Happywhale - Sperm whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Happywhale and contributors

Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.

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Sightings and images were submitted to Happywhale by contributors. A portion of the Happywhale data were transferred to OBIS-SEAMAP upon the agreement between Happywhale and OBIS-SEAMAP.

There may be duplicate records among Happywhale datasets and other OBIS-SEAMAP datasets. The precision of date/time vary per record. Some records have date accuracy up to year only.

This dataset includes sightings and photos from the following 158 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aaron Boone; Adrian Boyle; Alex King; Ana Eguiguren; Andrew Armour; Andy Wolff; ANGEL SOLE; Anna Sanchez Mora; Archipelagos Institute; Arianna Fornaroli; Ash Clements; Aukje Mosterman; A&W Steffen; Azores Experiences; Barry Gutradt; Bergandi; Bettina; Beverly Orthwein; Bjørn Barfoed; Brian Burnett; Camila Alejandra Dávila Pardo; Carina Watson; Carola Heiner-Braun; Carolina Vieira; Carol Irwin; Casey Perry; Catherine MacRae; Cecile Constantin; Chiari Massimiliano; Christian; Christian Engelke; Christina Frech; Christoph Mandl; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Claudio Mathis; Conor Ryan; Corinne Eichler; Cottele Benny; Cyril VATHELET; Dare Harcourt; Dave Teunissen; David Desaulnier; Emer Leahy; Emilia Mussoni; Emma Lever; Eric Angel Ramos; Erin Theis; Espaço Talassa; Esther van der Stappen; Ewa; Frank Wirth Pico Sport Azores; Guilherme Rodrigues Estrela; Hannes Güdelhöfer; Harold Moses; Hazel Pittwood; H. Charles Foster; Heather Doyle; Heather Robinson; Henriikka Seppälä; Holly Morgan-Wynne; Ian Parsons; Iris Feldmann; Isaure Michaud; James Coyer; Jeannine Winkel; Jeremy Thomas; Jim Wilson; Joanna Clegg; Joel Moore; John Jackson; Jordan; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Juan Manuel García Cambeiro; Julia Hamm; Kenny Friedman; Kevin Keiser; Kirstin Jones; Leonard Hofelich; lisa fischer; Lisa Steiner; Lobosonda; Louise Steinbach; Lucile Sachot; Lynn Murray; Malina Guethner; Marilia Olio; Mark Veeken; Martina Bartolini; Martin Jamieson; Mary-Clayton Enderlein; Matthew Messina; Michael Jackson; Michael Scott; Michel Lau; Milena Cuzzucoli; Molly Wallis; Mona Wong; MONICET; Mouser Williams; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Spitsbergen; MTurcot; mustikka; Nacho Oria; Neal Maxwell; Nicola Crouch; Nikolas Linke; Nolwenn Dameron; Ocean Missions; Oliver Boisseau; OSI Cetis; Patricia Bally Triebold; Patrick Dykstra; Patrick Groot; Paula Hoppe; Pedro Reyes-Farinas; Pernell Francis; Phillippa Tichotova; Qianxin Deng; Ray Thompson; Ricardo Ventura; Richard Lovelock; Rita Da Costa Leitão; Rita Ferreira; Robert Della-Sala; Robert Wälter; Roger ETCHEBERRY; Ruxandra Receanu; Sabine Hoek; Sabine+Ulf; Sandra Schmidt-Bellinghoff; Sara Fullone; Sarah Kather; Scott Davis; Seán O'Callaghan; Seraf van der Putten; Shane Gero; Sigrún Helgudóttir; Simone Panigada; Simon Merz; Siún Ní Cheallaigh; SOS Dolfijn; Stephanie Suciu; steve; Steven Michael Dunn; Stian Kleiven; Tammy Nicholas; Tanja; Tarek Haddad; Terra do Pico; Thomas OTWAY; Tobias Brehm; Ton Knijnenburg; warre verlinde; Wendy Upton; Wim van Urk; Ye Leng; Yves Fleuriot

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
oid	Internal ID
type	Always 'Event'
modified	Last modified
language	Language. Always 'en'
institution_code	Institution code. Always 'Happywhale'
basis_of_record	Basis of record. Always 'HumanObservation'
occurrence_id	Occurrence ID assigned by Happywhale
catalog_number	Catalog number. A link to Happywhale
recorded_by	Person or organization who recorded the data
individual_count	Number of animal. Always 1
sex	Gender of the animal if known
preparations	Method of data collection. Always 'photograph'
occurrence_remarks	Occurrence remarks
organism_id	Organism/animal ID assigned by Happywhale
organism_name	Organism/animal name by provider
organism_remarks	Organism remarks
event_id	Event ID assigned by Happywhale
event_date	Date the picture was taken
event_time	Time the picture was taken in local time zone
higher_geography	Ocean the animal was seen
water_body	Details of ocean
locality	Location of ocean
verbatim_locality	Location of ocean described by the provider
decimal_latitude	Latitude in decimal degrees
decimal_longitude	Longitude in decimal degrees
geodetic_datum	Geodetic datum. Always 'EPSG:4326 WGS84'
coordinate_precision	Coordinate precision
scientific_name	Scientific name
taxon_rank	Taxon rank
vernacular_name	Common name
license	License for picture
rights_holder	Rights holder
external_resource	Link to the picture (mid size)
external_resource_thumb	Link to the picture (small size)