MIRC PIFSC Large Vessel Surveys Jan-May 2010

HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.

Dataset credit

The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Kristen Ampela HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
Secondary contact Cathy Bacon HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

Features in this feature class represent sightings from the PIFSC Large Vessel Surveys Jan-May 2010.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

N/A

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)
objectidInternal ID
objectid_1Internal ID
altitudemAltitude in meters (blank)
bearingBearing
beaufortscaleBeaufort sea scale
beheventinitfldBehavior
calvespercent(blank)
contractContract name
countcalvesThe number of calves
counttotbestThe best estimate of the group size
counttotmaxThe maximum of the group size
counttotminThe minimum of the group size
declangle(blank)
effortobsIndicate if the observe is on effort
groupid(blank)
headinganimalHeading of the animals in degrees
headingplatmagnetic(blank)
headingplattrueHeading true angle
latanimalLatitude of the animals in degrees
latplatformLatitude of the platform in degrees
legnumber(blank)
legtype(blank)
longanimalLongitude of the animals in degrees
longplatformLongitude of the platform in degrees
observerObserver ID
observerleftObserver ID on the left side
observerrightObserver ID on the right side
oceanOcean (always Pacific)
percentcloudcover(blank)
platformded(blank)
platformtypePlatform type (always Vessel)
rangecomplexRange complex (always MIRC)
reactioninit(blank)
reactioninitcount(blank)
reticleReticle
sightability(blank)
sightingdateDate of the sighting
sightingnotesNotes of the sighting
sightingnumberSighting number
sightingtimeTime of the sighting at local time zone
spcshauledout(blank)
spcsnmcomSpecies common name
spcsnmsciSpecies scientific name
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
spcspossresight(blank)
surveycat(blank)
surveydates(blank)
surveyidSurvey ID
surveylinkdefinition not provided
surveytype(blank)
swellswell height
aspect(blank)
beaufortclass(blank)
beheventinit(blank)
beheventnumber(blank)
binocularsIndicate if binoculars were used
birdsIndicate if birds were obseved
countfemales(blank)
countjuveniles(blank)
countmales(blank)
countnewborns(blank)
countvescargo(blank)
countvesferries(blank)
countvesfishing(blank)
countvesmilitary(blank)
countvesmotoryachts(blank)
countvessailing(blank)
cueCue of the sighting
depthBotom depth in meters
dispcohesion(blank)
dispmax(blank)
dispmin(blank)
distlateral(blank)
distsightdefinition not provided
efforttransectIndicate if the survey on its transect
flightofday(blank)
glare(blank)
glareleft(blank)
glaremaxangle(blank)
glareminangle(blank)
glareright(blank)
latplatformenddefinition not provided
longplatformenddefinition not provided
observeraft(blank)
observerforward(blank)
pctime(blank)
photoframes(blank)
photosIndicate if a photo was taken
platformspeedPlatform speed
reactionlater(blank)
reactionlatercount(blank)
recorderRecorder ID
sightingmulti(blank)
sightingmultispcs(blank)
sightingmultispcscount(blank)
sightingmultispcsprcnt(blank)
sightingtimeendThe end time of the sighting
spcsbw(blank)
spcscertaintyfinal(blank)
spcscertaintyinit(blank)
spcscodeSpecies code
spcsconfidence(blank)
spcsnmsciinitSpecies code
subgroupsGroup code
surveyarea(blank)
surveyidreport(blank)
surveynumber(blank)
surveysegmentid(blank)
surveytypeid(blank)
video(blank)
visibilityVisibility
visibilityleft(blank)
visibilityright(blank)
waterseason(blank)
weatherWeather condition
winddirectionWind direction
windspeedWind speed
flagged(blank)
near_fiddefinition not provided
near_distdefinition not provided
bathy_resdefinition not provided
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1528
Seabirds0
Marine mammals13
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total13
Date, Begin2010-02-05
Date, End2010-04-19
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude10.32 - 17.06
Longitude143.79 - 146.76
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 1529)
Traveled (km)3,363
Effort hours1,810
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2017-08-07
Updated2017-08-22
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with OBIS
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