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BSIERP_B66_2008_2010_Data_20150520

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25129  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Excel worksheet that contains survey effort and sighting data

Description

Excel worksheet that contains survey effort and sighting data

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
Data Line
Unknown 		Line number of data
Block Number
NUMBER 		A number to distinguish survey area transects from transit transects
Block Area
Unknown 		Area of blocks calculated in Arcmap
LegNumber
Unknown 		Value assigned to a segment of the trackline
Leg Length
NUMBER 		Realized effort for each transect of the trackline
On/off
VARCHAR2 		A label defining whether the transect leg occurred during on or off effort
Event
VARCHAR2 		A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.
Time
NUMBER 		Time of day that even occurred in Alaska Standard Time
Date
NUMBER 		The date of data collection
Latitude
NUMBER 		Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
Longitude
NUMBER 		Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
D Latitude
NUMBER 		Latitude converted to decimal degrees
D Longitude
NUMBER 		Longitude converted to decimal degrees
Distance traveled
NUMBER 		The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort.
Beaufort
NUMBER 		The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
Swell Height
NUMBER 		The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel
Swell Direction
NUMBER 		The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
Temperature
Unknown 		No data
Wind Speed
NUMBER 		The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel
Course
NUMBER 		The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS
Speed
NUMBER 		The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
Weather
VARCHAR2 		A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog
Horiz sun
NUMBER 		An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
Vert sun
NUMBER 		An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the suns position seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.
Wind dir
NUMBER 		An esimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north made by observers with reference to the compass repeater (true direction as opposed to magnetic).
Visibility
NUMBER 		An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.
Sighting number
Unknown 		A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.
Observer
VARCHAR 		The code number of the observer who made a sighting.
Cue
VARCHAR2 		The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
Method
VARCHAR2 		Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.
Angle
NUMBER 		The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).
Reticle
NUMBER 		The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.
Radial distance
NUMBER 		The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.
MM course
NUMBER 		The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0).
MM speed
NUMBER 		The estimated travel speed of the animal.
Species code
VARCHAR 		The species code
Species
Unknown 		The genus and species name of the sighting
Best SS
NUMBER 		The best estimation of the group size.
High SS
NUMBER 		The highest possible count of group size.
Low SS
NUMBER 		The lowest possible count of the group size.

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Item Identification

Title: BSIERP_B66_2008_2010_Data_20150520
Short Name: BSIERP_B66_2008_2010_Data_20150520
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Excel worksheet that contains survey effort and sighting data
Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6070, 05-26-2015 18:56

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Description:

Excel worksheet that contains survey effort and sighting data

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Data Line Unknown Line number of data
100
 Block Number NUMBER A number to distinguish survey area transects from transit transects
100
 Block Area Unknown Area of blocks calculated in Arcmap
100
 LegNumber Unknown Value assigned to a segment of the trackline
100
 Leg Length NUMBER Realized effort for each transect of the trackline
100
 On/off VARCHAR2 A label defining whether the transect leg occurred during on or off effort
100
 Event VARCHAR2 A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.
100
 Time NUMBER Time of day that even occurred in Alaska Standard Time
100
 Date NUMBER The date of data collection
100
 Latitude NUMBER Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
100
 Longitude NUMBER Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
100
 D Latitude NUMBER Latitude converted to decimal degrees
100
 D Longitude NUMBER Longitude converted to decimal degrees
100
 Distance traveled NUMBER The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort.
100
 Beaufort NUMBER The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
100
 Swell Height NUMBER The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel
100
 Swell Direction NUMBER The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
100
 Temperature Unknown No data
100
 Wind Speed NUMBER The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel
100
 Course NUMBER The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS
100
 Speed NUMBER The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
100
 Weather VARCHAR2 A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog
100
 Horiz sun NUMBER An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
100
 Vert sun NUMBER An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the suns position seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.
100
 Wind dir NUMBER An esimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north made by observers with reference to the compass repeater (true direction as opposed to magnetic).
100
 Visibility NUMBER An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.
100
 Sighting number Unknown A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.
100
 Observer VARCHAR The code number of the observer who made a sighting.
100
 Cue VARCHAR2 The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
100
 Method VARCHAR2 Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.
100
 Angle NUMBER The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).
100
 Reticle NUMBER The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.
100
 Radial distance NUMBER The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.
100
 MM course NUMBER The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0).
100
 MM speed NUMBER The estimated travel speed of the animal.
100
 Species code VARCHAR The species code
100
 Species Unknown The genus and species name of the sighting
100
 Best SS NUMBER The best estimation of the group size.
100
 High SS NUMBER The highest possible count of group size.
100
 Low SS NUMBER The lowest possible count of the group size.

Attribute Details

Data Line

CC ID: 203095
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Line number of data
Allowed Values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Block Number

CC ID: 203096
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number to distinguish survey area transects from transit transects
Allowed Values: 0 - 1

Block Area

CC ID: 203097
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Area of blocks calculated in Arcmap
Allowed Values: Number: Area calculated for each block

LegNumber

CC ID: 203098
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Value assigned to a segment of the trackline
Allowed Values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Leg Length

CC ID: 203099
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Realized effort for each transect of the trackline
Unit of Measure: nm
Allowed Values: 0 - 510.5

On/off

CC ID: 203100
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A label defining whether the transect leg occurred during on or off effort
Allowed Values: On, Off

Event

CC ID: 203101
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.
Allowed Values: B, R, E, P, V, N, W, C, S, s, t, *

Time

CC ID: 203102
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of day that even occurred in Alaska Standard Time
Unit of Measure: second
Allowed Values: 00:00:00 - 23:59:59

Date

CC ID: 203103
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The date of data collection
Unit of Measure: day
Allowed Values: 20080603 - 20100805

Latitude

CC ID: 203104
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
Unit of Measure: Deg decimal min: N54:24.17
Allowed Values: N53:55.77 - N62:23.43

Longitude

CC ID: 203105
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
Unit of Measure: Deg decimal min: W166:31.20
Allowed Values: W153:12.16 - W179:59.96

D Latitude

CC ID: 203106
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude converted to decimal degrees
Unit of Measure: Decimal degrees
Allowed Values: 53.9295 - 62.3905

D Longitude

CC ID: 203107
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude converted to decimal degrees
Unit of Measure: Decimal degrees
Allowed Values: -179.9993 - 179.9998

Distance traveled

CC ID: 203108
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort.
Unit of Measure: nm
Allowed Values: 0 - 20.513

Beaufort

CC ID: 203109
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
Unit of Measure: Beaufort scale
Allowed Values: 0 - 6

Swell Height

CC ID: 203110
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel
Unit of Measure: feet
Allowed Values: 0 - 8

Swell Direction

CC ID: 203111
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
Unit of Measure: degree relative to true N
Allowed Values: 0 - 359

Temperature

CC ID: 203112
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No data

Wind Speed

CC ID: 203113
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel
Unit of Measure: knots
Allowed Values: 0 - 40

Course

CC ID: 203114
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS
Unit of Measure: degree relative to true N
Allowed Values: 0 - 359

Speed

CC ID: 203115
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
Unit of Measure: knots
Allowed Values: 0 - 15

Weather

CC ID: 203116
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog
Allowed Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Horiz sun

CC ID: 203117
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
Unit of Measure: clock hrs rel. to ships bow
Allowed Values: 1 - 12

Vert sun

CC ID: 203118
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the suns position seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.
Unit of Measure: integer
Allowed Values: 1 - 12

Wind dir

CC ID: 203119
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An esimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north made by observers with reference to the compass repeater (true direction as opposed to magnetic).
Unit of Measure: degree relative to true N
Allowed Values: 0 - 359

Visibility

CC ID: 203120
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.
Unit of Measure: mile
Allowed Values: 0 - 8.0

Sighting number

CC ID: 203121
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.
Allowed Values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Observer

CC ID: 203122
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The code number of the observer who made a sighting.
Allowed Values: Codeset: Observer numbers

Cue

CC ID: 203123
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
Allowed Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Method

CC ID: 203124
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.
Allowed Values: 2, 4, 1

Angle

CC ID: 203125
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).
Unit of Measure: deg of stg rel. to ships bow
Allowed Values: 0 - 359

Reticle

CC ID: 203126
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.
Unit of Measure: reticles
Allowed Values: 0 - 20

Radial distance

CC ID: 203127
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.
Unit of Measure: nm
Allowed Values: 0 - 7.59

MM course

CC ID: 203128
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0).
Unit of Measure: degree relative to ships bow
Allowed Values: 0 - 359

MM speed

CC ID: 203129
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The estimated travel speed of the animal.
Unit of Measure: miles/hr
Allowed Values: 0 - 10

Species code

CC ID: 203130
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The species code
Allowed Values: Codeset: Species code

Species

CC ID: 203131
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The genus and species name of the sighting
Allowed Values: Genus and species name of sighted animal

Best SS

CC ID: 203132
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The best estimation of the group size.
Unit of Measure: animal
Allowed Values: 1 - 50

High SS

CC ID: 203133
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The highest possible count of group size.
Unit of Measure: animal
Allowed Values: 1 - 85

Low SS

CC ID: 203134
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The lowest possible count of the group size.
Unit of Measure: animal
Allowed Values: 1 - 40

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 25129
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25129
Metadata Record Created By: Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created: 2015-05-26 18:56+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-11-27
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-11-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-11-27