Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS) database
Judith Connor, Monterey Bay Aquarium; Research Institute (MBARI)
Dataset credit
OBIS and OBIS Secretariat
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Contacts
Role | Name | Organization | |
Primary contact |
Judith Connor |
Monterey Bay Aquarium; Research Institute (MBARI) |
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Secondary contact |
OBIS Secretariat |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO |
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Citation
Nancy Jacobsen Stout, Linda Kuhnz, Lonny Lundsten, Kyra Schlining, Susan von Thun, (2002) Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS) database, Year 2000, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California USA, Database, www.mbari.org/vars Connor, J. 2020. Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS) database. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103151507) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/a419c8da-35ed-4b62-9709-39b56369c44e)
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Abstract
The original dataset, provided by OBIS-USA, contains all distribution records. The dataset in OBIS Seamap is a subset of the original dataset, only containing marine mammal, seabird and/or sea turtle records.
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
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References
Nancy Jacobsen Stout, Linda Kuhnz, Lonny Lundsten, Kyra Schlining, Susan von Thun, (2002) Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS) database, Year 2000, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California USA, Database, www.mbari.org/vars
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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 |
oid | Internal ID |
id | Record ID |
dataset_id | Dataset ID |
scientificname | Scientific name |
vernacularname | Vernacular name |
aphiaid | Aphia ID |
taxonrank | taxononic rank |
individualcount | Group size / individual count |
eventdate | Event date (precision varies) |
eventtime | Event time |
decimallatitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
decimallongitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
coordinateprecision | Coordinate precision |
catalognumber | Catalog number |
collectioncode | Collection code |
occurrencestatus | Occurrence status |
basisofrecord | Basis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation) |
modified | Date/time the record was modified |
node_id | Node ID |
occurrenceid | Occurrence ID |
occurrenceremarks | Occurrence remarks |
eventid | Event ID |
institutioncode | Institution code |
lifestage | Life stage |
sex | Gender of the animal if known |
species | Species by provider |
datasetid | Dataset ID by provider |
country | Country |
locality | Location of ocean |
waterbody | Details of ocean |
dropped | Flag indicating the record was dropped (always false) |
absence | Flag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false) |
marine | Flag indicating the record is for marine life (always true) |
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 103151507 |
Seabirds | 0 |
Marine mammals | 26 |
Sea turtles | 0 |
Rays and sharks | 22 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 0 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 48 |
Date, Begin | 2000-02-02 |
Date, End | 2000-12-21 |
Temporal prec. | 111111 |
Latitude | 34.61 - 44.99 |
Longitude | -130.37 - -120.78 |
Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
Platform | Various |
Data type | Animal sighting |
Effort | N/A |
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Traveled (km) | 0 |
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Contr. through | iOBIS |
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Registered | 2020-06-30 |
Updated | 2021-02-05 |
Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY (All) |
Shared with |
None |
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