Interval numeric Minimum inter-message interval in seconds of all received messages for the given satellite pass
100
Date_Time_msg_received date date and time when message was received by Argos
100
Satellite character Name of Argos satellite that received message
100
LocationQuality character Class of location generated by Argos for the satellite pass containing this message
100
Latitude numeric Latitude portion of the location generated by Argos
100
Longitude numeric Longitude portion of the location generated by Argos
100
IQ numeric Argos-supplied value which gives transmitter frequency information
100
duration numeric Time elapsed between the first and last message received for the satellite pass
100
frequency numeric Calculated frequency of the transmitter
100
power numeric The best received signal strength (dB) during the satellite pass

Attribute Details

Ptt

CC ID: 349888
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier

Validation Rules:

Must match a value of the field PTT in Sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_summary.csv

Instr

CC ID: 349889
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)

RecordType

CC ID: 349890
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of Argos record (DS or DI)

MsgCount

CC ID: 349891
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Status: Active
Description:

number of messages received for the satellite pass

Duplicates

CC ID: 349892
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Status: Active
Description:

number of identical messages received for the satellite pass

Corrupt

CC ID: 349893
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Status: Active
Description:

number of corrupt messages in the given satellite pass

Average_message_Interval

CC ID: 349894
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Status: Active
Description:

average inter-message interval in seconds of all received messages for the given satellite pass

Unit of Measure: seconds

Minimum_message_Interval

CC ID: 349895
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Minimum inter-message interval in seconds of all received messages for the given satellite pass

Unit of Measure: seconds

Date_Time_msg_received

CC ID: 349896
Data Storage Type: date
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

date and time when message was received by Argos

Display Example: 5/29/2008 14:14
Format Mask: mm/dd/yyyy HR24:MN

Satellite

CC ID: 349914
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of Argos satellite that received message

Allowed Values: M N L A K

LocationQuality

CC ID: 349915
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Class of location generated by Argos for the satellite pass containing this message

Validation Rules:

Validated against the field Quality_code in location_accuracy_codes.csv

Latitude

CC ID: 349916
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 3
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude portion of the location generated by Argos

Unit of Measure: Degrees

Longitude

CC ID: 349917
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 3
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude portion of the location generated by Argos

Unit of Measure: Degrees

IQ

CC ID: 349920
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Argos-supplied value which gives transmitter frequency information

duration

CC ID: 349921
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Time elapsed between the first and last message received for the satellite pass

frequency

CC ID: 349922
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 10
Status: Active
Description:

Calculated frequency of the transmitter

power

CC ID: 349923
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 6
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

The best received signal strength (dB) during the satellite pass

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753711
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B

Distributor

CC ID: 753712
Date Effective From: 2017-01-21
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 753713
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753714
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753715
Start Date: 2017
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159216/1.1/data/0-data/30335/Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_Argos/Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_Argos_Original.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017-01-21 - Present)
File Name: Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_Argos_Origina
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 34855
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34855
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-09-13 18:38+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-08-22 17:24+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-29
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-29