Sea turtles tracking database (2022)

The database comprises sea turlte tracking data from 15 satellite tracking projects (37 tags) and more than 600 archived projects (no new locations have been received for more than 30 days).

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated July 26, 2022, 23:38 (PDT)
Created July 23, 2022, 02:48 (PDT)
Region Saint Helena
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2003-01-07
Temporal Extent End 2022-07-09
Dataset Reference Date 2022
Lineage The tracking data held in the database comes from almost 700 turtle tracking projects, including 37 active and 660 archived. For the complete list of active projects visit: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/ The list of archived projects (no new locations have been received for more than 30 days) is available at: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?archives=1 Collection methods vary depending on the source. Some infromation about the sea turtle tracking methods are available in the tracking FAQ at: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/faq.shtml
West Longitude -25
South Latitude -55
East Longitude 35
North Latitude 5
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted, send data request to data custodian
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Resource Reference See more at: http://www.seaturtle.org/tos.shtml
Data Format shape
Update Frequency continual
Accuracy high
Resource Type Data series, Database
Metadata Date 2022-07-10
Contact Consent Contact details hidden

Dataset extent

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