Gulf of Maine humpback whale satellite tagging project: 2018

Center for Coastal Studies

Dataset credit

Data provider
Gulf of Maine humpback whales
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Jooke Robbins Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Data entry Michael Coyne seaturtle.org

Citation

Robbins J. 2025. Gulf of Maine humpback whale satellite tagging project: 2018. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1331). https://doi.org/10.82144/70d6a52c.
Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 301: 1-7.
Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography. 22(2):104-115.

Abstract

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Purpose

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Supplemental information

Visit STAT's project page for additional information.

Change History

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

- 1.0.0 (2018-10-09) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 301: 1-7.

Attributes

Overview

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oid
sort
uid
prognum
tag_id
utc
lc
iq
lat1
dir1
lon1
dir2
lat2
dir3
lon2
dir4
nb_mes
big_nb_mes
best_level
pass_duration
nopc
calcul_freq
altitude
sensors
species
tsn
timestamp
project_id
lc_filter
speed_filter
distance_filter
topo_filter
time_filter
angle_filter
life_stage
gender
wetdry
wetdry_filter
obs_datetime
timezone_h
dataset_id
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1919
DOI10.82144/70d6a52c
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals3,791
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species738
Total3,791
Date, Begin2018-07-13
Date, End2019-02-11
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude18.75 - 51.28
Longitude-70.78 - -57.06
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 1920)
Traveled (km)35,603
Travel hours17,574
Registered2018-10-09
Updated2025-08-01
StatusPublished
Sharing policy Permission required
Sub group(s)STAT
Shared with GBIF*
OBIS*
* Aggregated summary
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
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