AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Fall 2012

NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credit

NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Beth Josephson NOAA Fisheries
Secondary contact Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

N/A

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.

The data submitted to OBIS-SEAMAP were arranged by Beth Josephson, NEFSC.

The sighting positions are not the platform positions at the time of the sighting but are calculated actual positions.

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.
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
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
tripidTrip ID
teamObserver team: 1 = front, 2 = rear, 3 = both
platformvltsAlways
oneffortFlag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.
speciescodeSpecies code
comnameCommon name
kingdomKingdom
phylumPhylum
classClass
order_sciOrder
familyFamily
scientificnameScientific name
observationheightAltitude of aircraft in feet above sea level
higherinstitutioncodeHigher institution code "DOC:NOAA:SEFSC"
institutioncodeInstitution code "SEFSC"
ownerinstitutioncodeInstituion who owns the data "SEFSC"
basisofrecordBasis of record "HumanObservation"
recordtypeRecord type "VLTS" (visual line transect survey)
sightidSight ID
individualcountIndividual count
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
perpendiculardistancePerpendicular distance to the animal in meters
datasetidDataset ID
datasetnameDataset name
eventdateDate and time of the sigthing at local time
eventdatetimezoneThe time zone of the observation event
timeDate and time of the sighting in UTC
effortidEffort ID
platformspeedSpeed of the platform at the time of the sighting in knots
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1288
Seabirds0
Marine mammals200
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total200
Date, Begin2012-09-11
Date, End2012-10-16
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude24.55 - 40.03
Longitude-81.30 - -71.97
Coord. prec.5 decimal digits
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 1291)
Traveled (km)11,813
Effort hours61
Contr. through
Registered2015-06-19
Updated2015-06-19
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC0 no rights reserved
Shared with OBIS
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