AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2012-2013

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Dataset credit

William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact William McLellan University of North Carolina Wilmington
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

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Purpose

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Supplemental information

The original survey data are separated into two datasets, from left-side and right-side observers upon provider's request. This dataset is from the left side sighting data. The right side sighting data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2012-2013 dataset.

This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the Hatteras Aerial surveys.
All the data of the collection are available in the following datasets including this dataset:
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2017
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2017
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Left side - 2016
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Right side - 2016
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015
AFTT Cape Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2014
AFTT Cape Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2014
AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2012-2013
AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2012-2013
AFAST Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2011-2012
AFAST Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2011-2012

All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy page.

References

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
row_idSequential number added to the original data sheet by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_dateDate of observation
obs_timeTime of the observation (local time zone)
waypointWay point
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
eventEvent. 1.1 = On effort/on track; 1.2 = Off effort. Full codes are available upon request.
headingHeading
bssBaufort sea state
cloudCloud cover code. Code description available upon request
glare_lGlare left side
glare_rGlare right side
sighting_cueSighting cue
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
reliabilityReliability of the species identification
min_countMinimum number of animals
max_countMaximum number of animals
commentsComments
datetime_iniInitial date/time if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
latitude_iniInitial latitude if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
longitude_iniInitial longitude if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1138
Seabirds0
Marine mammals108
Sea turtles48
Rays and sharks40
Other species7
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total203
Date, Begin2012-05-03
Date, End2013-10-28
Temporal prec.111110
Latitude34.32 - 36.13
Longitude-75.93 - -74.26
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 1139)
Traveled (km)13,635
Effort hours112
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2014-03-12
Updated2014-03-19
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Shared with OBIS
GBIF (via DOI)
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See metadata in FGDC XML
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