Administrator |
Someone who has the authority to publish tag settings. |
Argos PTT Number |
Uniquely identifies a transmitter for the Argos system. The ID consists of a decimal number and a hexadecimal (base 16) number. |
Collaborator |
Someone with whom data can be shared. Sharing rules are uniquely set by owners for each collaborator. |
Data Owner |
The Portal account that a deployment belongs to. Each deployment has only one owner. Owners can choose to share data with Collaborators. |
Data Portal |
The cloud-based data management service offered by Wildlife Computers. |
Decoded Data |
Data that has been decoded through Wildlife Computers Data Analysis Program (DAP). |
Deployment |
The period when a tag is associated with an animal. |
Live KMZ |
Customized and automatically updated KMZ files for displaying locations and tracks in Google Earth. |
Mote |
Unattended ground based receiving station which continually logs telemetry data from satellite tags within range. |
Offline Mode |
How Tag Portal is used to change tag settings without an internet connection. |
Pinger |
A UHF radio tracking beacon used for tag recovery. |
Processed Data |
Data that has undergone either Fastloc or GPE3 location processing. Processed data is deterministic. Each time you run the processor you could end up with a different result if there are changes to the model inputs, including the arrival of more data. |
Processing Run |
The result of a Fastloc or GPE3 location processing job. Metadata inputs including animal speed, and known locations are uniquely set for each run. |
Raw Data |
Data in original Argos file formats. Raw Data has not been decoded through Wildlife Computers Data Analysis program (DAP). |
Report File |
Downloadable file of tag settings. |
.TAF File |
Tag Agent Format file used to program tag settings offline. Tag setting information saved in .TAF format is passed between Tag Agent Software and Wildlife Computers Tag Portal. |
Tag Agent Software |
The program used to connect a tag to the Tag Portal. |
Tag Log |
History of a tag's communication with Tag Agent Software. |
Tagware |
The software running on a tag. |
Tag Portal |
The cloud-based service offered by Wildlife Computers for tag setup. |
USB Blue |
The Wildlife Computers communication cable used to communicate with tags. |