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Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Georgia_Transects

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36135  |  Updated: October 17, 2023  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Entity Info
Data Attributes
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Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Aerial surveys were conducted June 2 -9, 1991 in the nearshore and estuarine waters of Georgia to determine feasibility of sighting sea turtles in fairly murky waters.

Description

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore and estuarine waters of Georgia from June 2 - 9, 1991

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Survey_Area
Character 		A description of the location of where the survey was flown
Survey_Year
Numeric 		Year survey was flown
Survey_Month
Numeric 		Month Survey was flown
Survey_Day
Numeric 		Day Survey was flown
Transect
Numeric 		Transect number that was flown
Latitude
Numeric 		Latitude of transect being flown
Beg_Longitude
Numeric 		Longitude at beginning of transect being flown
End_longitude
Numeric 		Longitude at end of transect being flown
Begin_Hour
Numeric 		Hour at start of transect being flown
Begin_Minute
Numeric 		Minute at start of transect being flown
Begin_Second
Numeric 		Second at start of transect being flown
End_Hour
Numeric 		Hour at end of transect being flown
End_Minute
Numeric 		Minute at end of transect being flown
End_Second
Numeric 		Second at end of transect being flown
SeaState
Character 		Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
Excluded_Time
Numeric 		Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect

Distribution Information

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Metadata Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Item Identification

Title: Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Georgia_Transects
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Aerial surveys were conducted June 2 -9, 1991 in the nearshore and estuarine waters of Georgia to determine feasibility of sighting sea turtles in fairly murky waters.

Supplemental Information:

Primary Key is the concatenation of Survey_Area Survey_Year Survey_Month Survey_Day Transect

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Aerial_Survey
None transects
None Turtles

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1991

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Ocean
None Georgia

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore and estuarine waters of Georgia from June 2 - 9, 1991

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Survey_Area Character A description of the location of where the survey was flown
100
 Survey_Year Numeric Year survey was flown
100
 Survey_Month Numeric Month Survey was flown
100
 Survey_Day Numeric Day Survey was flown
100
 Transect Numeric Transect number that was flown
100
 Latitude Numeric Latitude of transect being flown
100
 Beg_Longitude Numeric Longitude at beginning of transect being flown
100
 End_longitude Numeric Longitude at end of transect being flown
100
 Begin_Hour Numeric Hour at start of transect being flown
100
 Begin_Minute Numeric Minute at start of transect being flown
100
 Begin_Second Numeric Second at start of transect being flown
100
 End_Hour Numeric Hour at end of transect being flown
100
 End_Minute Numeric Minute at end of transect being flown
100
 End_Second Numeric Second at end of transect being flown
100
 SeaState Character Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
100
 Excluded_Time Numeric Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect

Attribute Details

Survey_Area

CC ID: 368179
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 130
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A description of the location of where the survey was flown
Allowed Values: MaKingsBay_CumberlandSounday_Frederica_River BrunswiKingsBay_CumberlandSound_Turtle_River Jekyll_Sound Cumberland_River KingsBay_CumberlandSound Mackay_Frederica_River Brunswick_Turtle_River Satilla_River Brunswick_River_Inlet StAndrews_Sound StMary_Entrance Offshore_Area1 Offshore_Area2 Offshore_Area3

Survey_Year

CC ID: 368182
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year survey was flown

Survey_Month

CC ID: 368181
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Month Survey was flown

Survey_Day

CC ID: 368180
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Day Survey was flown

Transect

CC ID: 368183
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Transect number that was flown

Latitude

CC ID: 368176
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude of transect being flown

Beg_Longitude

CC ID: 368178
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude at beginning of transect being flown

End_longitude

CC ID: 368172
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude at end of transect being flown

Begin_Hour

CC ID: 368166
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Hour at start of transect being flown

Begin_Minute

CC ID: 368167
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minute at start of transect being flown

Begin_Second

CC ID: 368168
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second at start of transect being flown

End_Hour

CC ID: 368169
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Hour at end of transect being flown

End_Minute

CC ID: 368170
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minute at end of transect being flown
Validation Rules:

0-59

End_Second

CC ID: 368171
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second at end of transect being flown
Validation Rules:

0-59

SeaState

CC ID: 368177
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
Allowed Values: slick calm, mirror like small waves, few whitecaps whitecaps 0-33%, waves 1-2 feet whitecaps 33-50%, waves 2-3 feet white caps 50-65%, waves 3-5 feet whitecaps >65%, waves > 5 feet (too rough to survey)

Excluded_Time

CC ID: 368173
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect
Validation Rules:

< 60

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753886
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B

Distributor

CC ID: 753887
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 753888
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753889
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753890
Start Date: 2017
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160008/1.1/data/0-data/26465/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Georgia_transects/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Georgia_transects.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Georgia_transects.cs
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 36135
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36135
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-12-27 07:33+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-29
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-29