Green turtle tracking in the northern Great Barrier Reef

Qld Environmental Protection Agency

Dataset credit

Data provider
Undersea Explorer green turtle tracking project
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Ian Bell Undersea Explorer green turtle tracking project
Data entry Michael Coyne seaturtle.org

Citation

Bell I. 2024. Green turtle tracking in the northern Great Barrier Reef. 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=317). https://doi.org/10.82144/451dea31.
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

Exploring breeding female migration pathways and nest site selection within the far northern section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Purpose

N/A

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 (2008-11-11) - 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 ID479
DOI10.82144/451dea31
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles634
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total634
Date, Begin2008-09-09
Date, End2009-03-02
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude-14.48 - -11.29
Longitude143.67 - 145.71
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 480)
Traveled (km)3,450
Travel hours7,391
Registered2008-11-11
Updated2024-02-29
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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