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Cook Inlet Beluga Sightings Table

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26322  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Description

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Entity Information

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type Description
Cook Inlet Sighting Number ID
NUMBER 		Sequence number of Cook Inlet beluga sighting in database
Year
NUMBER 		Year sighting occurred
Month
NUMBER 		Month sighting occurred
Day
NUMBER 		Day sighting occurred
Lat degrees
NUMBER 		Latitude degrees
Lat decimal minutes
NUMBER 		Latitude decimal minutes
Lat decimal degrees
NUMBER 		Latitude in decimal degrees
Long degrees
NUMBER 		Longitude degrees
Long decimal minutes
NUMBER 		Longitude decimal minutes
Long decimal degrees
NUMBER 		Longitude in decimal degrees
Data type
Unknown 		Type of data associated with sighting
Source
Unknown 		Type of source giving sighting informaion
Specific Locality
Unknown 		Description of area or region of sighting
Error Range (in km)
NUMBER 		Precision in sighting range: 0.1=GPS above group, 0.2=GPS near group, 0.3=approx lat/long, 0.5=location description, 10.0=generalized location
Estimated position?
Unknown 		Was position estimated from specific locality?
Group Size
NUMBER 		Group size is number of individuals in group sighted
Time
Unknown 		time of day sighting occurred
Sighting Platform
Unknown 		platform sighting occurred
Observer Type
Unknown 		Type of person reporting sighting: Observer=trained observer, Volunteer=has some training, Public=person from the public sector, training unknown
Reliability of Sighting
Unknown 		Yes=trained observer or volunteer; Unsure=unknown if person has training to recognize beluga; No= questionable quality of sighting data
Behavior
Unknown 		Description of behavior during sighting
Comment
Unknown 		Additional information

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Contact Information

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Item Identification

Title: Cook Inlet Beluga Sightings Table
Short Name: Cook Inlet Beluga Sightings Table
Status: In Work
Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6775, 08-10-2015 16:40

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
 Cook Inlet Sighting Number ID NUMBER Sequence number of Cook Inlet beluga sighting in database
N/A
 Year NUMBER Year sighting occurred
N/A
 Month NUMBER Month sighting occurred
N/A
 Day NUMBER Day sighting occurred
N/A
 Lat degrees NUMBER Latitude degrees
N/A
 Lat decimal minutes NUMBER Latitude decimal minutes
N/A
 Lat decimal degrees NUMBER Latitude in decimal degrees
N/A
 Long degrees NUMBER Longitude degrees
N/A
 Long decimal minutes NUMBER Longitude decimal minutes
N/A
 Long decimal degrees NUMBER Longitude in decimal degrees
N/A
 Data type Unknown Type of data associated with sighting
N/A
 Source Unknown Type of source giving sighting informaion
N/A
 Specific Locality Unknown Description of area or region of sighting
N/A
 Error Range (in km) NUMBER Precision in sighting range: 0.1=GPS above group, 0.2=GPS near group, 0.3=approx lat/long, 0.5=location description, 10.0=generalized location
N/A
 Estimated position? Unknown Was position estimated from specific locality?
N/A
 Group Size NUMBER Group size is number of individuals in group sighted
N/A
 Time Unknown time of day sighting occurred
N/A
 Sighting Platform Unknown platform sighting occurred
N/A
 Observer Type Unknown Type of person reporting sighting: Observer=trained observer, Volunteer=has some training, Public=person from the public sector, training unknown
N/A
 Reliability of Sighting Unknown Yes=trained observer or volunteer; Unsure=unknown if person has training to recognize beluga; No= questionable quality of sighting data
N/A
 Behavior Unknown Description of behavior during sighting
N/A
 Comment Unknown Additional information

Attribute Details

Cook Inlet Sighting Number ID

CC ID: 275048
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sequence number of Cook Inlet beluga sighting in database
Allowed Values: 1 - 2145

Year

CC ID: 275049
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year sighting occurred
Allowed Values: 1975 - 2015

Month

CC ID: 275050
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Month sighting occurred
Allowed Values: 0 - 12

Day

CC ID: 275051
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Day sighting occurred
Allowed Values: 0 - 31

Lat degrees

CC ID: 275052
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude degrees
Allowed Values: 0 - 61

Lat decimal minutes

CC ID: 275053
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude decimal minutes
Allowed Values: 0 - 59.89

Lat decimal degrees

CC ID: 275054
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in decimal degrees
Allowed Values: 59.0708333333333 - 61.5237

Long degrees

CC ID: 275055
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude degrees
Allowed Values: -150 - 154

Long decimal minutes

CC ID: 275056
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude decimal minutes
Allowed Values: 0 - 74.18

Long decimal degrees

CC ID: 275057
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in decimal degrees
Allowed Values: -154.17066 - -140.680833333333

Data type

CC ID: 275058
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of data associated with sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

Source

CC ID: 275059
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of source giving sighting informaion
Allowed Values: unknown

Specific Locality

CC ID: 275060
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of area or region of sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

Error Range (in km)

CC ID: 275061
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Precision in sighting range: 0.1=GPS above group, 0.2=GPS near group, 0.3=approx lat/long, 0.5=location description, 10.0=generalized location
Allowed Values: 0 - 10

Estimated position?

CC ID: 275062
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Was position estimated from specific locality?
Allowed Values: unknown

Group Size

CC ID: 275063
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Group size is number of individuals in group sighted
Allowed Values: 1 - 1500

Time

CC ID: 275064
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

time of day sighting occurred
Allowed Values: unknown

Sighting Platform

CC ID: 275065
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

platform sighting occurred
Allowed Values: unknown

Observer Type

CC ID: 275066
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of person reporting sighting: Observer=trained observer, Volunteer=has some training, Public=person from the public sector, training unknown
Allowed Values: unknown

Reliability of Sighting

CC ID: 275067
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Yes=trained observer or volunteer; Unsure=unknown if person has training to recognize beluga; No= questionable quality of sighting data
Allowed Values: unknown

Behavior

CC ID: 275068
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of behavior during sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

Comment

CC ID: 275069
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Additional information
Allowed Values: unknown

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26322
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26322
Metadata Record Created By: Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created: 2015-08-10 16:40+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