KOBIS database

Kim Sung Dae, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI)

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Malaysia

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Kim Sung Dae Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI)
Secondary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Citation

Sung dae, K. 2020. KOBIS database. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103150503) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/790f9ddf-433c-4e47-aa6c-ccef0b8634fa)

Abstract

KOBIS (Korea Ocen Beogeographic Information System) is hosted and managed by Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) to provide the occurrence information of the marine organisms appearing in the Korean waters.
KIOST started to develop KOBIS in 2007 and KOBIS is a regional node of the international Ocean Biogeographic Information System (iOBIS).

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/790f9ddf-433c-4e47-aa6c-ccef0b8634fa
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.iobis.org/obis-malaysia/resource?r=korea_kobisv1

References

Attributes

Overview

The attributes of this dataset are compatible with the OBIS Schema, then reformatted to the OBIS-SEAMAP schema. If you would like to get the data in the OBIS Schema, please visit iOBIS Portal.

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
sexGender 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)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103150503
Seabirds3
Marine mammals1
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks1
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total5
Date, Begin2008-06-16
Date, End2008-11-16
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude34.60 - 35.25
Longitude125.75 - 125.84
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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