Satellite telemetry was used to confirm that the location derived from the analysis were accurate to where these turtles actually traveled. This is important because it allows for greater sample sizes to be used in migration studies, since satellite telemetry is expensive and tissue, blood, and egg samples can be taken from the female turtles laying eggs.
Satellite tracking validated the location estimates obtained through analysis, enabling larger sample sizes to be used in migration studies. The use of satellite telemetry is costly but provides valuable information about turtle movements, allowing researchers to collect tissue, blood, and egg samples from nesting females for further study.