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Positional data from GLS loggers including locations and metadata.

  • id

    type: string

    Unique ID of logging session during which record was made.

  • date_time

    type: datetime

    Date and time of the calculated position in GMT.

  • logger_id

    type: string

    Unique internal database ID of logger.

  • logger_model

    type: string

    GLS logger model (e.g., c65, mk4083, etc.).

  • year_tracked

    type: string

    Tracking period from one breeding season to the next (e.g., “2013_14”) with endpoints defined by analyser (usually 31 May/1 June in SEATRACK).

  • session_id

    type: string

    Unique ID for each time a logger was deployed.

  • individ_id

    type: string

    Unique ID for each individual.

  • deployment_date

    type: date

    Date when the logger was deployed.

  • retrieval_date

    type: date

    Date when the logger was retrieved.

  • ring_number

    type:

    Metal ID ring number.

  • country_code

    type:

    Country/local code for metal ring.

  • species

    type: string

    English name of the species (e.g., “Black-legged kittiwake”).

  • colony

    type: string

    Name of the colony where the logger was deployed and retrieved. Note that a SEATRACK colony name can cover several locations

  • lon_raw

    type: float

    Longitude calculated from time (GMT) of noon or midnight and date.

  • lat_raw

    type: float

    Latitude calculated from length of day or night and date (GMT).

  • lon

    type: float

    Averaged longitude coordinate after moving average.

  • lat

    type: float

    Averaged latitude coordinate after moving average.

  • eqfilter

    type: boolean

    Filter identifying periods with unreliable latitudes during equinox (TRUE = reliable, FALSE = unreliable).

  • sex

    type: string

    Recorded sex at trapping event.

  • age_deployment

    type: string

    Age of the bird at the time of deployment.

  • col_lon

    type: float

    Longitude of the colony.

  • col_lat

    type: float

    Latitude of the colony.

  • tfirst

    type: datetime

    Time of first sun event used for position calculation (GMT).

  • tsecond

    type: datetime

    Time of second sun event used for position calculation (GMT).

  • twl_type

    type: integer

    Identifies whether tfirst is sunrise (1) or sunset (2).

  • sun

    type: float

    Sun’s angle to the horizon at the estimated time of twilight.

  • light_threshold

    type: float

    Selected light threshold used for estimated time of twilights.

  • analyzer

    type: string

    Person who ran scripts and performed sun angle calibration.

  • data_responsible

    type: string

    Data owner or responsible person.

  • data_version

    type: integer

    Version of the processing script used.

  • date_updated

    type: date

    Date when the record was last updated.

  • updated_by

    type: string

    Person who last updated the record.

  • date_time_downloaded

    type: datetime

    Date and time when this data was downloaed from the database.