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Sea turtle satellite-tag fixes (May 2017 - Oct 2018)

1,414 satellite and GPS location fixes from tagged sea turtles (Coastal Kenya Programme).

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Features
1,414
turtle_fix
Observations
1,406
Linked measurements
Quality score
95 / 100
Completeness · provenance · checks
Version
v1
Imported 2026-10-12

About this dataset

Source
WWF Kenya Sources: Coastal Kenya Programme sea-turtle tagging
WWF Kenya (Coastal Kenya Programme)
Source layer
TurtleTags_May2017_to_Oct2018 (EPSG:4326 (service native); served as EPSG:4326)
Module / ecosystem
BIODIVERSITY
Licence
To be confirmed with the publisher
Licence not stated by the publisher. Atlas holds an archival copy for scientific and internal use. Do not redistribute in bulk without the publisher's permission. Always cite WWF Kenya (and KMFRI / KFS where applicable).
Coordinate system
Stored as EPSG:4326 (WGS 84). Source native: 4326
Records archived
1,414 (matches the source's own count)

How to cite

WWF Kenya, KMFRI, KFS (2026). Sea turtle satellite-tag fixes (May 2017 - Oct 2018). Archived copy held by Atlas Blue Carbon Intelligence (snapshot 2026-10-12T20-27-24Z; SHA-256 b9a04abac1cedd8d…). Accessed via https://atlas.twende.green/datasets/ckp-turtle-tags-2017-2018.

Feature classes

ClassFeatures
turtle_fix1,414

Measurements recorded

Type · variableUnitnRange
animal_tracking · location_fix—1,4064 values

Unit harmonisation applied to this dataset

Every number in Atlas is stored in one canonical unit; the original value and unit are always kept

Source fieldMeasureSource unitAtlas unitFactorTreatment
begintimetimeYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (timezone not stated)ISO-8601 UTC—parsed; UTC assumed (standard for Argos/GPS telemetry) - assumption recorded

Attributes stored per feature

How many features carry each attribute (first 20,000)

AttributeFeatures
tag_id1,414
method1,414
timestamp_utc1,406
qa8

Checked against the geometry

Source value ÷ the same quantity computed from the stored shape

No unit checks apply

Archive & integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-12T20-27-24Z
Format
GeoJSON (gzip pages, WGS 84 as served)
Archive checksum
b9a04abac1cedd8d6923acf9bd366b63f39ad26fa6fcb0e190d56dc9cbe0aa02
Atlas serves this dataset from its own archived copy. Nothing is requested from the publisher when you view or download it.

Verification against the raw archive

Record counts match the source
Imported record count equals the source's own count; per-record cross-check recorded in the import run.

Import history

RunStatusStartedRecordsRepaired geometries
#18completed2026-10-12 21:07:52.907582+001,4140
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