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Invertebrate Data In this observational pilot study, we worked at the largest existing solar tower facility in the world (Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System - ISEGS) to assess the efficacy of using radar, surveillance video, and insect trapping to monitor animals flying near the towers. During week-long site visits in May and September, we monitored the airspace surrounding towers and observed insects, occasional birds, and bats under a variety of environmental and operational conditions. This dataset enumerates invertebrates captured using both malaise and funnel traps placed on the ground in the immediate vicinity of solar towers in the locations shown in Figure 2 of the associated paper. The locational information below... Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, Ivanpah Valley, Mojave Desert, Monitoring and Evaluation, Solar Energy, All tags... Solar power towers, Wildlife and Fisheries, animal movement, bats, birds, infrared, insects, migration, power generation sites, solar flux, solar power, video monitoring, videography, videos, wildlife, Fewer tags Data Recordings from the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) Facility Recorded by the USGS during Spring and Fall 2014 These data consist of several discrete data resources captured at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) during 2014. The data include 1) Thermal (infrared) data recordings 2) Tabular data representing insect (invertebrate) measurements 3) Radar data 4) Video files These data support the following publication: Diehl, R. H, E. W. Valdez, T. M. Preston, M. J. Wellik, and P. M. Cryan. 2016. Evaluating the effectiveness of wildlife detection and observation technologies at a solar power tower facility. PLOS ONE. Types: Citation; Tags: Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, Ivanpah Valley, Mojave Desert, Monitoring and Evaluation, Solar Energy, All tags... Solar power towers, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife and Fisheries, animal movement, bats, birds, insects, migration, power generation sites, solar flux, solar power, video monitoring, videography, videos, wildlife, Fewer tags