Argos

Supported technology/Animal Tracking

argos-system.org

Direction Data provider
Data Movement data
Platform Gundi v1
Type Pull integration

Setup Gundi support

Prerequisites

Data Source

  Argos account (username and password).

Data Delivery

  Credentials or an authentication token to access the delivery system.

Configuration

Notes for Support (click to expand)

Go to Gundi v1.

Go to the Inbound Integrations and select Add Integration.

Follow the steps below to configure the integration:

Name Enter a suitable name (e.g., "Sitename - Argos")
Owner Select the integration's owner
Type Argos
Provider Key Leave empty. Gundi will automatically give it a slug value.
Default Device Group Leave empty. Gundi will automatically create a default group.
Endpoint http://ws-argos.cls.fr/argosDws/services/DixService?wsdl
Token Leave empty
Login/Password Username and password provided by the user
State 
{}

Filtering locations
Argos has a variable called a “location class” which indicates the accuracy of a GPS location fix.  You can exclude location classes using the State field. For example: 

{
    "exclude_location_classes": ["A", "B", "Z"]
}

Valid values are:

Value

Mean Error (m)

3

< 250

2

250 to 500

1

500 to 1500

0

> 1500

A

No accuracy estimation

B

No accuracy estimation

Z

Invalid location

Click Save.

Configure the Default Device Group to select the destination site. 

 
 

Data Pull Frequency

Characteristics

  • Argos has a variable called a “location class” which indicates the accuracy of a GPS location fix.  You can exclude location classes to avoid inaccurate readings.

Data Delivery

The time it takes for data to appear in your destination system depends on several factors, such as latency introduced by the source, network conditions, and intermediary systems. While these factors may vary, Gundi typically checks for available data at scheduled intervals (approximately every 5 minutes).

If data is not available in your system after this interval, please check the source of the data for its availability. If the issue persists, contact our Support team for assistance.

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