AFAST Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2011-2012

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Dataset credit

William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact William McLellan University of North Carolina Wilmington
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

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Supplemental information

[2020-10-01] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Physeter catodon (180489) => Physeter macrocephalus (180488)


[2017-03-28] Two sighting records were updated with more accurate species identification:
2011-10-25 11:40 Ziphius to Ziphius cavirostris
2012-01-31 10:42 Ziphius to Ziphius cavirostris

[2014-03-18] Sperm whale sightings were assigned an invalid scientific name (P. catodon). It is corrected to P. macrocephalus.

The original survey data are separated into two datasets, from left-side and right-side observers upon provider's request. This dataset is from the left side sightings data. The right side sightings data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the USWTR Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2011-2012 dataset.

This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the Hatteras Aerial surveys.
All the data of the collection are available in the following datasets including this dataset:
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2017
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2017
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Left side - 2016
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Right side - 2016
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015
AFTT Cape Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2014
AFTT Cape Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2014
AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2012-2013
AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2012-2013
AFAST Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2011-2012
AFAST Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2011-2012

All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy page.

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.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidRow ID assigned by OBIS-SEAMAP
row_iddefinition not provided
obs_dateObservation date
obs_timeobservation time
waypointWaypoint
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
eventEvent. 1.1 = On effort/on track; 1.2 = Off effort. Full codes are available upon request.
headingHeading
bssBSS
cloudCloud cover code. Code descriptions available upon request.
glare_lGlare Left
glare_rGlare Right
vertical_angledefinition not provided
horizontal_angledefinition not provided
sighting_cueSighting cue
sp_tsnITIS taxonomic serial number.
reliabilityReliability
min_countMinimum number of animals
max_countMaximum number of animals
commentsComments
datetime_iniInitial date/time if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
latitude_iniInitial latitude if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
longitude_iniInitial longitude if this record is a follow-up of the already sighted animals
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID851
Seabirds0
Marine mammals61
Sea turtles22
Rays and sharks8
Other species9
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total100
Date, Begin2011-05-26
Date, End2012-03-15
Temporal prec.111110
Latitude34.65 - 36.14
Longitude-75.76 - -74.35
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 852)
Traveled (km)9,864
Effort hours84
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2012-08-08
Updated2020-10-01
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Shared with OBIS
GBIF (via DOI)
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See metadata in FGDC XML
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