Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's

OBIS Secretariat, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Secretariat

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Secondary contact Colin Southwell Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)

Citation

See Metadata record for details http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/metadata_redirect.cfm?md=AMD/AU/APIS
. . . Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in . Data accessed from .
Obis secretariat. 2020. Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103150146) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/de164752-b2a3-4857-b73b-04c00c0c801e)

Abstract

This dataset contains Antarctic Pack Ice seal (APIS) data collected (both ship based and aerial) between 1994 and 2000.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/de164752-b2a3-4857-b73b-04c00c0c801e
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=apis

Change History

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

- 1.0.0 (2020-06-29) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

See Metadata record for details http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/metadata_redirect.cfm?md=AMD/AU/APIS

Attributes

Overview

Attributes are defined by OBIS.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexSex of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
obs_datetime
tprecision
on_land
date_in_future
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103150146
Version1.0.0
Seabirds2,228
Marine mammals387
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total2,615
Date, Begin1984-11-11
Date, End2000-01-10
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-69.34 - -59.87
Longitude49.02 - 149.24
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Registered2020-06-29
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Sub group(s)OBIS
Shared with None
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
See download history / statistics