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Title: Sightings
Short Name: Sightings
Status: In Work
Abstract:

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Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6114, 06-03-2015 14:59

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data File
Description:

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Data Attributes

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
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DATE NUMBER month/day/year
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TIME NUMBER Alaska Standard Time (-8 GMT)
N/A
OBSERVER Unknown initials of observer who made the sighting
N/A
ANGLE NUMBER Angles were taken with inclinometers and range from 0 to 90 with 0 at the horizon and 90 directly under the aircraft
N/A
GROUPSIZE NUMBER number of animals in a group
N/A
SPECIES Unknown Common name of the animal (or vessel) sighted, unid=unidentified
N/A
CUE Unknown Visual cue that caused the observer to first notice the sighting
N/A
CALFNUM NUMBER number of calves in group
N/A
GROUPCOMP Unknown age composition of the group
N/A
FEEDING Unknown if the group was thought to be feeding and what the cue was
N/A
REACTOPLANE Unknown if the group reacted to the aircraft and how they reacted
N/A
BEHAVIOR Unknown behavior of the group
N/A
SWIMDIR Unknown either given as degrees or in terms of an analog clock (e.g., 3 O'Clock where the nose of the plane is always 12)
N/A
VESSELNUM NUMBER number of vessels in the area
N/A
GRPNUM NUMBER unique number given to whale groups during a flight
N/A
LOW NUMBER minimum estimate of animals in a sighting
N/A
BEST NUMBER best estimate of animals in a sighting
N/A
HIGH NUMBER maximum estimate of animals in a sighting

Attribute Details

DATE

CC ID: 202915
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

month/day/year

Allowed Values: 201104190000 - 201106060000

TIME

CC ID: 202916
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Alaska Standard Time (-8 GMT)

Allowed Values: 939 - 2021

OBSERVER

CC ID: 202917
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

initials of observer who made the sighting

Allowed Values: unknown

ANGLE

CC ID: 202918
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Angles were taken with inclinometers and range from 0 to 90 with 0 at the horizon and 90 directly under the aircraft

Allowed Values: 1 - 50

GROUPSIZE

CC ID: 202919
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

number of animals in a group

Allowed Values: 1 - 250

SPECIES

CC ID: 202920
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Common name of the animal (or vessel) sighted, unid=unidentified

Allowed Values: unknown

CUE

CC ID: 202921
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Visual cue that caused the observer to first notice the sighting

Allowed Values: unknown

CALFNUM

CC ID: 202922
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

number of calves in group

Allowed Values: 0 - 14

GROUPCOMP

CC ID: 202923
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

age composition of the group

Allowed Values: unknown

FEEDING

CC ID: 202924
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

if the group was thought to be feeding and what the cue was

Allowed Values: unknown

REACTOPLANE

CC ID: 202925
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

if the group reacted to the aircraft and how they reacted

Allowed Values: unknown

BEHAVIOR

CC ID: 202926
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

behavior of the group

Allowed Values: unknown

SWIMDIR

CC ID: 202927
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

either given as degrees or in terms of an analog clock (e.g., 3 O'Clock where the nose of the plane is always 12)

Allowed Values: unknown

VESSELNUM

CC ID: 202928
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

number of vessels in the area

Allowed Values: 0 - 0

GRPNUM

CC ID: 202929
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

unique number given to whale groups during a flight

Allowed Values: 1 - 27

LOW

CC ID: 202930
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

minimum estimate of animals in a sighting

Allowed Values: 2 - 200

BEST

CC ID: 202931
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

best estimate of animals in a sighting

Allowed Values: 1 - 250

HIGH

CC ID: 202932
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

maximum estimate of animals in a sighting

Allowed Values: 2 - 350

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 25234
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25234
Metadata Record Created By: Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created: 2015-06-03 14:59+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