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BSIERP_B66_2008_2010_Data_20150520

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25129 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

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

	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.

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