NOAA_SEFSC_VSAD_GU2303_Photos_Metadata_NCEI_20240401.zip

This directory contains the media in .jpg format embedded with the exchangeable image file (EXIF) metadata recorded by the cameras (e.g., time, date, camera settings) as well as metadata tags specific to the research and survey (e.g., project name, permit number). Media are taken opportunistically with project and personal cameras and may include photos and videos of marine mammals and other organisms seen during the sighting or survey. Photos are organized by collection date and divided into subdirectories by sighting number, with additional nested folders that correspond to the observer team (designated by location on the ship, e.g. flying bridge = FB) responsible for collecting the media or by the observer's initials (e.g. PO).

For example, the nested file structure for photos may be as follows:

YYYY_MM_DD

Sighting_XXX

YYYY_MM_DD_FB

YYYY_MM_DD_PO

Photographs accompanying collected Data

Directories of Zipped jpeg files