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PRIEST Aerial 2008-2009 Database

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25569  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

NA

Description

NA

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type Description
FLIGHTNUMBER
NUMBER 		NA
Date
NUMBER 		From the GPS; #/##/####
Time
Unknown 		In Alaska local time ; GMT - 8 in the summer; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
EFFORT
Unknown 		NA
EFFORTMODE
Unknown 		Type of effort. AE=Acoustic exploratory, AO=Acoustics only, AS= Acoustic smallscale, CI= Circle, CR=Crossleg, EX=Exploratory, SM=Smallscale, TR=Transit
LATITUDE
NUMBER 		Decimal Degrees; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
LONGITUDE
NUMBER 		Decimal Degrees; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
HEADING
NUMBER 		Direction of the plane; from the GPS
OVERCAST
NUMBER 		Percentage e.g. 80%
BEAUFORT
NUMBER 		Beaufort scale for wind force
LEFTGLARE
Unknown 		Yes/No; is there glare anywhere in the observers viewing area
LEFTVISNM
NUMBER 		Visibility in nautical miles for the left observer
LeftVISQUAL
Unknown 		Ability to see a right whale at 2 miles given the sea state and glare. E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P= Poor, U=Useless
RIGHTGLARE
Unknown 		Yes/No; is there glare anywhere in the observers viewing area
RIGHTVISNM
NUMBER 		Visibility in nautical miles for the right observer
RIGHTVISQUAL
Unknown 		Ability to see a right whale at 2 miles given the sea state and glare. E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P= Poor, U=Useless
ROW1LEFTINIT
Unknown 		3 letter initials of pilot
ROW1LEFTROLE
Unknown 		P = pilot.
ROW1RIGHTINIT
Unknown 		3 letter initials of copilot
ROW1RIGHTROLE
Unknown 		C = copilot
ROW2LEFTINIT
Unknown 		3 letter initials of left observer
ROW2LEFTROLE
Unknown 		O = observer
ROW2RIGHTINIT
Unknown 		3 letter initials of right observer
ROW2RIGHTROLE
Unknown 		O = observer
ROW3LEFTINIT
Unknown 		not used in this 690A seating configuration
ROW3LEFTROLE
Unknown 		not used in this 690A seating configuration
ROW3RIGHTINIT
Unknown 		3 letter initials of recorder
ROW3RIGHTROLE
Unknown 		R = recorder.
ROW4LEFTINIT
Unknown 		not used in this 690A seating configuration
ROW4LEFTROLE
Unknown 		not used in this 690A seating configuration
ROW4RIGHTINIT
Unknown 		not used in this 690A seating configuration
ROW4RIGHTROLE
Unknown 		not used in this 690A seating configuration
OBSERVER
Unknown 		3 letter initials of the observer who made the sighting
SPECIES
Unknown 		2 letter species code
ANGLE
NUMBER 		90 - 0; 90 = horizon; 0 = directly below. Reticle hatch marks were measured and marked on the bubble windows
GROUPSIZE
NUMBER 		Total number of animals (including calves)
CUE
Unknown 		What did you observe that led you to the sighting; Blow; body; Splash; Mud Plume; Birds; Vessel
CALFNUM
NUMBER 		Total number of calves (portion of the total groupsize)
BEHAVIOR1
Unknown 		Primary behavior of the animal sighted
BEHAVIOR2
Unknown 		Secondary behavior of the animal sighted
BEHAVIOR3
Unknown 		Tertiary behavior of the animal sighted
REACTOPLANE
Unknown 		Did the aircraft cause a disturbance. None; Unknown; Abrupt Dive; Course Change; Stop Behavior.
SWIMDIR
Unknown 		Direction of animal in relation to airplane as hours on a clock
PHOTOS
Unknown 		Yes/No
COMMENTS
Unknown 		Comments about data line if needed

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Item Identification

Title: PRIEST Aerial 2008-2009 Database
Short Name: PRIEST Aerial 2008-2009 Database
Status: Completed
Abstract:

NA
Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6270, 06-19-2015 12:35

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data File
Description:

NA

Data Attributes

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

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
N/A
 FLIGHTNUMBER NUMBER NA
N/A
 Date NUMBER From the GPS; #/##/####
N/A
 Time Unknown In Alaska local time ; GMT - 8 in the summer; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
N/A
 EFFORT Unknown NA
N/A
 EFFORTMODE Unknown Type of effort. AE=Acoustic exploratory, AO=Acoustics only, AS= Acoustic smallscale, CI= Circle, CR=Crossleg, EX=Exploratory, SM=Smallscale, TR=Transit
N/A
 LATITUDE NUMBER Decimal Degrees; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
N/A
 LONGITUDE NUMBER Decimal Degrees; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
N/A
 HEADING NUMBER Direction of the plane; from the GPS
N/A
 OVERCAST NUMBER Percentage e.g. 80%
N/A
 BEAUFORT NUMBER Beaufort scale for wind force
N/A
 LEFTGLARE Unknown Yes/No; is there glare anywhere in the observers viewing area
N/A
 LEFTVISNM NUMBER Visibility in nautical miles for the left observer
N/A
 LeftVISQUAL Unknown Ability to see a right whale at 2 miles given the sea state and glare. E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P= Poor, U=Useless
N/A
 RIGHTGLARE Unknown Yes/No; is there glare anywhere in the observers viewing area
N/A
 RIGHTVISNM NUMBER Visibility in nautical miles for the right observer
N/A
 RIGHTVISQUAL Unknown Ability to see a right whale at 2 miles given the sea state and glare. E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P= Poor, U=Useless
N/A
 ROW1LEFTINIT Unknown 3 letter initials of pilot
N/A
 ROW1LEFTROLE Unknown P = pilot.
N/A
 ROW1RIGHTINIT Unknown 3 letter initials of copilot
N/A
 ROW1RIGHTROLE Unknown C = copilot
N/A
 ROW2LEFTINIT Unknown 3 letter initials of left observer
N/A
 ROW2LEFTROLE Unknown O = observer
N/A
 ROW2RIGHTINIT Unknown 3 letter initials of right observer
N/A
 ROW2RIGHTROLE Unknown O = observer
N/A
 ROW3LEFTINIT Unknown not used in this 690A seating configuration
N/A
 ROW3LEFTROLE Unknown not used in this 690A seating configuration
N/A
 ROW3RIGHTINIT Unknown 3 letter initials of recorder
N/A
 ROW3RIGHTROLE Unknown R = recorder.
N/A
 ROW4LEFTINIT Unknown not used in this 690A seating configuration
N/A
 ROW4LEFTROLE Unknown not used in this 690A seating configuration
N/A
 ROW4RIGHTINIT Unknown not used in this 690A seating configuration
N/A
 ROW4RIGHTROLE Unknown not used in this 690A seating configuration
N/A
 OBSERVER Unknown 3 letter initials of the observer who made the sighting
N/A
 SPECIES Unknown 2 letter species code
N/A
 ANGLE NUMBER 90 - 0; 90 = horizon; 0 = directly below. Reticle hatch marks were measured and marked on the bubble windows
N/A
 GROUPSIZE NUMBER Total number of animals (including calves)
N/A
 CUE Unknown What did you observe that led you to the sighting; Blow; body; Splash; Mud Plume; Birds; Vessel
N/A
 CALFNUM NUMBER Total number of calves (portion of the total groupsize)
N/A
 BEHAVIOR1 Unknown Primary behavior of the animal sighted
N/A
 BEHAVIOR2 Unknown Secondary behavior of the animal sighted
N/A
 BEHAVIOR3 Unknown Tertiary behavior of the animal sighted
N/A
 REACTOPLANE Unknown Did the aircraft cause a disturbance. None; Unknown; Abrupt Dive; Course Change; Stop Behavior.
N/A
 SWIMDIR Unknown Direction of animal in relation to airplane as hours on a clock
N/A
 PHOTOS Unknown Yes/No
N/A
 COMMENTS Unknown Comments about data line if needed

Attribute Details

FLIGHTNUMBER

CC ID: 229347
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

NA
Allowed Values: 1 - 36

Date

CC ID: 229348
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

From the GPS; #/##/####
Allowed Values: 7/24/2008 - 8/25/2009

Time

CC ID: 229349
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

In Alaska local time ; GMT - 8 in the summer; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered

EFFORT

CC ID: 229350
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

NA
Allowed Values: unknown

EFFORTMODE

CC ID: 229351
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of effort. AE=Acoustic exploratory, AO=Acoustics only, AS= Acoustic smallscale, CI= Circle, CR=Crossleg, EX=Exploratory, SM=Smallscale, TR=Transit
Allowed Values: unknown

LATITUDE

CC ID: 229352
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Decimal Degrees; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
Allowed Values: 54.075491 - 58.435351

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 229353
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Decimal Degrees; collected every 5 sec or when a sighting, comment etc is entered
Allowed Values: -168.92586 - -157.49479

HEADING

CC ID: 229354
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Direction of the plane; from the GPS
Allowed Values: 0 - 360

OVERCAST

CC ID: 229355
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage e.g. 80%
Allowed Values: 0 - 100

BEAUFORT

CC ID: 229356
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Beaufort scale for wind force
Allowed Values: 0 - 8

LEFTGLARE

CC ID: 229357
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Yes/No; is there glare anywhere in the observers viewing area
Allowed Values: unknown

LEFTVISNM

CC ID: 229358
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Visibility in nautical miles for the left observer
Allowed Values: 1 - 10

LeftVISQUAL

CC ID: 229359
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Ability to see a right whale at 2 miles given the sea state and glare. E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P= Poor, U=Useless
Allowed Values: unknown

RIGHTGLARE

CC ID: 229360
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Yes/No; is there glare anywhere in the observers viewing area
Allowed Values: unknown

RIGHTVISNM

CC ID: 229361
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Visibility in nautical miles for the right observer
Allowed Values: 1 - 10

RIGHTVISQUAL

CC ID: 229362
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Ability to see a right whale at 2 miles given the sea state and glare. E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P= Poor, U=Useless
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW1LEFTINIT

CC ID: 229363
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

3 letter initials of pilot
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW1LEFTROLE

CC ID: 229364
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

P = pilot.
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW1RIGHTINIT

CC ID: 229365
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

3 letter initials of copilot
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW1RIGHTROLE

CC ID: 229366
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

C = copilot
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW2LEFTINIT

CC ID: 229367
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

3 letter initials of left observer
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW2LEFTROLE

CC ID: 229368
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

O = observer
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW2RIGHTINIT

CC ID: 229369
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

3 letter initials of right observer
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW2RIGHTROLE

CC ID: 229370
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

O = observer
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW3LEFTINIT

CC ID: 229371
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

not used in this 690A seating configuration
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW3LEFTROLE

CC ID: 229372
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

not used in this 690A seating configuration
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW3RIGHTINIT

CC ID: 229373
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

3 letter initials of recorder
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW3RIGHTROLE

CC ID: 229374
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

R = recorder.
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW4LEFTINIT

CC ID: 229375
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

not used in this 690A seating configuration
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW4LEFTROLE

CC ID: 229376
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

not used in this 690A seating configuration
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW4RIGHTINIT

CC ID: 229377
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

not used in this 690A seating configuration
Allowed Values: unknown

ROW4RIGHTROLE

CC ID: 229378
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

not used in this 690A seating configuration
Allowed Values: unknown

OBSERVER

CC ID: 229379
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

3 letter initials of the observer who made the sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

SPECIES

CC ID: 229380
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

2 letter species code
Allowed Values: unknown

ANGLE

CC ID: 229381
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

90 - 0; 90 = horizon; 0 = directly below. Reticle hatch marks were measured and marked on the bubble windows
Allowed Values: 0 - 90

GROUPSIZE

CC ID: 229382
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of animals (including calves)
Allowed Values: 1 - 75

CUE

CC ID: 229383
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

What did you observe that led you to the sighting; Blow; body; Splash; Mud Plume; Birds; Vessel
Allowed Values: unknown

CALFNUM

CC ID: 229384
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of calves (portion of the total groupsize)
Allowed Values: 0 - 1

BEHAVIOR1

CC ID: 229385
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Primary behavior of the animal sighted
Allowed Values: unknown

BEHAVIOR2

CC ID: 229386
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Secondary behavior of the animal sighted
Allowed Values: unknown

BEHAVIOR3

CC ID: 229387
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tertiary behavior of the animal sighted
Allowed Values: unknown

REACTOPLANE

CC ID: 229388
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Did the aircraft cause a disturbance. None; Unknown; Abrupt Dive; Course Change; Stop Behavior.
Allowed Values: unknown

SWIMDIR

CC ID: 229389
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Direction of animal in relation to airplane as hours on a clock
Allowed Values: unknown

PHOTOS

CC ID: 229390
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Yes/No
Allowed Values: unknown

COMMENTS

CC ID: 229391
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Comments about data line if needed
Allowed Values: unknown

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 25569
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25569
Metadata Record Created By: Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created: 2015-06-19 12:35+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-11-30
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-11-30
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-11-30