Sightings_master
Entity (ENT) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26377 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Sightings_master |
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Short Name: | Sightings_master |
Status: | In Work |
Abstract: |
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Entity Information
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Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
Name | Type | Description | ||
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100
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Record_number | NUMBER | Unique identification number assigned to every sighting form upon entry into the database | |
100
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Species_code | Unknown | Genus and species of marine mammal identified (first letter represents genus, second letter represents species). See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Date | NUMBER | Sequence: year/month/day | |
100
|
Yr | NUMBER | Year | |
100
|
Month | NUMBER | Month | |
100
|
Day | NUMBER | Day | |
100
|
Time | NUMBER | Hour: Minute: Second- local time using a 24 hour clock. This is the time when the animal is first seen. | |
100
|
TZ_+_- | Unknown | Plus or minus to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | |
100
|
Time_Zone | NUMBER | Current time zone- integer offset of hours to GMT | |
100
|
Long | NUMBER | Longitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Postive longitudes are east of the Prime Meridian and negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian | |
100
|
Lat | NUMBER | Latitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Positive latitudes are north of the equator and negative latitudes are south of the equator | |
100
|
Latd | NUMBER | Latitude in degrees | |
100
|
Latm | NUMBER | Latitude in minutes | |
100
|
Lats | NUMBER | Latitude in seconds | |
100
|
Lath | Unknown | Latitude Hemisphere: N = North, S = South | |
100
|
Longd | NUMBER | Longitude in degrees | |
100
|
Longm | NUMBER | Longitude in minutes | |
100
|
Longs | NUMBER | Longitude in seconds | |
100
|
Longh | Unknown | Longitude Hemisphere: E= East, W = West | |
100
|
Beaufort | NUMBER | Sea and wind state using Beaufort scale. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Water_Temperature_+_- | Unknown | Negative or positive degrees celsius | |
100
|
Water_Temperature | NUMBER | Water temperature integer in celsius | |
100
|
Closest_Approach | NUMBER | Estimation of distance the platform was from the marine mammal sighting. Measured and recorded in meters. | |
100
|
Best_Number_Sighted | NUMBER | The best estimation of the number of individual marine mammals sighted within one grouping. This would be for the same species, and example would be a pod of killer whales | |
100
|
Minimum_Number_Sighted | NUMBER | The best estimation of the minimum number of individual marine mammals seen. | |
100
|
Maximum_Number_Sighted | NUMBER | The best estimation of the maximum number of individual marine mammals seen. | |
100
|
Confidence_interval | NUMBER | No longer collected. Replaced by Reliabilty Rating codes. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list of previously used confidence intervals | |
100
|
Number_sighted | NUMBER | No longer collected. Replaced by Best Number Sighted. | |
100
|
Observer_Last_Name | Unknown | The last name of the observer | |
100
|
Sighting_Platform | NUMBER | The platform the observation was made from: 1 = ship, 2 = aircraft, 3 = ice station, 4 = shore station | |
100
|
Ship_Identifier | NUMBER | A unique identification number assigned to observatation platforms that have or will submit data with some frequency. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Cruise_number | Unknown | A unique identification number assigned to cruises that have North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (NPGOP) observers onboard | |
100
|
Vessel_code | Unknown | A unique identification number for vessels within the NPGOP | |
100
|
New_Visibility | Unknown | Current visibility code: X = Excellent, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor | |
100
|
OldVis | NUMBER | No longer collected- replaced by new visibility code. Old Visibility code: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Very good, 3 = Good, 4 = Fair, 5 = Poor, 6 = Unacceptable | |
100
|
Reliability_Rating | Unknown | The observers confidence in the species reported: S = Sure, L = Likely, N = Not possible, U = Unsure | |
100
|
Tentative? | Unknown | No longer collected. Replaced by reliability rating. T = Tentative, (blank) = Not tentative. A T was placed in this column if the observer was unsure about the species reported. | |
100
|
Sighting_Cue | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_1 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_2 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_3 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_4 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_5 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_6 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_7 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Behavior_8 | NUMBER | See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. | |
100
|
Photos_or_Video? | Unknown | Identification of any photos or videos taken of the species reported | |
100
|
Roll_Number | Unknown | Film roll number | |
100
|
Frame_Numbers | Unknown | Film/digital frame number | |
100
|
Body_length_code | Unknown | Length of species: 1 = less than 3 meters, 2 = 3 - 8 meters, 3 = 8 - 16 meters, 4 = 16 - 26 meters, 5 = greater than 26 meters | |
100
|
Multi_species_encounter | Unknown | Checked if multiple species were encountered together | |
100
|
Comments | Unknown | Space for the obsever to provide more information regarding the sighting | |
100
|
Sketch | Unknown | Checked if a sketch of the species was provided by the observer | |
100
|
Silhouettes | Unknown | Checked if a silhouette of the species was circled. Common marine mammal surface silhouettes are provided on the back to help evaluators confirm the species reported | |
100
|
Missing? | Unknown | Used in the quality control process. | |
100
|
Record_ID | NUMBER | No longer created. | |
100
|
Angle_from_bow | NUMBER | No longer collected. Relative angle (360 degree circle with bow at 000) that animal was initially sighted at. | |
100
|
IDIST_10s_of_meters | NUMBER | Initial sighting distance convereted to 10's of meters- no longer collected. Replaced by closest approach measurement. | |
100
|
Flag_beginning_end_transit | NUMBER | No longer collected. Flag disignating beginning or ending of transit. | |
100
|
Land_hits | Unknown | Used in the quality control process. | |
100
|
Ba_ data | Unknown | Used in the quality control process. | |
100
|
Sighting_form | Unknown | Sighting form used. Most recent edition: POP: ver. XII. 97 | |
100
|
Duplicates | Unknown | Used in the quality control process. | |
100
|
Edits | Unknown | Used in the quality control process. | |
100
|
Entry_Time | Unknown | Time and date the data was entered into the database. | |
100
|
Coder | Unknown | Name of individual who entered the data into the database. |
Attribute Details
Record_number
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
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Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Unique identification number assigned to every sighting form upon entry into the database |
Allowed Values: | 1 - 108804 |
Species_code
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
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Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Genus and species of marine mammal identified (first letter represents genus, second letter represents species). See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Date
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Sequence: year/month/day |
Allowed Values: | 195802050000 - 201405300000 |
Yr
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Year |
Allowed Values: | 1958 - 1999 |
Month
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Month |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 12 |
Day
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Day |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 31 |
Time
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Hour: Minute: Second- local time using a 24 hour clock. This is the time when the animal is first seen. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 2359 |
TZ_+_-
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
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Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Plus or minus to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Time_Zone
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Current time zone- integer offset of hours to GMT |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 24 |
Long
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Longitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Postive longitudes are east of the Prime Meridian and negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian |
Allowed Values: | -180 - 180 |
Lat
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Latitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Positive latitudes are north of the equator and negative latitudes are south of the equator |
Allowed Values: | -78.2583333333333 - 83.3533333333333 |
Latd
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Latitude in degrees |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 83 |
Latm
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Latitude in minutes |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 93 |
Lats
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Latitude in seconds |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 9 |
Lath
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Latitude Hemisphere: N = North, S = South |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Longd
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Longitude in degrees |
Allowed Values: | 1 - 180 |
Longm
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Longitude in minutes |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 110 |
Longs
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Longitude in seconds |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 9 |
Longh
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Longitude Hemisphere: E= East, W = West |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Beaufort
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Sea and wind state using Beaufort scale. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 11 |
Water_Temperature_+_-
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Negative or positive degrees celsius |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Water_Temperature
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Water temperature integer in celsius |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 610 |
Closest_Approach
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Estimation of distance the platform was from the marine mammal sighting. Measured and recorded in meters. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 10502 |
Best_Number_Sighted
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The best estimation of the number of individual marine mammals sighted within one grouping. This would be for the same species, and example would be a pod of killer whales |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 2000 |
Minimum_Number_Sighted
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The best estimation of the minimum number of individual marine mammals seen. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 5000 |
Maximum_Number_Sighted
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The best estimation of the maximum number of individual marine mammals seen. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 3000 |
Confidence_interval
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
No longer collected. Replaced by Reliabilty Rating codes. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list of previously used confidence intervals |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 9 |
Number_sighted
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
No longer collected. Replaced by Best Number Sighted. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 9999 |
Observer_Last_Name
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The last name of the observer |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Sighting_Platform
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The platform the observation was made from: 1 = ship, 2 = aircraft, 3 = ice station, 4 = shore station |
Allowed Values: | 1 - 4 |
Ship_Identifier
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
A unique identification number assigned to observatation platforms that have or will submit data with some frequency. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 1 - 999 |
Cruise_number
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
A unique identification number assigned to cruises that have North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (NPGOP) observers onboard |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Vessel_code
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
A unique identification number for vessels within the NPGOP |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
New_Visibility
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Current visibility code: X = Excellent, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
OldVis
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
No longer collected- replaced by new visibility code. Old Visibility code: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Very good, 3 = Good, 4 = Fair, 5 = Poor, 6 = Unacceptable |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 9 |
Reliability_Rating
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
The observers confidence in the species reported: S = Sure, L = Likely, N = Not possible, U = Unsure |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Tentative?
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
No longer collected. Replaced by reliability rating. T = Tentative, (blank) = Not tentative. A T was placed in this column if the observer was unsure about the species reported. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Sighting_Cue
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 148 |
Behavior_1
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 529 |
Behavior_2
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 1 - 810 |
Behavior_3
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 2 - 910 |
Behavior_4
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 1 - 151 |
Behavior_5
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 2 - 183 |
Behavior_6
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 4 - 152 |
Behavior_7
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 5 - 152 |
Behavior_8
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list. |
Allowed Values: | 28 - 140 |
Photos_or_Video?
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Identification of any photos or videos taken of the species reported |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Roll_Number
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Film roll number |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Frame_Numbers
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Film/digital frame number |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Body_length_code
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Length of species: 1 = less than 3 meters, 2 = 3 - 8 meters, 3 = 8 - 16 meters, 4 = 16 - 26 meters, 5 = greater than 26 meters |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Multi_species_encounter
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Checked if multiple species were encountered together |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Comments
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Space for the obsever to provide more information regarding the sighting |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Sketch
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Checked if a sketch of the species was provided by the observer |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Silhouettes
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Checked if a silhouette of the species was circled. Common marine mammal surface silhouettes are provided on the back to help evaluators confirm the species reported |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Missing?
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Used in the quality control process. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Record_ID
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
No longer created. |
Allowed Values: | 93264 - 1294285 |
Angle_from_bow
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
No longer collected. Relative angle (360 degree circle with bow at 000) that animal was initially sighted at. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 360 |
IDIST_10s_of_meters
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Initial sighting distance convereted to 10's of meters- no longer collected. Replaced by closest approach measurement. |
Allowed Values: | 0 - 999 |
Flag_beginning_end_transit
Data Storage Type: | NUMBER |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
No longer collected. Flag disignating beginning or ending of transit. |
Allowed Values: | 1 - 2 |
Land_hits
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Used in the quality control process. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Ba_ data
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Used in the quality control process. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Sighting_form
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Sighting form used. Most recent edition: POP: ver. XII. 97 |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Duplicates
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Used in the quality control process. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Edits
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Used in the quality control process. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Entry_Time
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Time and date the data was entered into the database. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Coder
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
---|---|
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Name of individual who entered the data into the database. |
Allowed Values: | unknown |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 26377 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26377 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Janice Waite |
Metadata Record Created: | 2015-08-12 16:53+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 |