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Abstract

This directory contains the media in .jpg, .MOV, and .mp4 formats 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 the observer team (designated by location on the ship) responsible for collecting the media or by the photographer's name, with additional nested folders that correspond to the sighting number.

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

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

YYYY_MM_DD

o FB (vessel's flying bridge)

Sighting_XXX

o LastName_FirstName

Sighting_XXX

Description

Nested Directories of jpeg files

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

● YYYY_MM_DD

o YYYY_MM_DD_R5

â–ª Sighting_XXX

o YYYY_MM_DD_LastName_FirstName

â–ª Sighting_XXX

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
ncei.info@noaa.gov
NCEI Contact Information

Item Identification

Title: Photographs
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2025
Abstract:

This directory contains the media in .jpg, .MOV, and .mp4 formats 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 the observer team (designated by location on the ship) responsible for collecting the media or by the photographer's name, with additional nested folders that correspond to the sighting number.

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

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

YYYY_MM_DD

o FB (vessel's flying bridge)

Sighting_XXX

o LastName_FirstName

Sighting_XXX

Purpose:

Photographs accompanying collected Data

Entity Information

Entity Type: Other
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Nested Directories of jpeg files

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

● YYYY_MM_DD

o YYYY_MM_DD_R5

â–ª Sighting_XXX

o YYYY_MM_DD_LastName_FirstName

â–ª Sighting_XXX

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CC ID: 1378908
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

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Distribution 1

CC ID: 1378909
Start Date: 2025
End Date: Present
Download URL: http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0301293/1.1/data/0-data/NOAA_SEFSC_GU1806_Photos_NCEI/
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2025 - Present)
Description:

Top Level Folder For Photographic Data

File Type (Deprecated): txt
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked MD

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 75410
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75410
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2025-03-28 00:22+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-03-28 00:41+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-03-28
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-01-03
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-01-03