8f8ccba5-01af-4b00-8a3b-c3c85b24bf92 eng utf8 dataset dataset NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information pointOfContact 2025-03-03 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003(E) European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry 2008-11-12 publication European Petroleum Survey Group EPSGadministrator@iogp.org https://www.epsg-registry.org/ EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset The EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations, accessible through this online registry. information publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031 6.18.3 GPS tracks of chinstrap penguins at the South Orkney Islands, 2011-2019 [Version 2.0] 2025-03-03 creation 2025-03-03 revision 2025-03-03 publication 2025-03-03 released 2.0] ( https://doi.org/10.5285/8f8ccba5-01af-4b00-8a3b-c3c85b24bf92 doi GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/02019 https://data.bas.ac.uk/ Please cite this item as: Trathan, P.N., Lowther, A., Manco, F., Ratcliffe, N., & Manthorpe, S.J. (2025). GPS tracks of chinstrap penguins at the South Orkney Islands, 2011-2019 [Version 2.0] (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8f8ccba5-01af-4b00-8a3b-c3c85b24bf92 This dataset comprises Global Positioning System (GPS) data for chinstrap penguins, Pygoscelid antarcticus, at the South Orkney Islands (Signy, Monroe, Powell and Laurie island) from 2011 to 2019. Chinstrap penguins were fitted with GPS tags between December to January (austral summer) to better understand their movement for seabird conservation and management. The data includes GPS positions at specified intervals for deployed tags, with additional metadata on the morphology of the birds, their deployment, and breeding. Work was carried out by personnel at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to BAS. This is an updated version of a previous dataset. There have been additional tracks included with further quality control carried out. No credit. completed Trathan, Philip British Antarctic Survey Researcher author Lowther, Andrew Norwegian Polar Institute Researcher author Manco, Fabrizio Anglia Ruskin University Researcher author Ratcliffe, Norman British Antarctic Survey Researcher author Manthorpe, Sarah British Antarctic Survey Researcher author NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information pointOfContact asNeeded completed EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Diurnal Movements EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Feeding Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Food-web Dynamics EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Indicator Species EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Range Changes EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Trophic Dynamics EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026-01-27 publication 23 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD United States of America https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher Chinstrap penguin GPS Global Positioning System Pygoscelid antarcticus Signy Island Tracking theme Signy Island, South Orkney Islands Antarctica Monroe Island, South Orkney Islands Antarctica Powell Island, South Orkney Islands Antarctica Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands Antarctica place Habitats and biotopes theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-01-06 revision otherRestrictions no limitations to public access otherRestrictions no limitations license Open Government Licence v3.0 otherRestrictions This data is governed by the NERC Data Policy: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/nerc/our-policies-and-standards/nerc-data-policy/ otherRestrictions This data is governed by the NERC data policy and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 otherRestrictions There are no access constraints on this dataset. doi doi crossReference doi doi crossReference doi doi crossReference doi doi crossReference doi doi crossReference doi doi crossReference doi doi crossReference url url crossReference textTable eng utf8 biota -46.06731 -33.12241 -60.73388 -56.48524 2011-12-29 2019-01-24 It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information distributor bytes 1 http://ramadda.data.bas.ac.uk/repository/entry/show?entryid=8f8ccba5-01af-4b00-8a3b-c3c85b24bf92 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Get Data Download data download dataset Methodology: Global Positioning system (GPS) devices were fitted to 313 chinstrap penguins at the South Orkney Islands (listed below) over four seasons between December and January, 2011 to 2019. Breeding penguins were caught during incubation, brood and creche periods and fitted with GPS loggers (Sirtrack Fastloc) using Tessa tape and a two-part quick-setting glue. Handling time did not exceed 10 minutes for deployment and 5 minutes for retrieval. Loggers were always less than 1 percent of the bird's body mass. Devices were retrieved on average after 4.7 days. GPS loggers recorded locations every 4 minutes, with longer intervals if the GPS could not connect to satellites (when the bird was underwater). GPS data includes a timestamp along with the latitude and longitude in decimal degrees. The number of deployed tags per year are as follows: Signy Island: 2011 -2012: 11 2013-2014: 25 2015-2016: 28 2018-2019: 59 Laurie Island: 2011-2012: 60 Monroe Island: 2015-2016: 65 Powell Island: 2013-2014: 68 Data collection: Sirtrack Fastloc 33 F2G133A (38.4 g in air, 65 x 28 x 22 mm) with 40 mm whip antenna Sirtrack Fastloc 33 F3G133A (31.0 g in air, 63 x 24 x 22 mm) with 40 mm whip antenna Data quality: Values which were null or reported as 0.00 in the latitude and longitude columns were removed. This is a version 2 of a previous dataset, that included GPS and TDR tags together. Errors found in the metadata and data were rectified in this version, which also includes a broader spatial and temporal coverage of tracks. Where the sex of the bird was not known, 'U' was used in the metadata file. asNeeded completed