USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Right 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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Attributes

Overview

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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
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
track_numTrack number
observerObserver Number
vizabilityVisibility
bssBSS
cloudCloud cover code. Code descriptions available upon request.
glare_lGlare Left
glare_rGlare Right
vertical_angleAngle
horizontal_angleDegree forward
sighting_cueSighting cue
sp_obsSpecies name recorded
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
reliabilityReliability
min_countMinimum number of animals
max_countMaximum number of animals
obs_countbest estimate of number of animals
commentsComments
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
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
OBIS-SEAMAP ID859
Seabirds0
Marine mammals63
Sea turtles181
Rays and sharks24
Other species4
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total272
Date, Begin2011-05-20
Date, End2012-04-19
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude29.96 - 30.58
Longitude-80.69 - -79.79
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 860)
Traveled (km)13,299
Effort hours99
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2012-08-08
Updated2012-12-03
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Shared with OBIS
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