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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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CSV GeoJSON
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 taggingWWF 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 publisherLicence 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
| Class | Features |
|---|---|
| turtle_fix | 1,414 |
Measurements recorded
| Type · variable | Unit | n | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal_tracking · location_fix | — | 1,406 | 4 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 field | Measure | Source unit | Atlas unit | Factor | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| begintime | time | YYYY-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)
| Attribute | Features |
|---|---|
| tag_id | 1,414 |
| method | 1,414 |
| timestamp_utc | 1,406 |
| qa | 8 |
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
| Run | Status | Started | Records | Repaired geometries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 | completed | 2026-10-12 21:07:52.907582+00 | 1,414 | 0 |