MIRC KB23 Shoreline Surveys May 2013

The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program

Features in this feature class represent animal sightings recorded during a 10-day shore-based marine mammal survey in the Mariana Islands. Observations were conducted from two separate vantage points, both located on Andersen Air Force Base on the northeast coast of Guam. Survey dates were 11-20 May 2013. Work was performed under HDR task order KB23 (IDIQ contract award N62470-10-D-3011, NAVFAC LANT). There are two discrepancies between the sighting totals in the KB23 Guam Shore Station Feasibility report and this GIS dataseta. First, there is one unidentified cetacean sighting (5/18/2013 10:26:38AM) in the GIS data that was inadvertantly omitted in the report. Second, due to a typo, the longitude for the Unid Hardshell turtle sighting on 5/14/2013 11:30:00 AM is incorrectly listed in the report. It has been corrected in the GIS data and maps.

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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.

Overview

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	Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
objectid	Unique ID number
objectid_1
altitudem	The altitude of the observation platform (plane, vessel bridge, etc) above sea level in meters
bearing	Relative bearing from the platform to the sighting, where the front of the platform is zero degrees. Formats include clock face, degrees, etc.
beaufortscale	Beaufort sea state (0-12)
beheventinitfld	The behavior event as it was identified in the field
calvespercent	Are calves present? Use notes field to indicate number of calves present.
contract	Funding Source
countcalves	The number of calves 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
declangle	The angle from the horizon at which the animal was sighted (aerial surveys only)
effortobs	Whether the observers were actively looking for animals
groupid	Identifier for a particular group within a sighting
headinganimal	Heading of the animal 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
latanimal	The calculated latitude of the animal at the initial time of the sighting in degrees
latplatform	The latitude of the platform in decimal degrees
legnumber	A unique identifier for the leg associated with the survey
legtype	The effort status of the platform for that survey leg (e.g., "circling", "transiting", "systematic", etc.)
longanimal	The calculated longitude of the animal at the initial time of the sighting in degrees
longplatform	The longitude of the platform in decimal degrees
observer	The name of the observer who first sighted the animal
observerleft	Name of the observer on the left (port) side of the platform
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.)
percentcloudcover	Cloud cover as represented by a percentage
platformded	Indicates if the survey was a dedicated marine mammal survey, or if data was gathered opportunistically from a platform on a different mission
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")
reticle	Reticle reading for calculation of sighting distance (vessel only)
sightability	The ability to see animals at the time of the sighting (poor, moderate, good, excellent)
sightingdate	The date of the sighting (OBS)
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
sightingtime	The time of the sighting, adjusted for local time
spcshauledout	Indicates if a pinniped is hauled out
spcsnmcom	Common name of the sighted species. Output should be singular (e.g. bottlenose dolphin)
spcsnmsci	Scientific name of the sighted species
sp_tsn	ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
spcspossresight	Indicates possible resightings. If "Y", then the record should not be included in total numbers, or on maps
surveycat	The survey category for the survey platform (i.e., LOE [LookOutEffectiveness], USWEX, UNDET, etc) if applicable
surveydates	The date range of the Survey (e.g., "(2010) Sep 23-28"). The parentheses around the data help with sorting
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)
surveylink	A survey identifier consisting of the SurveyID and the date (in YYYYMMMDD format) of the sighting (Data Owner/Source)_(Range Complex)_(Platform Type)_(Year)(Month or Range of Months)_(Day of Month) (eg. HDR_SOCAL_Aerial_20120414). Needs to be the same as the SurveyILink for Tracklines.
surveytype	What type of survey was being followed at the time of the sighting (e.g. line transect, focal follow, etc)
swell	Swell height
aspect	Body position relative to the platform
beaufortclass	Beaufort sea state (0-12)
beheventinit	The behavior event that was used in subsequent analyses. May include refinements to the field observations.
beheventnumber	No Description
binoculars	Were binoculars used to sight the animal?
birds	Are birds present?
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
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
countvessailing	The number of sailboats present in the area
cue	The sighting cue that initially drew the observers attention
depth	The depth of the water at sighting location, based on known bathymetry
dispcohesion	Generally how close are the individuals to one another?
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)
distlateral	The estimated distance (for vessels) to the animal. The calculated distance (for aerial) the animal based on the measured declination angle. Does not acount for curvature of the earth.
distsight	The radial distance to the animal in meters
efforttransect	Indicates anytime observers were observing following strict line-transect protocol
flightofday	The sequential daily flight identifier (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.)
glare	The overall glare represented textually (e.g., "very little", "much", etc.) at each trackline point
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.
glaremaxangle	The angle of the maximum glare relative to magnetic north
glareminangle	The angle of the minimum glare relative to magnetic north
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.
latplatformend	The latitude of the observation platform at the end time of the sighting
longplatformend	The longitude of the observation platform at the end time of the sighting
observeraft	Name of the observer in the aft position
observerforward	Name of the observer in the forward position
pctime	The time stamp from the data recording computer. May be different than the "TimeSighting" due to timezone differences.
photoframes	The photo frames used for the sighting; or total frames taken
photos	Were photos taken as part of the sighting?
platformspeed	Speed of the platform at the time of the sighting
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
sightingmulti	Denotes if there are any additional species within a particular sighting (mixed group)
sightingmultispcs	List the species that are within a mixed group.
sightingmultispcscount	Number of the species
sightingmultispcsprcnt	Percentage of a given species present in a mixed spp group
sightingtimeend	The time at which the sighting was discontinued
spcsbw	Indicates whether the sighting should be grouped with other beaked whales
spcscertaintyfinal	The final certainty of the species identity expressed in percentages
spcscertaintyinit	The initial certainty of the species identified in the field expressed in percentages
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
spcsnmsciinit	The species in the sighting as it appears in the original data
subgroups	Were subgroups present during the sightings?
surveyarea	The general location of the survey (i.e., SouthOfXX, NorthOfYY)
surveyidreport	The individual ID for the associated survey record from the MSAccess metadata file.
surveynumber	The survey number for the individual survey, if applicable.
surveysegmentid	Unique ID for the survey segment associated with the sighting
surveytypeid	ID associated with the type of survey at the time of the sighting. For instance, if a Focal survey was initiated, there might be a specific ID no. associated with that survey.
video	Was video taken during the sighting?
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
waterseason	The general water temperature (e.g., "warm", "cold") during the survey
weather	The overall weather at each trackline point
winddirection	Wind direction relative to true north
windspeed	Wind speed
flagged
near_fid
near_dist
bathy_res
geom	Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP