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NEFSC Metadata Library > Resource Evaluation and Assessment Division > Protected Species Branch > Survey Data > Visual Sighting Surveys >

Sightings Data

Entity (ENT)  |  Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51813  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Sightings Data from Visual Sightings Surveys

Description

Sightings Data from Visual Sightings Surveys

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type Description
tripid
varchar 		Trip ID
platformvlts
varchar 		Always B (Shipboard)
oneffort
varchar 		Flag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.
speciescode
varchar 		Species code by provider
comname
varchar 		Common name
kingdom
varchar 		Kingdom
phylum
varchar 		Phylum
class
varchar 		Class
order_sci
varchar 		Order
family
varchar 		Family
scientificname
varchar 		Scientific name
references_
varchar 		References
observationheight
number 		Altitude of aircraft in feet above sea level
platformspeed
number 		Speed of the platform at the time of the sighting in knots
higherinstitutioncode
varchar 		Higher institution code "DOC:NOAA:NEFSC"
institutioncode
varchar 		Institution code "NEFSC"
ownerinstitutioncode
varchar 		Institution who owns the data "NEFSC"
basisofrecord
varchar 		Basis of record "HumanObservation"
recordtype
varchar 		Record type "VLTS" (visual line transect survey)
sightid
number 		Sight ID
individualcount
number 		Individual count
latitude
number 		Latitude in decimal degrees
typevlts
varchar 		Always "F"
longitude
number 		Longitude in decimal degrees
datasetid
varchar 		Dataset ID
datasetname
varchar 		Dataset name
eventdate
datetime 		Date and time of the sigthing at local time
eventdatetimezone
number 		The time zone of the observation event
time
datetime 		Date and time of the sighting in UTC
effortid
number 		Effort ID
cue
varchar 		The sighting cue that initially drew the observers attention
behavior
varchar 		Behavior

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Item Identification

Title: Sightings Data
Short Name: Sightings Data
Abstract:

Sightings Data from Visual Sightings Surveys

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data File
Description:

Sightings Data from Visual Sightings Surveys

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
 tripid varchar Trip ID
N/A
 platformvlts varchar Always B (Shipboard)
N/A
 oneffort varchar Flag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.
N/A
 speciescode varchar Species code by provider
N/A
 comname varchar Common name
N/A
 kingdom varchar Kingdom
N/A
 phylum varchar Phylum
N/A
 class varchar Class
N/A
 order_sci varchar Order
N/A
 family varchar Family
N/A
 scientificname varchar Scientific name
N/A
 references_ varchar References
N/A
 observationheight number Altitude of aircraft in feet above sea level
N/A
 platformspeed number Speed of the platform at the time of the sighting in knots
N/A
 higherinstitutioncode varchar Higher institution code "DOC:NOAA:NEFSC"
N/A
 institutioncode varchar Institution code "NEFSC"
N/A
 ownerinstitutioncode varchar Institution who owns the data "NEFSC"
N/A
 basisofrecord varchar Basis of record "HumanObservation"
N/A
 recordtype varchar Record type "VLTS" (visual line transect survey)
N/A
 sightid number Sight ID
N/A
 individualcount number Individual count
N/A
 latitude number Latitude in decimal degrees
N/A
 typevlts varchar Always "F"
N/A
 longitude number Longitude in decimal degrees
N/A
 datasetid varchar Dataset ID
N/A
 datasetname varchar Dataset name
N/A
 eventdate datetime Date and time of the sigthing at local time
N/A
 eventdatetimezone number The time zone of the observation event
N/A
 time datetime Date and time of the sighting in UTC
N/A
 effortid number Effort ID
N/A
 cue varchar The sighting cue that initially drew the observers attention
N/A
 behavior varchar Behavior

Attribute Details

tripid

CC ID: 736061
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Trip ID

platformvlts

CC ID: 736062
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Always B (Shipboard)

oneffort

CC ID: 736063
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Flag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.

speciescode

CC ID: 736064
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Species code by provider

comname

CC ID: 736065
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Common name

kingdom

CC ID: 736066
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Kingdom

phylum

CC ID: 736067
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Phylum

class

CC ID: 736068
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Class

order_sci

CC ID: 736069
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Order

family

CC ID: 736070
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Family

scientificname

CC ID: 736071
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Scientific name

references_

CC ID: 736072
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References

observationheight

CC ID: 736073
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Altitude of aircraft in feet above sea level

platformspeed

CC ID: 736074
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Speed of the platform at the time of the sighting in knots

higherinstitutioncode

CC ID: 736075
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Higher institution code "DOC:NOAA:NEFSC"

institutioncode

CC ID: 736076
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Institution code "NEFSC"

ownerinstitutioncode

CC ID: 736077
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Institution who owns the data "NEFSC"

basisofrecord

CC ID: 736078
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Basis of record "HumanObservation"

recordtype

CC ID: 736079
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Record type "VLTS" (visual line transect survey)

sightid

CC ID: 736080
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sight ID

individualcount

CC ID: 736081
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Individual count

latitude

CC ID: 736082
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in decimal degrees

typevlts

CC ID: 736083
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Always "F"

longitude

CC ID: 736084
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in decimal degrees

datasetid

CC ID: 736085
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dataset ID

datasetname

CC ID: 736086
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dataset name

eventdate

CC ID: 736087
Data Storage Type: datetime
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date and time of the sigthing at local time

eventdatetimezone

CC ID: 736088
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The time zone of the observation event

time

CC ID: 736089
Data Storage Type: datetime
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date and time of the sighting in UTC

effortid

CC ID: 736090
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Effort ID

cue

CC ID: 736091
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The sighting cue that initially drew the observers attention

behavior

CC ID: 736092
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Behavior

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 51813
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51813
Metadata Record Created By: Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created: 2018-02-28 17:16+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-03-01
Owner Org: NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-03-01
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-03-01