Tag Metadata Form







All fields with a * should be completed


Device information

Device Serial Number: *

Device manufacturer: *

Type of device: *

Model Name and Version: *

URL to tag model specifications:

Device firmware version: *

Software off loader version: *

Tag and animal information

Catalogue ID, Band ID or Flipper Tag ID (optional):

Describe how the tag was attached (e.g. glued, implanted, suction cups): *

Common name of species: *

Scientific name: *

Timezone and time information

Time zone of device (+- HRS UTC): *

UTC Device start date (YYYY-MM-DD)* :

UTC Device start time (military) (HH:MM:SS) * :

UTC Date of Deployment (YYYY-MM-DD) * :

UTC Time of Deployment (military) (HH:MM:SS) * :

Locality Information

Locality of Deployment * (write and separate by commas) :

Latitude of Deployment (decimal degrees) * :

Longitude of Deployment (decimal degrees) * :

Project information

Project Name * :

Start date for all project related deployments (YYYY-MM-DD) * :

End date for all project related deployments (YYYY-MM-DD) * :

Provider information

Name of data provider / license holder *:

Affiliation of data provider *:

URL to organisation holding animal data *:

Email of data provider *:

Describe provider restrictions to data access and distribution *:

Citation information

Citation to be used in publications *:

DOI for data *:

Do you want your user defined meta-data to published?:



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