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PRIEST_Shipboard_Data.xlsx

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26056 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	PRIEST_Shipboard_Data.xlsx
Short Name:	PRIEST_Shipboard_Data.xlsx
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Excel worksheet that contains survey effort and sighting data.
Notes:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6596, 07-21-2015 18:19

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Data File
Description:	csv file that contains survey effort and sighting data.

Data Attributes

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

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	LINE	Unknown	Line number of data
N/A	DOT	VARCHAR2	A label defining whether the line is on or off effort.
N/A	CODE	VARCHAR2	A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.
N/A	TIME	NUMBER	Time of day that even occurred in Alaska Standard Time
N/A	DATE	NUMBER	The date of data collection
N/A	LAT	NUMBER	Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
N/A	LONG	NUMBER	Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz.
N/A	DLAT	NUMBER	Latitude converted to decimal degrees.
N/A	DLONG	NUMBER	Longitude converted to decimal degrees.
N/A	EFFDIST	NUMBER	The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort.
N/A	ONOFF	VARCHAR2	A label defining whether the transect leg occurred during on or off effort.
N/A	TRANSECT	NUMBER	Transect number
N/A	BEAUFORT	NUMBER	The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch.
N/A	SWELLHEIGHT	NUMBER	The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel.
N/A	SWELLDIR	NUMBER	The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic).
N/A	TEMP	Unknown	No data
N/A	WINDSPEED	NUMBER	The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel.
N/A	SHIPCOURSE	NUMBER	The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS.
N/A	SHSPEED	NUMBER	The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS.
N/A	FOGRAIN	VARCHAR2	A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog.
N/A	HORIZSUN	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.
N/A	VERTSUN	NUMBER	An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the position of the sun seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.
N/A	WINDDIR	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).
N/A	VISIBILITY	NUMBER	An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.
N/A	LEFTOBS	VARCHAR	The code number of the observer in the left observer position.
N/A	RECORDER	VARCHAR	The code number of the observer who is in the computer recorder position.
N/A	RIGHTOBS	VARCHAR	The code number of the observer in the right observer position.
N/A	SIGHTNUMBER	Unknown	A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.
N/A	SIGHTOBS	VARCHAR	The code number of the observer who made a sighting.
N/A	CUE	VARCHAR2	The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash.
N/A	SIGHTCODE	VARCHAR2	Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.
N/A	ANGLE	NUMBER	The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).
N/A	RETICLE	NUMBER	The number of reticles on the binocular lense; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.
N/A	RADIALDIST_NM	NUMBER	The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings in nm.
N/A	DISTANCE_KM	NUMBER	The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings in km.
N/A	MMDIRECTION	NUMBER	The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0).
N/A	MMSPEED	NUMBER	The estimated travel speed of the animal.
N/A	SPECIESCODE	VARCHAR	The species code
N/A	SPECIESNAME	Unknown	The genus and species name of the sighting
N/A	BESTGSIZ	NUMBER	The best estimation of the group size.
N/A	HIGHGSIZ	NUMBER	The highest possible count of group size.
N/A	LOWGSIZ	NUMBER	The lowest possible count of the group size.
N/A	SIGHTDECLAT	NUMBER	Estimated latitude calculated from angle and distance.
N/A	SIGHTDECLONG	NUMBER	Estimated longitude calculated from angle and distance.
N/A	PERPDIST	NUMBER	The perpendicular distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.
N/A	DISTDOWNTRACK	NUMBER	The cosine of the angle (in radians) of the sighting multiplied bt the radial distance.
N/A	COMMENTS	Unknown	Observer comments

Name

Type

Description

N/A

LINE

Unknown

Line number of data

N/A

DOT

VARCHAR2

A label defining whether the line is on or off effort.

N/A

CODE

VARCHAR2

A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.

N/A

TIME

NUMBER

Time of day that even occurred in Alaska Standard Time

N/A

DATE

NUMBER

The date of data collection

N/A

LAT

NUMBER

Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz

N/A

LONG

NUMBER

Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz.

N/A

DLAT

NUMBER

Latitude converted to decimal degrees.

N/A

DLONG

NUMBER

Longitude converted to decimal degrees.

N/A

EFFDIST

NUMBER

The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort.

N/A

ONOFF

VARCHAR2

A label defining whether the transect leg occurred during on or off effort.

N/A

TRANSECT

NUMBER

Transect number

N/A

BEAUFORT

NUMBER

The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch.

N/A

SWELLHEIGHT

NUMBER

The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel.

N/A

SWELLDIR

NUMBER

The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic).

N/A

TEMP

Unknown

No data

N/A

WINDSPEED

NUMBER

The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel.

N/A

SHIPCOURSE

NUMBER

The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS.

N/A

SHSPEED

NUMBER

The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS.

N/A

FOGRAIN

VARCHAR2

A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog.

N/A

HORIZSUN

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.

N/A

VERTSUN

NUMBER

An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the position of the sun seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.

N/A

WINDDIR

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).

N/A

VISIBILITY

NUMBER

An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.

N/A

LEFTOBS

VARCHAR

The code number of the observer in the left observer position.

N/A

RECORDER

VARCHAR

The code number of the observer who is in the computer recorder position.

N/A

RIGHTOBS

VARCHAR

The code number of the observer in the right observer position.

N/A

SIGHTNUMBER

Unknown

A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.

N/A

SIGHTOBS

VARCHAR

The code number of the observer who made a sighting.

N/A

CUE

VARCHAR2

The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash.

N/A

SIGHTCODE

VARCHAR2

Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.

N/A

ANGLE

NUMBER

The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).

N/A

RETICLE

NUMBER

The number of reticles on the binocular lense; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.

N/A

RADIALDIST_NM

NUMBER

The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings in nm.

N/A

DISTANCE_KM

NUMBER

The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings in km.

N/A

MMDIRECTION

NUMBER

The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0).

N/A

MMSPEED

NUMBER

The estimated travel speed of the animal.

N/A

SPECIESCODE

VARCHAR

The species code

N/A

SPECIESNAME

Unknown

The genus and species name of the sighting

N/A

BESTGSIZ

NUMBER

The best estimation of the group size.

N/A

HIGHGSIZ

NUMBER

The highest possible count of group size.

N/A

LOWGSIZ

NUMBER

The lowest possible count of the group size.

N/A

SIGHTDECLAT

NUMBER

Estimated latitude calculated from angle and distance.

N/A

SIGHTDECLONG

NUMBER

Estimated longitude calculated from angle and distance.

N/A

PERPDIST

NUMBER

The perpendicular distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.

N/A

DISTDOWNTRACK

NUMBER

The cosine of the angle (in radians) of the sighting multiplied bt the radial distance.

N/A

COMMENTS

Unknown

Observer comments

Attribute Details

LINE

CC ID: 227273

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.

DOT

CC ID: 227274

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	A label defining whether the line is on or off effort.
Allowed Values:	.

CODE

CC ID: 227275

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: 227276

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: 227277

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The date of data collection
Unit of Measure:	day
Allowed Values:	080107 - 091011

LAT

CC ID: 227278

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:	Degree decimal minute
Allowed Values:	N52:59.62 - N64:25.05

LONG

CC ID: 227279

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:	Degree decimal minutes
Allowed Values:	W161:29.74 - W171:19.61

DLAT

CC ID: 227280

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude converted to decimal degrees.
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	52.827 - 64.418

DLONG

CC ID: 227281

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude converted to decimal degrees.
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	-161.496 - -171.327

EFFDIST

CC ID: 227282

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:	km
Allowed Values:	0 - 25

ONOFF

CC ID: 227283

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

TRANSECT

CC ID: 227284

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Transect number
Unit of Measure:	nm
Allowed Values:	0 - 374

BEAUFORT

CC ID: 227285

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 - 7

SWELLHEIGHT

CC ID: 227286

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 - 20

SWELLDIR

CC ID: 227287

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

TEMP

CC ID: 227288

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	No data

WINDSPEED

CC ID: 227289

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 - 45

SHIPCOURSE

CC ID: 227290

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

SHSPEED

CC ID: 227291

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 - 14.3

FOGRAIN

CC ID: 227292

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

HORIZSUN

CC ID: 227293

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 relative to the bow
Allowed Values:	1 - 12

VERTSUN

CC ID: 227294

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the position of the sun 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:	0 - 12

WINDDIR

CC ID: 227295

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: 227296

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 - 10.0

LEFTOBS

CC ID: 227297

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The code number of the observer in the left observer position.
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Observer numbers

RECORDER

CC ID: 227298

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The code number of the observer who is in the computer recorder position.
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Observer numbers

RIGHTOBS

CC ID: 227299

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The code number of the observer in the right observer position.
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Observer numbers

SIGHTNUMBER

CC ID: 227300

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.

SIGHTOBS

CC ID: 227301

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: 227302

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

SIGHTCODE

CC ID: 227303

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: 227304

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 bow
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

RETICLE

CC ID: 227305

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The number of reticles on the binocular lense; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.
Unit of Measure:	reticles
Allowed Values:	0 - 20

RADIALDIST_NM

CC ID: 227306

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 in nm.
Unit of Measure:	nm
Allowed Values:	0 - 8

DISTANCE_KM

CC ID: 227307

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 in km.
Unit of Measure:	nm
Allowed Values:	0 - 8

MMDIRECTION

CC ID: 227308

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:	deg relative to ships bow
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

MMSPEED

CC ID: 227309

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 - infinity

SPECIESCODE

CC ID: 227310

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The species code
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Species code

SPECIESNAME

CC ID: 227311

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

BESTGSIZ

CC ID: 227312

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 - 85

HIGHGSIZ

CC ID: 227313

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 - 100

LOWGSIZ

CC ID: 227314

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 - 70

SIGHTDECLAT

CC ID: 227315

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Estimated latitude calculated from angle and distance.
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	53.38 - 64.379

SIGHTDECLONG

CC ID: 227316

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Estimated longitude calculated from angle and distance.
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	-162.308 - -171.144

PERPDIST

CC ID: 227317

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The perpendicular distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.
Unit of Measure:	nm
Allowed Values:	0 - 5

DISTDOWNTRACK

CC ID: 227318

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The cosine of the angle (in radians) of the sighting multiplied bt the radial distance.
Unit of Measure:	nm
Allowed Values:	0 - 7.5

COMMENTS

CC ID: 227319

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observer comments
Allowed Values:	No domain defined.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	26056
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26056
Metadata Record Created By:	Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created:	2015-07-21 18:19+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