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Sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_status.csv

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35936 | Updated: August 22, 2023 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	Sea_turtle_satellite_telemetry_data_status.csv
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Telemetry data received from ARGOS
Supplemental Information:	Unless otherwise specified, depths here generally assume a 1000 meter instrument and you may need to double the depths for 2000 meter instruments!

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

	Name	Type	Description
100	deployid	character	Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
100	Ptt	Character	Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
100	DepthSensor	Numeric	Indicates the resolution of the depth sensor. Typical values are 0.1m, 0.5m, and 1.0m. The value in this column is blank if the gain was unavailable - in this case a 0.5 meter resolution is assumed
100	Instr	Character	Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)
100	RTC	Data	Value of the tag's onboard clock (Time and date)
100	Date_Time_msg_received	date	date and time when message was received by Argos
100	Time_Offset	numeric	Calculated difference between the tag's clock and the time reported by Argos. Adding this value to the value in the RTC' column should yield the value in the Date_Time_msg_received column
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	Type	Character	Some tags send strongly validated status messages, others do not. If this message was strongly validated, the field contains a value such as 'CRC' or 'CKSUM'. If blank, you may want to look for repeated messages to confirm the data is accurate
100	hauledout	character	Contains '1' if the tag was hauled out at the time of the transmission, '0' if not halued out, and is blank if the tag does not support haulout or if the original message did not contain haulout information
100	BrokenThermistor	Character	Some tags have an external thermistor which may be subject to damage. This field is '1' if the tag has detected a broken thermistor, '0' if the thermistor is not broken, and blank if the tag does not transmit this information
100	Brokenlink	Character	If the tag supports automatic release from the animal, and if the tag has the capability to determine if the release mechanism is currently intact, this field will contain a '0' if the mechanism is intact and a '1' if the mechanism is broken or released
100	number_ Argos_transmissions	numeric	The number of Argos transmissions generated by the tag
100	Battery_Voltage	numeric	Battery voltage measured by the tag during the transmission of this status message
100	Transmitter_Voltage	Numeric	Transmitter's Power Amp supply voltage. Used for diagnostics by Wildlife Computers
100	Transmitter_Current	Numeric	Transmitter's Power Amp supply current. Used for diagnostics by Wildlife Computers
100	temperature	numeric	Temperature measured by the tag just prior to this transmission
100	Depth	numeric	Depth sensor reading made just prior to transmission. Since the tag must be at the surface to transmit, this value should be close to zero and therefore indicates any drift in the sensor. The ZeroDepthOffset has not been applied to this value
100	MaxDepth	numeric	Maximum depth measured by the tag during some previous period (usually the previous day, but can vary depending on tag type).
100	ZeroDepthOffset	numeric	The amount of offset that the tag is currently applying to the Depth sensor readings if the Zero Offset Correction feature is enabled on the tag. The feature is working correctly if 0 meters = Depth + ZeroDepthOffset*Resolution where Depth is the uncorrected dvalue reported in this status message
100	MinWetDry	numeric	The minimum wet/dry sensor value observed during the previous day
100	MaxWetDry	Numeric	The maximum wet/dry sensor value observed during the previous day
100	WetDryThreshold	Numeric	The current wet/dry sensor threshold value. Wet/dry sensor values above this value indicate the tag is dry. Sensor values less than this value indicate the tag is wet

Name

Type

Description

100

deployid

character

Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier

100

Ptt

Character

Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier

100

DepthSensor

Numeric

Indicates the resolution of the depth sensor. Typical values are 0.1m, 0.5m, and 1.0m. The value in this column is blank if the gain was unavailable - in this case a 0.5 meter resolution is assumed

100

Instr

Character

Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)

100

RTC

Data

Value of the tag's onboard clock (Time and date)

100

Date_Time_msg_received

date

date and time when message was received by Argos

100

Time_Offset

numeric

Calculated difference between the tag's clock and the time reported by Argos. Adding this value to the value in the RTC' column should yield the value in the Date_Time_msg_received column

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

Type

Character

Some tags send strongly validated status messages, others do not. If this message was strongly validated, the field contains a value such as 'CRC' or 'CKSUM'. If blank, you may want to look for repeated messages to confirm the data is accurate

100

hauledout

character

Contains '1' if the tag was hauled out at the time of the transmission, '0' if not halued out, and is blank if the tag does not support haulout or if the original message did not contain haulout information

100

BrokenThermistor

Character

Some tags have an external thermistor which may be subject to damage. This field is '1' if the tag has detected a broken thermistor, '0' if the thermistor is not broken, and blank if the tag does not transmit this information

100

Brokenlink

Character

If the tag supports automatic release from the animal, and if the tag has the capability to determine if the release mechanism is currently intact, this field will contain a '0' if the mechanism is intact and a '1' if the mechanism is broken or released

100

number_ Argos_transmissions

numeric

The number of Argos transmissions generated by the tag

100

Battery_Voltage

numeric

Battery voltage measured by the tag during the transmission of this status message

100

Transmitter_Voltage

Numeric

Transmitter's Power Amp supply voltage. Used for diagnostics by Wildlife Computers

100

Transmitter_Current

Numeric

Transmitter's Power Amp supply current. Used for diagnostics by Wildlife Computers

100

temperature

numeric

Temperature measured by the tag just prior to this transmission

100

Depth

numeric

Depth sensor reading made just prior to transmission. Since the tag must be at the surface to transmit, this value should be close to zero and therefore indicates any drift in the sensor. The ZeroDepthOffset has not been applied to this value

100

MaxDepth

numeric

Maximum depth measured by the tag during some previous period (usually the previous day, but can vary depending on tag type).

100

ZeroDepthOffset

numeric

The amount of offset that the tag is currently applying to the Depth sensor readings if the Zero Offset Correction feature is enabled on the tag. The feature is working correctly if 0 meters = Depth + ZeroDepthOffset*Resolution where Depth is the uncorrected dvalue reported in this status message

100

MinWetDry

numeric

The minimum wet/dry sensor value observed during the previous day

100

MaxWetDry

Numeric

The maximum wet/dry sensor value observed during the previous day

100

WetDryThreshold

Numeric

The current wet/dry sensor threshold value. Wet/dry sensor values above this value indicate the tag is dry. Sensor values less than this value indicate the tag is wet

Attribute Details

deployid

CC ID: 362686

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	character
Max Length:	15
Required:	Yes
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

Ptt

CC ID: 362680

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	15
Required:	Yes
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

DepthSensor

CC ID: 362685

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	3
Min Length:	1
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Indicates the resolution of the depth sensor. Typical values are 0.1m, 0.5m, and 1.0m. The value in this column is blank if the gain was unavailable - in this case a 0.5 meter resolution is assumed
Unit of Measure:	meters
Null Value:	space/null
Null Value Meaning:	The value in this column is blank if the gain was unavailable -

Instr

CC ID: 362672

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	15
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)

RTC

CC ID: 362681

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	Data
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Value of the tag's onboard clock (Time and date)

Date_Time_msg_received

CC ID: 362669

Seq. Order:	30
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

Time_Offset

CC ID: 362667

Seq. Order:	40
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Status:	Active
Description:	Calculated difference between the tag's clock and the time reported by Argos. Adding this value to the value in the RTC' column should yield the value in the Date_Time_msg_received column
Unit of Measure:	seconds
Derivation:	Calculated difference between the tag's clock and the time reported by Argos. Adding this value to the value in the RTC' column should yield the value in the Date_Time_msg_received column

LocationQuality

CC ID: 362675

Seq. Order:	45
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:	Must match a value in location table

Latitude

CC ID: 362673

Seq. Order:	50
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: 362676

Seq. Order:	55
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

Type

CC ID: 362668

Seq. Order:	60
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	20
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Some tags send strongly validated status messages, others do not. If this message was strongly validated, the field contains a value such as 'CRC' or 'CKSUM'. If blank, you may want to look for repeated messages to confirm the data is accurate

hauledout

CC ID: 362670

Seq. Order:	65
Data Storage Type:	character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	3
Status:	Active
Description:	Contains '1' if the tag was hauled out at the time of the transmission, '0' if not halued out, and is blank if the tag does not support haulout or if the original message did not contain haulout information
Null Value:	blank
Null Value Meaning:	blank if the tag does not support haulout or if the original message did not contain haulout information
Allowed Values:	'1' if the tag was hauled out at the time of the transmission, '0' if not halued out, blank if the tag does not support haulout or if the original message did not contain haulout information

BrokenThermistor

CC ID: 362671

Seq. Order:	76
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	1
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Some tags have an external thermistor which may be subject to damage. This field is '1' if the tag has detected a broken thermistor, '0' if the thermistor is not broken, and blank if the tag does not transmit this information
Null Value:	blank/null
Null Value Meaning:	The tag does not transmit this information
Allowed Values:	'1' if the tag has detected a broken thermistor, '0' if the thermistor is not broken

Brokenlink

CC ID: 362674

Seq. Order:	80
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	1
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	If the tag supports automatic release from the animal, and if the tag has the capability to determine if the release mechanism is currently intact, this field will contain a '0' if the mechanism is intact and a '1' if the mechanism is broken or released
Allowed Values:	'0' if the mechanism is intact '1' if the mechanism is broken or released

number_ Argos_transmissions

CC ID: 362677

Seq. Order:	85
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Status:	Active
Description:	The number of Argos transmissions generated by the tag

Battery_Voltage

CC ID: 362678

Seq. Order:	90
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	6
Scale:	3
Status:	Active
Description:	Battery voltage measured by the tag during the transmission of this status message

Transmitter_Voltage

CC ID: 362679

Seq. Order:	100
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	3
Status:	Active
Description:	Transmitter's Power Amp supply voltage. Used for diagnostics by Wildlife Computers

Transmitter_Current

CC ID: 362682

Seq. Order:	105
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	3
Status:	Active
Description:	Transmitter's Power Amp supply current. Used for diagnostics by Wildlife Computers
Allowed Values:	M N L A K

temperature

CC ID: 362683

Seq. Order:	120
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	3
Scale:	1
Status:	Active
Description:	Temperature measured by the tag just prior to this transmission

Depth

CC ID: 362684

Seq. Order:	125
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	9
Status:	Active
Description:	Depth sensor reading made just prior to transmission. Since the tag must be at the surface to transmit, this value should be close to zero and therefore indicates any drift in the sensor. The ZeroDepthOffset has not been applied to this value
Null Value:	Space/null
Null Value Meaning:	A depth of 0

MaxDepth

CC ID: 362687

Seq. Order:	130
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Maximum depth measured by the tag during some previous period (usually the previous day, but can vary depending on tag type).
Unit of Measure:	meters

ZeroDepthOffset

CC ID: 362688

Seq. Order:	135
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The amount of offset that the tag is currently applying to the Depth sensor readings if the Zero Offset Correction feature is enabled on the tag. The feature is working correctly if 0 meters = Depth + ZeroDepthOffset*Resolution where Depth is the uncorrected dvalue reported in this status message
Unit of Measure:	meters

MinWetDry

CC ID: 362689

Seq. Order:	140
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The minimum wet/dry sensor value observed during the previous day

MaxWetDry

CC ID: 362690

Seq. Order:	145
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The maximum wet/dry sensor value observed during the previous day

WetDryThreshold

CC ID: 362691

Seq. Order:	150
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The current wet/dry sensor threshold value. Wet/dry sensor values above this value indicate the tag is dry. Sensor values less than this value indicate the tag is wet

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753747

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

Distributor

CC ID: 753748

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: 753749

Date Effective From:	2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:	Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753750

Date Effective From:	2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:	Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753874

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_Status/Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_Status.csv
Distributor:	National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017-01-21 - Present)
File Name:	Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_Status.csv
Compression:	Uncompressed
Review Status:	Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	35936
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35936
Metadata Record Created By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created:	2016-12-13 05:12+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