1990, Oceanography 3(1):60–61, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1990.29

SERVICES & FACILITIES | The Argos System:
Monitoring the World's Environment

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Katherine R. Swenson | Service Argos, Inc., Landover, MD, USA

A.E. Shaw III | Service Argos, Inc., Landover, MD, USA

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The Argos system is a satellite-based Data Collection and Location System (DCLS) used to collect in situ environmental data from fixed and mobile platforms. Coupled with an accurate position determination, these data are time-tagged and disseminated world-wide. The year 1990 marks twelve years of continuous operation of the Argos system, primarily in the service of oceanography.

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Swenson, K.R., and A.E. Shaw III. 1990. The Argos system: Monitoring the world's environment. Oceanography 3(1):60–61, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1990.29.

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