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NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_EffortPoints_20211130.csv
Effort Points
Entity
Published / External
66009
Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship PISCES in the Gulf of Mexico from 2018-08-12 to 2018-10-05 (NCEI Accession 0244002)
Data Set
Completed
2021-12
Describes characteristics of when observations are attempted.
To describe the effort made to observe the marine mammals.
Data Table
Yes
Effort Table
10
surveyEventID
Character
6
6
Yes
No
Active
Unique identifier to a survey (vessel or aircraft based) event. For vessel survey: composed of the vessel's acronym followed by a 2-digit survey year and a 2-digit consecutive mission-number on that vessel (a.k.a cruise code).
Cruise name / Cruise Number
Made up of a combination of
a two character Boat Abbreviation : GU = Gordon Gunther
a two digit year: 18 for 2018
a two digit cruise number: 01 for first cruise of the year
15
eventID
numeric
Yes
No
Active
Unique numeric identifier for each survey effort point recorded at regular time intervals. For vessel surveys: approximately every 30 seconds. For aerial surveys: approximately every 10 seconds. This is the indexing number that allows each marine mammal sighting, non-mammal occurence and cue to be linked to the effort points. See also dwc:eventID
20
time
time
Yes
No
Active
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) date-time during data recording.
YYYY-MM-DDHH24:MN:SS
24
eventdate
time
Yes
No
Active
Local date-time during data recording.
YYYY-MM-DDHH24:MN:SS
28
platformLatitude
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording.
degrees latitude
32
platformLongitude
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
The longitude of the platform at the moment of data recording
Degrees Longitude
40
platformspeed
numeric
4
Yes
No
Active
Speed of the platform (vessel or aircraft) over ground (SOG) at the time of data recording.
knots
50
platformheading
Numeric
1
Yes
No
Active
Platform direction of travel in true bearing in degrees.
80
onEffort1
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Effort status designating if observers were on effort (e.g. observers actively scanning for marine mammals through the big eye binoculars with the vessel steadily cruising on the trackline) or off effort (e.g. observers searching naked eyed, whenever the ship was maneuvering and turning .
Y = Yes
N = No
90
observerLeft1
Numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)).
100
observerCenter1
Numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)). Center position also reflects the data recorder. If applicable.
110
observerRight1
numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)).
115
onEffort2
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Effort status designating if observers were on effort (e.g. observers actively scanning for marine mammals through the big eye binoculars with the vessel steadily cruising on the trackline) or off effort (e.g. observers searching naked eyed, whenever the ship was maneuvering and turning .
Y
N
130
observerLeft2
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)).
NA
Not Applicable
135
observerCenter2
Numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)). Center position also reflects the data recorder. If applicable.
NA
NA = Not Applicable
140
observerRight2
character
2
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)).
NA
Not Applicable
145
Trackline
Numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Unique identifier for the trackline. The trackline is defined as the line of travel that the platform is actually doing, which may not necessarily be the proposed line that was in the original design.Trackline numbers are unique for each survey day.
150
beaufortSeaState
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Number corresponding to Beaufort sea state (scale 0 to 12) to describe sea conditions. Please see https://www.weather.gov/pqr/beaufort
0=Calm, mirror like seas;
1=Waves <1ft, rippled surface;
2=Small wavelets (<2 ft), no white caps;
3=Large wavelets (<3ft), scattered white caps;
4=Swell 3-4 ft, numerous white caps,
5=Swell >5 ft, many white caps, some spray;
6= Swell >10 ft, white caps everywhere, spray
[Vessel is not out if Beaufort scale > 6)
160
samplingConditionsVisibility
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Overall and cumulative assessment of likelihood of detecting a sighting based on all environmental paramet
0=Poor,
1=Fair,
2=Moderate,
3=Good,
4=Excellent
165
samplingConditionsWeather
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Absence or presence of precipitation.
0=Clear,
1=Mist,
2=Light Rain,
3=Heavy Rain
175
samplingConditionsGlare
Character
1
Yes
No
Active
Presence of glare, evaluated as the percentage obstruction of the visual field (180 degrees).
0=No Glare,
1=<10% obstruction of visual field,
2=10-25%,
3=26-50%,
4=51-75%,
5=>75%
180
samplingConditionsGlareIntensity
character
Yes
No
Active
Degree of impairment from glare on the ability to detect sightings.
0=No Impairment,
1=Slight Impairment,
2=Moderate Impairment,
3=Severe Impairment
185
samplingConditionsConditions
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Overall and cumulative assessment of likelihood of detecting a sighting based on all environmental parameters. See also MBGVLTS:samplingConditions. See also MBG:samplingConditions.
0=Poor,
1=Fair,
2=Moderate,
3=Good,
4=Excellent
190
samplingConditionsCloudCover
character
1
Yes
No
Active
samplingConditionsCloudCover
0=Clear,
1=0-25% Cloudy,
2=26-50% Cloudy,
3=51-75% Cloudy,
4=76-100% Cloudy,
5=Overcast
195
samplingConditionsSwellHeight
Numeric
1
Yes
No
Active
Estimate of ocean swell height
feet
210
platformVLTS
character
1
1
Yes
No
Active
One-character string to flag survey platform type for visual line transect surveys.
A = aerial surveys
B = boat-based surveys
220
geodeticDatum
character
Yes
No
Active
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimal Latitude and decimal Longitude as based.
230
higherInstitutionCode
Character
Yes
No
Active
Institution codes, in the form of abbreviated institution names, separated by semicolons, that define the hierarchy of institutions within which the data originator operates. Includes the originating institution as the lowest level (rightmost) code.
235
permitNumber
character
Yes
No
Active
Research permit number issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) for research activities on marine mammals.
240
platformAttributes
character
Yes
No
Active
Model, name and/or other proper characteristics of the platform where the survey was conducted. For vessel: e.g. NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, NOAA Ship Pisces. For aerial survey: e.g. NOAA De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter.
250
relatedProjectProgram
character
100
Yes
No
Active
Official project and/or program under which the survey was conducted (e.g. AMAPPS, GoMMAPPS). If applicable.
270
samplingProtocol
character
Yes
No
Active
The names of, references to, or descriptions of the methods or protocols used during an Event. Public URL to survey and/or cruise reports if available.
Distributor
2021
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
2021
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0244002/1.1/data/0-data/PC1805_NCEI_DataPackage/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_VisualSightingData/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_VisualSightingData/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_EffortPoints_20211130.csv
2021
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_EffortPoints_20211130.csv
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2022-09-23
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
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USA
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2021-12-22
1 Year
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