as.telemetry() not recognizing indiduals

[Alisha Mosloff]

Hi Chris,

I am attempting to load data from 4 calibration tags but when the data is read in using as.telemetry(), the package is not recognizing individuals. Here are the steps I took:

1. Downloaded data for each of the 4 tags from movebank

2. Corrected movebank formatting of timestamp column

3. Manually combined (copy/paste) data from all 4 tags in to 1 .csv file.

4. Read data into R studio using code:

           CalTags=as.telemetry('CalibrationTags.csv')

I noticed that when I read in the buffalo example data, the data is stored as a large list with 6 elements. When I read in my data, it is stored as 1 obs of 15 variables. I am guessing I have my data formatted incorrectly somehow but am unable to pinpoint a solution. Any direction on reading in data with multiple individuals would be appreciated.

Best,

Alisha

[Christen Fleming]

Hi Alisha,

You need an ID column to distinguish between the tags.

Best,

Chris