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Sunshine Coast Council Turtle Tracking
Dr Col Limpus
Dataset credit
Data provider GHD, Xstrata and DERM nesting flatback monitoring Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner The Matilda project is a partnership between TurtleCare Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Queeensland's Department of Environment and Resource Management.
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
| Primary contact |
Dr DERM |
GHD, Xstrata and DERM nesting flatback monitoring |
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| Data entry |
Michael Coyne |
seaturtle.org |
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Citation
DERM D. 2025. Sunshine Coast Council Turtle Tracking. 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=696). https://doi.org/10.82144/30534dfe. 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.
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Abstract
Matilda is a female Loggerhead turtle who was tagged and fitted with a tracker when she came up on Shelly Beach for what was probably her third nest of the season.
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
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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 (2012-01-24) - Initial
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References
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Attributes
Overview
Attributes are defined by seaturtle.org.
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 | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| sort | Internal use |
| uid | Unique ID assigned by STAT |
| prognum | Program number |
| tag_id | PTT ID |
| utc | Date and time in UTC |
| lc | Location class |
| iq | Quality indicator |
| lat1 | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| dir1 | Dir 1 |
| lon1 | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| dir2 | Dir 2 |
| lat2 | |
| dir3 | Dir 3 |
| lon2 | |
| dir4 | Dir 4 |
| nb_mes | Number of messages received |
| big_nb_mes | |
| best_level | Best signal strength in dB |
| pass_duration | Pass duration in seconds |
| nopc | Number Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4) |
| calcul_freq | Calculated frequency |
| altitude | Altitude used for location calculation |
| sensors | Sensors |
| species | Species name |
| tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| timestamp | Numeric timestamp |
| project_id | STAT Project ID |
| lc_filter | Parameters to location filtering |
| speed_filter | Parameters to speed filtering |
| distance_filter | Parameters to distance filtering |
| topo_filter | Parameters to topo filtering |
| time_filter | Parameters to time filtering |
| angle_filter | Parameters to angle filtering |
| life_stage | Life stage of the animal |
| gender | Gender of the animal |
| wetdry | Wet or dry |
| wetdry_filter | Parameters to Wet or dry filterint |
| obs_datetime | Date and time (local time zone) |
| timezone_h | Time difference from UTC |
| dataset_id | Dataset ID by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 815 |
| DOI | 10.82144/30534dfe |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 0 |
| Sea turtles | 674 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | -724 |
| Total | 674 |
| Date, Begin | 2012-01-07 |
| Date, End | 2012-11-14 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | -27.60 - -20.72 |
| Longitude | 148.97 - 153.62 |
| Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
| Platform | Tag |
| Data type | Telemetry location |
| Tracklines | YES (ID: 816) |
| Traveled (km) | 12,964 |
| Travel hours | 29,018 |
| Registered | 2012-01-24 |
| Updated | 2025-08-01 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
Permission required |
| Sub group(s) | STAT |
| Shared with |
GBIF*
OBIS* * Aggregated summary |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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