Dataset credit
William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Abstract
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Purpose
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Supplemental information
The original survey data are separated into two datasets, from left-side and right-side observers upon provider's request. This dataset is from the right side sightings data. The left side sightings data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the
USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2010-2011 dataset.
References
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
| Primary contact |
William McLellan |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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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 noteded 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 |
| oid | Unique record ID for internal use |
| id | Row ID assigned by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| obs_date | date of observation |
| latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| obs_time | time of observation |
| waypoint | Waypoint |
| longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| event | Event. 1.1 = On effort/on track; 1.2 = Off effort. Full codes are available upon request. |
| heading | Heading |
| track_num | Track number |
| observer | Observer Number |
| visibility | Visibility |
| bss | BSS |
| cloud | Cloud cover code. Code descriptions available upon request. |
| glare_l | Glare Left |
| glare_r | Glare Right |
| vert_angle | Vertical angle |
| horiz_angle | Horizontal angle |
| reliability | Reliability |
| sight_cue | Sighting cue |
| sp_obs | Species name recorded |
| common | Species common name |
| tsn | ITIS taxonomic serial number. |
| scientific | Scientific name |
| group_ | Species group defined by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| rank | Species taxonomic rank |
| min_num | Minimum number of animals |
| max_num | Maximum number of animals |
| obs_count | best estimate of number of animals |
| comments | Comments |