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ARGOS Satellite tracking

Main Index

A repository of all ARGOS satellite messages from 1982 to present. Trackers have been used on Automatic Weather Stations, buoys and numerous species of whales, seals and birds.
ARGOS Quick Links:
Pass - 21-Jul-2008 23:09 UTC - Age 44.4 hrs
Track - 21-Jul-2008 20:40 UTC - Age 46.9 hrs
Data Options:
Profile Options:
Custodian Links:
Data Logging Links:
Documentation:
Useful Resources:
Profiles and campaigns
Pass and track data
Information and resources
Custodian

Profiles and Campaigns

Profiles

    Profiles are control metadata that subset the data from a deployment (or part thereof) of a Position Tracking Terminal (PTT) attached to a platform. That platform can be an animal or inanimate object such as an Automatic Weather Station. The majority of the data that can be accessed here is for animal tracking.

  • List of species and their deployment locations or deployment locations and species then drilldown to an individual profile

  • List of profiles - link to view Profile
      Find Profile Id or
      PTT No
      Search for profiles containing
  • Advanced profile search - by date, species, deployment location.

  • List of Multi profiles - link to edit/run Profile
      Find Multi-profile Id or
      Search for profiles containing

Deployment Campaigns

Pass and Track data

Pass and Track Data

Custodian

Custodian Menu - use this menu to utilise profiles to extract, analyze or report PTT data on platform tracking.

Data Logging Menu - use this to view daily data logging with its log files, manage types of sensors, calibration files and reports on possible errors