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Cape_Lookout_Bight_Satellite_Data_Locations.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36638  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Physical Location
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Description

Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
turtle_id
character 		4-digit unique code assigned to turtle by NMFS Staff. This field can be used to track turtles that had different tags and/or transmitters attached to them
Deployid
Character 		Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
Ptt
Character 		Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
instr
Character 		Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)
Date_Time_msg_received
date 		date and time when message was received by Argos
Type
character 		Type of location: (always Argos)
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

Data Access & Downloads

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Larisa Avens
ORCID: 0000-0001-6297-065X
larisa.avens@noaa.gov
(252)728-8747

Metadata Contact
Larisa Avens
ORCID: 0000-0001-6297-065X
larisa.avens@noaa.gov
(252)728-8747

Item Identification

Title: Cape_Lookout_Bight_Satellite_Data_Locations.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

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
 turtle_id character 4-digit unique code assigned to turtle by NMFS Staff. This field can be used to track turtles that had different tags and/or transmitters attached to them
100
 Deployid Character Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
100
 Ptt Character Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier
100
 instr Character Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)
100
 Date_Time_msg_received date date and time when message was received by Argos
100
 Type character Type of location: (always Argos)
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

Attribute Details

turtle_id

CC ID: 388408
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

4-digit unique code assigned to turtle by NMFS Staff. This field can be used to track turtles that had different tags and/or transmitters attached to them

Deployid

CC ID: 379743
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 15
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Argos Platform Transmitter Terminal identifier

Ptt

CC ID: 379752
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 Cape_Lookout_Bight_Satellite_data_summary.csv

instr

CC ID: 379751
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 6
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of satellite tag (SPLASH, SPOT, MK10)

Date_Time_msg_received

CC ID: 379742
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: date
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
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

Type

CC ID: 379754
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 5
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of location: (always Argos)

LocationQuality

CC ID: 379748
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
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: 379747
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: Yes
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: 379749
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 3
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude portion of the location generated by Argos
Unit of Measure: Degrees

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753950
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Avens, Larisa
Address: 101 Pivers Island Rd.
Beaufort, NC
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X
Email Address: larisa.avens@noaa.gov
Phone: (252)728-8747
Fax: (252)728-8784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 753951
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Address:
ROR: https://ror.org/04r0wrp59
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 753952
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Avens, Larisa
Address: 101 Pivers Island Rd.
Beaufort, NC
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X
Email Address: larisa.avens@noaa.gov
Phone: (252)728-8747
Fax: (252)728-8784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753953
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Avens, Larisa
Address: 101 Pivers Island Rd.
Beaufort, NC
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-065X
Email Address: larisa.avens@noaa.gov
Phone: (252)728-8747
Fax: (252)728-8784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753987
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0162439/1.1/data/0-data/26472/Cape_Lookout_Bight_Satellite_Data_Locations.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017 - Present)
File Name: Cape_Lookout_Bight_Satellite_Data_Locations.csv
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 36638
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36638
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2017-02-05 14:01+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+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