Harp Seal
Satellite Tagging Observation Data

"Westchester"
Harp Seal - 47821
(Phoca groenlandica)

  • Tracking Maps - "47821"
    • 47821
    47821 Date : 10.03.05 06:29:07 LC : 2 IQ : 58 Lat1 : 40.917N Lon1 : 72.657W
    47821 Date : 11.03.05 01:04:11 LC : A IQ : 00 Lat1 : 40.838N Lon1 : 72.473W
    47821 Date : 12.03.05 00:59:41 LC : 1 IQ : 56 Lat1 : 40.316N Lon1 : 71.923W
    47821 Date : 13.03.05 03:38:16 LC : 1 IQ : 58 Lat1 : 40.323N Lon1 : 71.430W
    Tracking Maps - "47821"
    Satellite Fixes

    Data Format
    Date (dd.mm.yy): 22.08.96 23:06:55 Time (hr:min:sec)(in GMT), LC (fix quality)

    LC just stands for Location Class. Location Classes of 0 and up are the best (derived from 4 or more messages)- a Class 0 is good to within between 1,000 and 5,000 meters. Classes 1,2,3- get consistently more accurate. The letter classes are given no estimate of error, but the A's are better than the B's etc. It appears that some of the letter class locations are pretty good (i.e. several fixes over a short period are quite similar), but then others vary wildly- especially the longitude.

    > Lat1: [latitude] Lon1: [longitude]

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