UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Dataset credit

William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact William McLellan University of North Carolina Wilmington
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

McLellan, W. 2016. UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1364) on yyyy-mm-dd.
Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography. 22(2):104-115.

Abstract

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Purpose

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Supplemental information

This dataset includes the animal observations toward the right side of the airplane. The left side observations are registered in UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015 (Dataset ID: 1362)

References

Attributes

Overview

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downlodable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission unless otherwise noted below.

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes in dataset provided

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
row_idSequential number added to the original data sheet by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_dateDate of observation
obs_timeTime of the observation (local time zone)
waypointWay point
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
eventEvent. 1.1 = On effort/on track; 1.2 = Off effort. Full codes are available upon request.
headingHeading
tracklineTrack number
observer_sideObserver Side
visibilityVisibility
bssBaufort sea state
cloudCloud cover
glare_lGlare left side
glare_rGlare right side
angle_outVertical angle
degree_forwardHorizontal angle
sighting_cueSighting cue
sp_obsSpecies code recorded
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
reliabilityReliability of the species identification
min_countMinimum number of animals
max_countMaximum number of animals
obs_countbest estimate of number of animals
commentsComments
datetime_iniInitial date/time if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
latitude_iniInitial latitude if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
longitude_iniInitial longitude if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1364
Seabirds0
Marine mammals27
Sea turtles55
Rays and sharks7
Other species2
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total91
Date, Begin2015-03-03
Date, End2015-10-15
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude29.96 - 30.57
Longitude-80.69 - -79.33
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 1365)
Traveled (km)5,338
Effort hours38
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2016-03-14
Updated2016-03-25
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Also availalbe from iOBIS
GBIF (planned)
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