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About This App
This interactive map displays GPS tracking data from mountain lions (pumas) monitored by the
Santa Cruz Puma Project
. Data is updated automatically daily from
Movebank
.
This is the Public edition. GPS data is delayed by 56 days to protect active animal locations.
Map Controls
Time Slider
— Drag the handles or the center pill to adjust the date range. Tap the date display to type exact start/end dates. Use the ◀ ▶ buttons to step forward or backward by 4 hours. Press and hold for rapid stepping.
Animal Filter
— Click the
▶ N of N animals
pill to expand the full animal list. Inside you can toggle individual animals on or off and use the All/None buttons to quickly select or deselect groups. Animals are grouped by sex (females, males, unknown) and color-coded to match their tracks. Animals with data in the current time window appear bright; others are dimmed.
The search box at the top of the animal list accepts several types of input:
Animal IDs
— Type one or more numbers separated by commas (e.g.
72, 145, 38
) to select just those animals. The time slider and map view automatically adjust to fit their data.
Addresses
— Type a street address or place name and press Enter to fly to that location on the map.
Compass
— Drag to rotate the map. Click to reset to north.
Base Map
— Choose between Topo, Satellite, Hybrid, and Street views from the layer control (top right).
Display Toggles
— In the layer control, toggle
Track lines
and
GPS points
on or off independently.
Overlay Layers
Toggle these on or off using the layer control button (top right).
Encounters
— Locations where two different pumas were within 100 meters and 1.5 hours of each other. Color-coded by dyad type:
gold
(M/F),
blue
(M/M),
pink
(F/F).
Sub-toggles let you show or hide each type independently. Hover over an encounter to see the distance and time gap between the two animals.
Reference Layers
Protected Areas & Easements
— Public and conservation lands including state parks, open space preserves, and conservation easements. Tap any shaded area to see the name and managing agency.
Current Position
Each animal’s most recent GPS fix within the selected time window is shown as a colored dot with a white outline ring. Hover for details.
Santa Cruz Puma Project · UC Santa Cruz · Public Edition ·
santacruzpumas.org
