2004 PIT Tag Specification Document
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Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags have been used since 1987 to
monitor the movement and behavior of anadromous salmonids in the Columbia
and Snake river basins. The Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System
(PTAGIS) was implemented in 1991 to manage the collection, correlation, and
exchange of Columbia River Basin PIT tag data. PTAGIS encompasses dedicated
data collection software, a centralized relational database management
system, and standardized data descriptions and reporting processes. Since
2002, the scope of the Columbia Basin PTAGIS program has expanded to
include entries for resident and semi-anadromous stocks of rainbow and
cutthroat trout, bull trout, and lamprey, sturgeon and others.
This Specification Document reflects the consensus of the Columbia Basin
PIT Tag Steering Committee regarding validation codes, file formats, PTAGIS
related processes and other activities of general shared interest to
members of the Columbia Basin PIT Tagging Community.
The Specification Document can be downloaded in its entirety
(2004_Spec_Doc_Master.pdf), or in sections:
2004_Spec_Doc_1_of_3.pdf --- contains the main document, Appendices
"A" (Hydrologic Unit Codes), and "B" (Monitor Name
Standards);
2004_Spec_Doc_2_of_3.pdf --- contains Appendices "C"
(Interrogation Site Configurations), "D" (GIS Maps), and
"E" (Perpetual Day-of-Year Calendars);
2004_Spec_Doc_3_of_3.pdf --- contains Appendix "F" (PTAGIS DBMS
Overview).
