Process to Request a New Interrogation Site

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This is an interim process for the PIT tag community to request that an interrogation site definition be added to the PTAGIS database.

Contents 1 Responsibilities of Interrogation Data Contributors 2 Required Information 3 PIT Tag Steering Committee (PTSC) 4 PTAGIS

Responsibilities of Interrogation Data Contributors

Data contributors need to provide metadata about operational and site conditions at the interrogation site that may affect likelihood of detecting PIT tags. It is the responsibility of the Data Steward to provide this information in the form of event log updates. The following types of events require an event log to be submitted:

• annual initiation and termination of site operations
• any time the transceiver stops reporting (or recording) data from one or more antennas
• any time an individual antenna is shut down or blown out
• any environmental conditions that have a severe impact on an antenna's likelihood of detecting PIT tags

Required Information

1. Unique 3-character site code.
2. A short site name (up to 30 characters).
3. A long site name (up to 80 characters).
4. A site description (up to 1000 characters) that describes the location, layout and setup of the site.
5. Name of the stream or location (eg. dam or hatchery) on which the interrogation site will be located, and the corresponding PTAGIS tag/release site code.
   • If the site is on a stream or river segment, provide the distance in kilometers from the mouth of the stream to the location of the site.
6. The latitude and longitude of the interrogation site, reported in decimal degrees precise to six decimal places.
7. A Google Earth kmz, Google Maps link (maps.google.com), or similar map confirming the lat/long position.
8. The transceiver and antenna information for the interrogation site.
   • Transceiver type and firmware version
   • Transceiver ID
   • Antenna type (i.e. flat plate, pass-through, etc)
   • Antenna IDs
   • Timer Tag Code
   • Photo or diagram of the antenna configuration, with each antenna identified by ID. PTAGIS convention is to number the antennas from left to right when looking downstream from above the site.
9. The (expected) first date of operation.
10. The expected normal period of operation (e.g. year-round, volitional releases, adult returns). If not year-round, please provide the anticipated date range of operations.
11. Contact information for the site Data Steward, Technical Point of Contact and any other interested parties:
    • email address
    • phone number
    • mailing/physical address

PIT Tag Steering Committee (PTSC)

• Contact your PIT Tag Steering Committee representative to request a new interrogation site.
  • Include required information in a memo or document (some examples of previous requests: [1], [2], [3]).
• PTSC representative will forward the request to PTAGIS via email.
  • ptagis_support@ptagis.org
  • Subject: New Interrogation Site

PTAGIS

• PTAGIS may contact the proposed site Data Steward if any additional information or clarifications are required.
• When the interrogation site is defined and configured in the PTAGIS database, PTAGIS will submit an event log and notify you via email.