This is a chapter of my dissertation that is published as Stemle, L.R.*, Rothermel, B. and Searcy C. (2022). Assessment of Immature Gopher Tortoise Spatial Ecology Using GPS and Camera Trap Technology. Journal of Herpetology. 56: 172-179. The paper is avalibale on
JHerp at https://meridian.allenpress.com/journal-of-herpetology/article-abstract/56/2/172/484661/GPS-Technology-Reveals-Larger-Home-Ranges-for?redirectedFrom=fulltext and https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-herpetology/volume-56/issue-2/20-128/GPS-Technology-Reveals-Larger-Home-Ranges-for-Immature-Gopher-Tortoises/10.1670/20-128.short
ResearchGate at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362639434_GPS_Technology_Reveals_Larger_Home_Ranges_for_Immature_Gopher_Tortoises
We used GPS tags and got data from 6 tortoises that we analyzed with various types of home ranges. Attached is some of the code to convert GPS points to UTMs and the data that I entered into it.