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ARGOS Satellite Telemetry Data -- Corrected

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52603  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
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Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Corrected Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Description

Telemetry data received from ARGOS

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Deployid
Character
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

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Contact Information

Point of Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Metadata Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Item Identification

Title: ARGOS Satellite Telemetry Data -- Corrected
Short Name: ARGOS Satellite Telemetry Data -- Corrected
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Corrected 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
67
 Deployid Character
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

Deployid

CC ID: 885370
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active

Ptt

CC ID: 753727
Seq. Order: 20
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: 753721
Seq. Order: 30
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: 753728
Seq. Order: 40
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: 753726
Seq. Order: 50
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: 753719
Seq. Order: 60
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: 753717
Seq. Order: 70
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: 753716
Seq. Order: 80
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: 753725
Seq. Order: 90
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: 753718
Seq. Order: 100
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: 753729
Seq. Order: 110
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: 753723
Seq. Order: 120
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: 753722
Seq. Order: 130
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: 753724
Seq. Order: 140
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: 753720
Seq. Order: 150
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: 753730
Seq. Order: 160
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: 753731
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 10
Status: Active
Description:

Calculated frequency of the transmitter

power

CC ID: 753732
Seq. Order: 180
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: 753733
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:

Distributor

CC ID: 753734
Date Effective From: 2017-01-21
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: 753735
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753736
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Address:
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753737
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_Corrected.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017-01-21 - Present)
File Name: Sea_Turtle_Satellite_Telemetry_Data_Argos_Correcte
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 52603
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52603
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2018-05-10 14:36+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