Adelie Penguin GPS Tracking From Inexpressible Island

GPS tracking data investigates the foraging range of Adelie penguins breeding on Inexpressible Island, Antarctica. The dataset was collected by AMD_KOPRI using animal-borne GPS loggers and last updated in December 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyze foraging trip duration and distance traveled using GPS timestamp and location coordinates.
• Model penguin movement patterns and core foraging areas from sequential geospatial points.
• Correlate foraging behavior with environmental variables by joining GPS tracks with oceanographic data.
• Estimate home range size and habitat preference from the spatial distribution of GPS fixes.

Strengths

• Data collected via GPS loggers provides precise geospatial and temporal tracking.
• Focus on a specific breeding colony (Inexpressible Island) and year (2018) offers a controlled study.

Limitations

• Sample size (number of individual penguins tracked) is unknown, limiting statistical power.
• Data is from a single breeding season (2018), preventing analysis of long-term trends.
• Geographic scope is limited to one island, which may not represent other Adelie penguin populations.

Provenance

Source

AMD_KOPRI, accessed via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Collected using animal-borne GPS loggers deployed on Adelie penguins.

Time Range

2018 breeding season.

Freshness

Data reflects the 2018 breeding season with no updates indicated.

Geography

Inexpressible Island, Antarctica.