Calculation of distance traveled by fishing vessels using GPS positional data: A theoretical evaluation of the sources of error

Fisheries Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-64

  Palmer, Michael C ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance traveled; GPS; Polling frequency; Tow distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549040476     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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