Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program

Rebecca Gorton;Deborah Thiele, Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Secretariat

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Rebecca Gorton
Primary contact Deborah Thiele Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
Secondary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Secondary contact Australian Antarctic Division Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AAD)

Citation

Gorton, R., D. Thiele and . OBIS Secretariat. 2021. Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from iOBIS (https//:www.iobis.org). Data accessed from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103150150.
Gorton, R and D. Thiele. 2020. Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103150150) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/2ab04179-c3e5-4754-9df5-65d3b3e0dbcd)

Abstract

Data of cetacean sightings made on Australian Antarctic Division voyages in 2001/2002.

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/2ab04179-c3e5-4754-9df5-65d3b3e0dbcd
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=whale_survey

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

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 ID103150150
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals262
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total262
Date, Begin1995-07-25
Date, End2004-11-13
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-69.38 - -42.00
Longitude61.00 - 158.98
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