Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960)

Dave Watts, Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Secretariat

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Dave Watts Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Secondary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Citation

Burton, H. and Watts, D. (2006) Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960), Australian Antarctic Data Centre - CAASM Metadata (http://aadc-db.aad.gov.au/KeywordSearch/Home.do?Portal=amd_au&MetadataType=0)
Watts, D. and . OBIS Secretariat. 2021. Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960). 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/103152519.
Watts, D. 2020. Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152519) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/a3b1f913-cbfb-48ab-bc4c-5f7f519e464a)

Abstract

Elephant Seal Sightings at Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean.

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/a3b1f913-cbfb-48ab-bc4c-5f7f519e464a
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=ellie_sightings_heard

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 (2020-06-30) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

Burton, H. and Watts, D. (2006) Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960), Australian Antarctic Data Centre - CAASM Metadata (http://aadc-db.aad.gov.au/KeywordSearch/Home.do?Portal=amd_au&MetadataType=0)

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 ID103152519
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals1,794
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total1,794
Date, Begin1949-09-05
Date, End1960-11-05
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-53.19 - -52.97
Longitude73.28 - 73.78
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Registered2020-06-30
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