c7390702-f5ab-4b5e-82ea-907c32680100 Francisco Souza Dias Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) francisco.souzadias@vliz.be pointOfContact 2025-05-16T00:05:28.721166Z ISO 19115-3 - SEXTANT 1.0 ETN - European Tracking Network 2017-09-26 creation c7390702-f5ab-4b5e-82ea-907c32680100 The European Tracking Network (ETN) aims at bringing together marine researchers based in Europe that use aquatic biotelemetry as a tool. The main goals of the network are the promotion of transboundary cooperation, the establishment of a pan-European aquatic telemetry infrastructure network, improved data sharing through a central data portal and enhanced funding opportunities. ETN is co-coordinated by IMAR/University of the Azores and the Canadian Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) initiative. ETN is a partner node of OTN. The central data platform is hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and provides three key services to the users. 1) Data and metadata are stored centrally at a PostgreSQL database. To facilitate the data entry and data management for the users, a web application was developed in PHP using Symfony framework. 2) A data explorer is available to visualize the data. Datasets can be filtered based on area, species or time frame. In addition, detection data can be linked to other data types ( (e.g. moon index and tides) and several plot options are available. 3) In the R-studio environment, more detailed analyses can be performed. European Tracking Network ETN author IMAR Azore publisher https://sextant.ifremer.fr/geonetwork/srv/api/records/c7390702-f5ab-4b5e-82ea-907c32680100/attachments/24_ETN.jfif Thèmes Sextant 2021-09-17 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.sextant-theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2018-07-27 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme Networks AtlantOS Element 2017-11-08 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.atlantos_element Aquatic biotelemetry pan-european telemetry infrastructure network database AtlantOS Essential Variables 2021-04-07 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.parameter.NVS.A05 WP3 Pelagic Mapping Mission Atlantic - Work Package 2021-08-10 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.mission-atlantic-work-package Database Program and project Mission Atlantic - Resources 2021-10-05 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.mission-atlantic-resources No condition applies No limitations on public access vector utf8 oceans -180.00 180.00 -90.00 90.00 https://lifewatch.be/ETN/ WWW:LINK ETN website