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APPLYING FOR NEW ARGOS (PTT) ID NUMBERS
Applying for New Argos ID Numbers
If you are coming from the program application process, begin with Step 5. If you are coming back to yourapplication after logging out, begin with Step 1. CLS offers a generic video to help you along: https://youtu.
be/7XGXPEoQjbE
Note: The ID application process is available online. If your deployment requires a different repetition rate,
you can contact Wildlife Computers for an ID application form that includes a recommended Argos repetitionrate.
1. Begin the application processing by logging into yourArgos account using the username and password
supplied by Argos. https://argos-system.clsamerica.
com/argos-cwi2/login.html
2. When logged in, click on “My Account.” This is the icon
next to your username in the top-right corner.
3. Choose “SUA & Id request.”
4. Choose “ID number request.”© Wildlife Computers. All rights reserved.

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5. Choose the program you want to associate with your PTT ID request, the total number of PTT IDs youneed for the program (1 PTT ID per tag that will be deployed), and the starting date of your deployment
program. Then click the + sign in the green section.

Note: If you are coming directly from creating your Argos program, you will see the screen below
and most of the information will be pre-populated.

6. On the next screen, you will need to fill out the number of tags you will be deploying, the platformfamily (fish, marine animals, birds, etc.), this is more specific about your species, platform manufacturer,and the tag type. Note: Choose 28 bits as the Platform ID type.

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7. You need to fill out what kind of services you are requesting.
• You will choose “location and data collection.”• The location algorithm is as follows:– For SPOT, SPLASH, and Avian—“Kalman filtering”– For Pop-up or PAT tags—“Least Squares Analysis”• Some common repetition rates are as follows:– Sea Turtles—15 seconds– Sharks—15 seconds– Pinnipeds—45 seconds– Pop-up or PAT tags—60 seconds
Note: The requested repetition rate cannot be set to less than 40 seconds in the system. For a lower
value repetition rate, you must enter 40 seconds and then in the “Explanation” field, you will write,“A fast 15- [or 30-] second repetition rate is required as this species spends little time at the surface.”
You can see the example in the photo below. Contact your Wildlife Computers representative if you
aren’t sure about your repetition rate or require further assistance.
• Select “Yes” to send the ID numbers to the tag manufacturer.
• Select “No” to allow the manufacturer access to the data for one month.
• Click “Finish.”© Wildlife Computers. All rights reserved.

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8. Verify the number of PTT IDs and the deployment start date, platform type, and platform model. If
everything is correct, click “Next.”

9. Click on “Download the Argos System Use Agreement” to keep a record for your files, choose to certify
the information is correct, and click “Send” to send the SUA to CLS.

Contact Us
If you need additional help, feel free to contact us by calling +1 (425) 881-3048 or emailing tags@
wildlifecomputers.com.
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