Child Item 3: Oblique Photographs Taken During Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFIRWQ This dataset contains aerial oblique digital photos taken of the arctic landscape during low altitude photo survey transects in northwest Alaska, July 2013. Three flight transects were conducted from small aircraft over the National Park Service's Arctic Network (ARCN; Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. Version History: First release: May 2014 Revised:August 2021 (ver. 1.01) Revised:August 2023 (ver. 1.1)

Categories: Data; Tags: Aerial Photography, Alaska, Arctic Network, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Biota, All tags... Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Climate Change, Coastal Ecosystems, Ecology, Ecotypes, Environment, Frozen Ground, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Geography, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, GeoscientificInformation, Image Analysis, Image Collections, ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover, InlandWaters, Kobuk Valley National Park, Land Cover, Land Surface, Land Use Change, Land Use and Land Cover, Land Use/Land Cover, Landscape, Low Altitude Air Photo, Low Altitude Video, Noatak National Preserve, Northwest Alaska, Northwest Arctic Borough, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Tundra Ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vegetation, Videography, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Murres (Uria aalge) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 28 satellite transmitters attached to Common Murres on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska, 1994-1996. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Barren Islands, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Cape Lisburne, Cape Thompson, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Common murre, Environment, Gulf of Alaska, Marine ecosystems, Middleton Island, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Uria aalge, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Common Eiders, a sea duck species found across Alaska and the Arctic. Some populations migrate between distant breeding and wintering areas while others are essentially nonmigratory. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Beaufort Sea, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Common Eider, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Somateria mollissima, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Seabird Diet Data Collected on Middleton Island, Gulf of Alaska

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program and contain diet data from Black-legged Kittiwakes (BLKI), Rhinoceros Auklets (RHAU), and Tufted puffins (TUPU) located on Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska. This data release consists of seabird diet sample data and prey identification and morphometrics. Version History: First release: March 2023 Revised: October 2024 (ver. 2.0)

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Alaska, Animals/Invertebrates, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Black-legged Kittiwake, Ecology, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Field sampling, Fish, Fishes, Gulf of Alaska, Marine biology, Marine environment monitoring, Marine environments, Marine fishes, Middleton Island, Oceans, Prey selection, Prince William Sound, Quantitative distribution, Rhinoceros Auklet, Temporal variations, Tufted Puffin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waders/Gulls/Auks and allies, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife biology, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Kittlitz's Murrelets, a rare seabird species that nests solitarily on the ground in barren, often alpine areas near the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Atka Island, All tags... Biota, Birds, Brachyramphus brevirostris, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, Glacier Bay, Icy Bay, Kachemak Bay, Kittlitz's Murrelet, Kodiak Island, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Prince William Sound, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Nadir Photographs Taken During Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFIRWQ This dataset contains aerial nadir digital photos and ecotype classification data determined from the photos. Aerial nadir photos were taken at 5 second intervals of the arctic landscape during low altitude photo survey transects in northwest Alaska, July 2013. Three flight transects were conducted from small aircraft over the National Park Service's Arctic Network (ARCN; Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. Version History:...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aerial Photography, Alaska, Arctic Network, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Biota, All tags... Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Climate Change, Coastal Ecosystems, Ecology, Ecotypes, Environment, Frozen Ground, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Geography, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, GeoscientificInformation, Image Analysis, Image Collections, ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover, InlandWaters, Kobuk Valley National Park, Land Cover, Land Surface, Land Use Change, Land Use and Land Cover, Land Use/Land Cover, Landscape, Low Altitude Air Photo, Low Altitude Video, Noatak National Preserve, Northwest Alaska, Northwest Arctic Borough, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Tundra Ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vegetation, Videography, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Tufted Puffins, a seabird species that is found only in coastal and offshore areas of the North Pacific Ocean. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Barren Islands, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, Fratercula cirrhata, Gulf of Alaska, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tufted puffin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 167 satellite transmitters attached to Common Eiders on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska, 2000-2008. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Beaufort Sea, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Common Eider, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Somateria mollissima, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Emperor Geese on their breeding range in western Alaska, 1999-2003. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format. The...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Anser canagicus, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Emperor goose, Environment, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Low-Altitude Photographic Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

This data release includes 5 child items with photos and videos taken during low altitude photo survey transects in northwest Alaska, July 2013. Three flight transects were conducted from small aircraft over the National Park Service's Arctic Network (ARCN; Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. The aerial photo surveys were flown for the WildCast Project (WILDlife Potential Habitat ForeCASTing), a collaboration of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aerial Photography, Alaska, Arctic Network, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Biota, All tags... Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Climate Change, Coastal Ecosystems, Ecology, Ecotypes, Environment, Frozen Ground, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Geography, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, GeoscientificInformation, Image Analysis, Image Collections, ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover, InlandWaters, Kobuk Valley National Park, Land Cover, Land Surface, Land Use Change, Land Use and Land Cover, Land Use/Land Cover, Landscape, Low Altitude Air Photo, Low Altitude Video, Noatak National Preserve, Northwest Alaska, Northwest Arctic Borough, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Tundra Ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vegetation, Videography, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 167 satellite transmitters attached to Common Eiders on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska, 2000-2008. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Beaufort Sea, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Common Eider, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Somateria mollissima, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 5 satellite transmitters attached to Tufted puffins on the Barren Islands in the northern Gulf of Alaska, 1995. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format....

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Barren Islands, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, Fratercula cirrhata, Gulf of Alaska, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tufted puffin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Common Murres (Uria aalge)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Common Murres, a seabird species that is found in regions of the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans, often in dense breeding colonies on cliffs and in large flocks on the water. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Murres (Uria aalge) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Murres (Uria aalge) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Barren Islands, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Cape Lisburne, Cape Thompson, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Common murre, Environment, Gulf of Alaska, Marine ecosystems, Middleton Island, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Uria aalge, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 47 satellite transmitters attached to Kittlitz's Murrelets captured along the north Gulf of Alaska, during May-July 2009-2015. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Atka Island, All tags... Biota, Birds, Brachyramphus brevirostris, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, Glacier Bay, Icy Bay, Kachemak Bay, Kittlitz's Murrelet, Kodiak Island, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Prince William Sound, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Murres (Uria aalge) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 28 satellite transmitters attached to Common Murres on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska, 1994-1996. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Barren Islands, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Cape Lisburne, Cape Thompson, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Common murre, Environment, Gulf of Alaska, Marine ecosystems, Middleton Island, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Uria aalge, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags

Child Item 5: Oblique Videos Taken During Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFIRWQ This dataset contains aerial oblique video segments from a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 (24x superzoom, variable focal length) and a Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 (10x superzoom, variable focal length) of the arctic landscape during low altitude transects in northwest Alaska, July 2013. Three flight transects were conducted from small aircraft over the National Park Service's Arctic Network (ARCN; Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Selawik National Wildlife Refuge....

Categories: Data; Tags: Aerial Photography, Alaska, Arctic Network, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Biota, All tags... Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Climate Change, Coastal Ecosystems, Ecology, Ecotypes, Environment, Frozen Ground, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Geography, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, GeoscientificInformation, Image Analysis, Image Collections, ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover, InlandWaters, Kobuk Valley National Park, Land Cover, Land Surface, Land Use Change, Land Use and Land Cover, Land Use/Land Cover, Landscape, Low Altitude Air Photo, Low Altitude Video, Noatak National Preserve, Northwest Alaska, Northwest Arctic Borough, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Tundra Ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vegetation, Videography, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Emperor Geese, a waterfowl species endemic to the Bering Sea region that breeds primarily in western Alaska on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and spends the winter in southwestern Alaska and throughout the Aleutian Islands. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Anser canagicus, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Emperor goose, Environment, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Emperor Geese on their breeding range in western Alaska, 1999-2003. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (based on...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Anser canagicus, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Emperor goose, Environment, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 5 satellite transmitters attached to Tufted puffins on the Barren Islands in the northern Gulf of Alaska, 1995. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (based...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Barren Islands, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, Fratercula cirrhata, Gulf of Alaska, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tufted puffin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Flight Path GPS Logs and Browse Maps of Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFIRWQ This dataset contains GPS waypoint logs and browse maps of the aircraft flight paths used during low altitude photo survey transects in northwest Alaska, July 2013. Three flight transects were conducted from small aircraft over the National Park Service's Arctic Network (ARCN; Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. Version History: First release: May 2014 Revised:August 2021 (ver. 1.01) Revised:August 2023 (ver. 1.1)

Categories: Data; Tags: Aerial Photography, Alaska, Arctic Network, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Biota, All tags... Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Climate Change, Coastal Ecosystems, Ecotypes, Environment, Frozen Ground, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Geography, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, GeoscientificInformation, Image Analysis, Image Collections, ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover, InlandWaters, Kobuk Valley National Park, Land Cover, Land Surface, Land Use and Land Cover, Land Use/Land Cover, Landscape, Low Altitude Air Photo, Low Altitude Video, Noatak National Preserve, Northwest Alaska, Northwest Arctic Borough, Photogrammetry, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Tundra Ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vegetation, Videography, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags