tags.csv

tags.csv is a tabular data resources from a GeoLocator Data Package. As we assumes that a tag is only deployed once on a single species, this table contains information related to the device, the deployment and the animal equipped. Data collected on the bird which might be changing over time (e.g., age) should be provided in the observations table.

Additional data can be provided by following the Movebank tag attribute dictionary and Movebank deployment attribute dictionary.

Example: tag.csv

Tags

Source: tags-table-schema.json

Name Definition Type
tag_id*

Unique identifier of the tag.

Constraints
  • required: true
  • unique: true

Example: 18LX

 string
datapackage_id

Optional identifier of the data package for this tag, typically corresponding to the datapackage.id. This field is mostly used when merging multiple data packages.

Constraints
  • required: false

Example: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11207081

 string
ring_number*

Ring number associated with the tagged species. Use null if the tag was not deployed.

Constraints
  • required: true

Example: F58445

 string
scientific_name*

Scientific name of the tagged species. Use null if the tag was not deployed.

Constraints
  • required: true

Example: Tachymarptis melba

 string
manufacturer*

The company or person that produced the tag. When appropriate, please use the terms 'Swiss Ornithological Institute', 'Migrate Technology Limited', or 'Lund University'.

Constraints
  • required: true

Example: Swiss Ornithological Institute

 string
model*

Model/design/version of the tag. Any specification of the device able to identify it.

Constraints
  • required: true

Example: GDL2.3

 string
firmware

The tag firmware and version used during the deployment.

Constraints
  • required: false

Example: v1.0

 string
weight

Weight of the device with harness. Expressed in grams.

Constraints
  • required: false
  • minimum: 0

Example: 1.32

 number
attachment_type

The way a tag is attached to an animal. Use values from Movebank attachment type concept values if possible. Assumed to be harness if not provided. You can also provide the material used.

Constraints
  • required: false

Example: leg-loop-harness

 string
readout_method

The way the data are received from the tag. Use value from Movebank tag readout method concept if possible. Assumed to be tag-retrieval if not provided

Constraints
  • required: false

Example: tag-retrieval

 string
tag_comments

Comments or notes about the tag, deployment or animal.

Constraints
  • required: false
 string