Search Help Show/Hide Menu
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

This provides the location of colonies observed by snorkelers by surveying shallow reef habitats in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

The colonies' locations were recorded as waypoints via a handheld GPS unit

Description

This provides the location of colonies observed by snorkelers by surveying shallow reef habitats in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Date_Marked
Date
Date of survey
GPS_Point_Number
Numeric
Waypoint number designation assigned by the GPS unit
Latitude
Numeric
Latitude in decimal degrees
Longitude
Numeric
Longitude in decimal degrees
Quantity
Numeric
Number of colonies observed at the waypoint
Attribute
Character
Attribute of waypoint (species or other)
Track_Name
Character
GPS track file name; corresponds to GPX format file created by the GPS unit containing the path covered by the surveyor during the survey in which this waypoint is contained. Files available for download at https://peerj.com/articles/2523/#supp-1

Distribution Information

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Data Steward
Dana E Williams
dana.williams@noaa.gov
305-767-3262

Distributor
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
(305)361-5761

Item Identification

Title: Acropwaypts.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

This provides the location of colonies observed by snorkelers by surveying shallow reef habitats in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

The colonies' locations were recorded as waypoints via a handheld GPS unit

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Description:

This provides the location of colonies observed by snorkelers by surveying shallow reef habitats in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Date_Marked Date Date of survey
100
GPS_Point_Number Numeric Waypoint number designation assigned by the GPS unit
100
Latitude Numeric Latitude in decimal degrees
100
Longitude Numeric Longitude in decimal degrees
100
Quantity Numeric Number of colonies observed at the waypoint
100
Attribute Character Attribute of waypoint (species or other)
100
Track_Name Character GPS track file name; corresponds to GPX format file created by the GPS unit containing the path covered by the surveyor during the survey in which this waypoint is contained. Files available for download at https://peerj.com/articles/2523/#supp-1

Attribute Details

Date_Marked

CC ID: 355920
Data Storage Type: Date
Max Length: 10
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date of survey

Format Mask: mm/dd/yyyy

GPS_Point_Number

CC ID: 355921
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Waypoint number designation assigned by the GPS unit

Latitude

CC ID: 355922
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in decimal degrees

Longitude

CC ID: 355923
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in decimal degrees

Quantity

CC ID: 355924
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Number of colonies observed at the waypoint

Attribute

CC ID: 355925
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 10
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Attribute of waypoint (species or other)

Foreign Key Relations:

must be found in the attribute_code column of attribute_codes.csv

Track_Name

CC ID: 355926
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

GPS track file name; corresponds to GPX format file created by the GPS unit containing the path covered by the surveyor during the survey in which this waypoint is contained. Files available for download at https://peerj.com/articles/2523/#supp-1

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 357684
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Williams, Dana E
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Unites States
Email Address: dana.williams@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-767-3262
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 357685
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
View Historical Support Roles

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 357683
Download URL: https://peerj.com/articles/2523/#supp-1
Distributor:
File Name: FloridaAcroporaWaypoints&searchtracks.zip
Description:

Raw data for Acropora spp. waypoints and search tracks

File Type (Deprecated): Zip
Compression: Zip

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 35516
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35516
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-11-04 07:28+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-08-15 17:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-04-27
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-04-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-04-27