USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2010-2011
University of North Carolina Wilmington

William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington

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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 left side sightings data. The right side sightings data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2010-2011 dataset.

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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
min_num	Minimum number of animals
max_num	Maximum number of animals
obs_count	best estimate of number of animals
comments	Comments
tsn	ITIS taxonomic serial number.
scientific	Scientific name