oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
objectid | Unique ID |
altitudem | The altitude of the observation platform (plane, vessel bridge, etc) above sea level in meters |
animalspeed | A calculation based on multiple resights, calculating the distance travelled by the time elapsed between sighting events |
areakm2 | The area in km2 over which the survey took place |
aspectslope | Bathymetric slope aspect at location of animal |
bearing | Relative bearing from the platform to the sighting, where the front of the platform is zero degrees. Formats include clock face, degrees, etc. |
bearingabs | True (not magnetic) bearing to sighting. Calculated from relative bearing and platform bearing. |
beaufortscale | Beaufort sea state (0-12) |
beaufortscaleleft | Beaufort sea state on the left (port) side of the platform (0-12) |
beaufortscaleright | Beaufort sea state on the right (starboard) side of the platform (0-12) |
behavior | Initial behavioral state of the animal or group when first observed. Examples: Travel, Mill, Rest |
behaviorevent | Discrete behavioral event(s) observed during the sighting. Examples: Breach, Tail Slap, Blow |
biopsy | Was a biopsy attempted for the sighting? |
birds | Are birds present? |
calvespresent | Are calves present? Use notes field to indicate number of calves present. |
countcalves | The number of calves in the sighting |
countfemales | The number of positively identified females in the sighting |
countjuveniles | The number of positively identified juveniles in the sightings |
countmales | The number of positively identified males in the sighting |
countnewborns | The number of positively identified newborns/pups in the sighting |
counttotbest | The best estimate of the number of animals in the sighting |
counttotmax | The highest estimate of the number of animals in the sighting |
counttotmin | The lowest estimate of the number of animals in the sighting |
countvescargo | The number of cargo ships present in the area |
countvesferries | The number of ferries present in the area |
countvesfishing | The number of fishing boats present in the area |
countvesmilitary | The number of military vessels present in the area |
countvesmotoryachts | The number of motor yachts present in the area |
countvesother | The number of vessels in the area that do not fall into the above categories |
countvessailing | The number of sailboats present in the area |
cue | The sighting cue that initially drew the observers attention |
datetime | Date and Time together in one cell value (LOCAL TIME) |
datetimeutc | Date and Time together in one cell value (UTC) |
depth | The depth of the water at sighting location, based on known bathymetry |
depthsounding | Depth as determined in situ via sounding |
dispmax | The maximum distance between nearest neighbors within a group (in body lengths) |
dispmin | The minimum distance between nearest neighbors within a group (in body lengths) |
distsight | The radial distance to the animal |
distsightperp | The perpendicular distance to the animal from the trackline |
effortstatus | Indication of whether the survey team was actively searching with all designated observers focused on searching for marine mammal sighting cues. Options: On= dedicated observation effort with both observers on watch. If line, strip, or point transect - following formal distance sampling protocol regardless of survey mode (e.g. maintaining observation and platform protocols on a connector line). All other survey types - maintaining a consistent level of observation effort ; Off= not observing; If line, strip, or point transect - not following formal distance sampling protocol regardless of survey mode (e.g. platform speed or altitude is not consistent with protocol, incomplete observer effort, etc). All other survey types - no dedicated observation effort. Compormised= only one observer watching, observing through cloud/fog patches, dark, or other conditions that compromise ability to observe consistently |
flightofday | The sequential daily flight identifier (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.) |
glareleft | The amount of glare (0-100%) on the left (port) side of the platform. Refers to glare from 0 to 90 degrees, or viewshed for which observer is reponsible. |
glareright | The amount of glare (0-100%) on the right (starboard) side of the platform. Refers to glare from 270-360 degrees, or viewshed for which observer is reponsible. |
groupid | Identifier for a particular group within a sighting |
headinganimal | Heading of the animal (sighting) at the time of the initial sighting (in degrees magnetic) |
headingplatmagnetic | Heading of the observation platform relative to magnetic North |
headingplattrue | Heading of the observation platform relative to true North |
horizsun | Horizontal glare calculation on NOAA large vessel surveys |
latanimal | The calculated latitude of the animal at the initial time of the sighting |
latplatform | The latitude of the platform in decimal degrees |
latvessel | The latitude of the vessel(s) (NOT the survey platform) sighted during a survey |
legid | Letter or number for survey leg/transect |
legnotes | Notes as entered for that particular leg of the survey |
legnumber | A unique identifier for the leg associated with the survey |
linearity | A metric describing animal travel, calculated by dividing the distance between the first and last recorded sighting waypoints by the sum total of all distances between waypoints. Values range between 0 and 1, with a number closer to 1 representing a straight line and close to 0 representing no constant direction of the animal.? |
longanimal | The calculated longitude of the animal (sighting) at the initial time of the sighting |
longplatform | The longitude of the platform in decimal degrees |
longvessel | The longitude of the vessel(s) (NOT the survey platform) sighted during a survey |
mitigation | Was mitigation implemented? |
mitigationtype | Type of mitigation implemented |
navydirectedleg | Marker identifying whether the platform was directed by the Navy to go to a certain location, fly at a certain altitude, or leave the immediate area |
observer | The name of the observer who first sighted the animal |
observeraft | Name of the observer in the aft position |
observercenter | Name of the observer in the center position or belly window of the aircraft |
observerforward | Name of the observer in the forward position |
observerleft | Name of the observer on the left (port) side of the platform |
observerrearleft | Name of the observer in the rear left seat of the aircraft |
observerrearright | Name of the observer in the rear right seat of the aircraft |
observerright | Name of the observer on the right (starboard) side of the platform |
ocean | The ocean where the survey took place (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, etc.) |
opticstype | Indicates the type of optic used to fix a particular sighting (e.g., bigeyes, handheld binos, theodolite, naked eye). Useful when a platform uses several methods to sight animals |
ordnance | Was live ordnance in use at the time of the sighting? |
percentcloudcover | Cloud cover as represented by a percentage |
percentcloudcoverleft | Cloud cover on the left (port) side of the platform as represented by a percentage |
percentcloudcoverright | Cloud cover on the right (starboard) side of the platform as represented by a percentage |
photoframes | The photo frames used for the sighting; or total frames taken |
photographer | Name of the photographer |
photos | Were photos taken as part of the sighting? |
pic | Pilot in command |
platformded | Indicates if the survey was a dedicated marine mammal survey, or if data was gathered opportunistically from a platform on a different mission |
platformmodel | Model of a/c or vessel (e.g. Partenavia Observer, RHIB, etc.) |
platformspeed | Speed of the platform at the time of the sighting |
platformtype | Type of survey platform (e.g., "aerial", "vessel") |
rangecomplex | The Range complex (or complexes) associated with the survey (JAX, SOCAL, Cherry Point, etc.) |
reactioninit | The type of reaction at the initial time of the sighting relative to the observation platform |
reactioninitcount | The general count of animals that initially reacted to the observation platform. May be a number or text (i.e., "whole group") |
reactionlater | Identifies whether a reaction occurred as a response to the survey platform after the initial sighting of the group/individual |
reactionlatercount | The number of animals that reacted to the observation platform after the sighting occurred |
recorder | Name of the person recording data |
recorderfocal | Name of the person recording focal follow data |
reorientationrate | A magnitude of course changes along the trackline, calculated by summing all course changes (degrees) along the trackline divided by duration (minutes) of the trackline (Smultea and Wursig, 1995). |
resolution | Bathymetric resolution in arc degrees at sighting position |
shoredist | Distance to nearest shore |
sic | Second (pilot) in command |
sightingdetectionsensor | Sighting detection method (e.g. MMO, lookout, bridge, acoustic) |
sightingendloe | Was Sighting 1. lost, or 2. Passed Beam (Lookout Effectiveness surveys only) |
sightingmulti | Denotes if there are any additional species within a particular sighting (mixed group) |
sightingnotes | Notes field to capture information not covered by existing attributes or other information of interest |
sightingnumber | The sighting number for the particular survey day |
sightingrelmovement | Relative movement of vessel and animal |
sightingtimeend | The time at which the sighting was discontinued |
sightingtrialloe | Whether sighting was successful Lookout Effectiveness Trial |
slope | Bathymetric slope at sighting location (angle) |
sonar | Was sonar active at the time of the sighting? |
spcscode | Species code used in authentic data (e.g., TTUR=Tursiops truncatus) |
spcsconfidence | Confidence level of the observer that he or she identified species correctly |
spcshauledout | Indicates if a pinniped is hauled out |
spcsitis | ITIS numeric species code |
spcsnmcom | Common name of the sighted species. Output should be singular (e.g. bottlenose dolphin) |
sp_tsn | Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
spcsnmsci | Scientific name of the sighted species |
surveyid | A survey identifier consisting of data collector, range complex, platform, year, month, and day. (Data Collector/Source)_(Range Complex)_(Platform Type or Details)_(Year)(Month)(Day) (eg. SES_SOCAL_Aerial_20120417) |
surveypoint | A waypoint taken along a trackline OR a start/end point for a trackline |
swell | Swell height |
swelldirection | Direction of swell |
tagging | Was a tag deployment attempted for the sighting? |
theoconvhorz | Horizontal angle value from theodolite converted to a compass bearing |
theoconvvert | Vertical angle value from theodolite converted to a declination angle |
theorawhorz | Raw horizontal angular value from theodolite |
theorawvert | Raw vertical angular value from theodolite |
trkdist | Distance between two trackline points, in meters |
vertangleorreticle | Reticle or declination angle |
vertsun | Vertical glare calculation on NOAA large vessel surveys |
vesselsize | 0-99 ft = small, 100-300 ft = medium, >301 ft = large |
vesseltype | Type of vessel observed (e.g. frigate, sailboat, submarine) |
video | Was video taken during the sighting? |
videographer | Name of the videographer |
visibility | The estimated distance at which an animal could potentially be sighted |
visibilityleft | Sighting visibility in KM on the left (port) side of the platform |
visibilityright | Sighting visibility in KM on the right (starboard) side of the platform |
waveheight | Wave height |
winddirection | Wind direction relative to true north |
windspeed | Wind speed |
geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |