DOKE navigation and sighting data from the Aerial survey - Mar-May 2017

The excel file contains 3 sheets of which 'Explanation' includes a description of the fields in the other two sheet. Data include date, time, position every 1 second of the survey and the sighting. The survey lasted nine days from the 18/03/2017 to the 08/05/2017 and was carried out over the Falkland Islands waters within 10 km from the coast

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:08 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:25 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2017-03-18
Temporal Extent End 2017-05-08
Dataset Reference Date 2017
Lineage Data collected as part of the Darwin Plus project "Dolphins of the Kelp: Data priorities for Falkland's inshore cetaceans". Routes were generated following line transect methods and the software Distance. Data were collected with 'Logger-IFAW' software that operates through MS Access database. Data from access were transferred into excel. Specific description of data collectioncan be found in the protocol file named 'DOKE_Aerial_Survey_Protocol_Data_Collection_2017' along with a report on the entire aerial survey (DOKE_Aerial_Survey_Report_18Marc-8May_2017). Both files are provided with the data.
West Longitude -61.6253
South Latitude -52.5599
East Longitude -57.5128
North Latitude -50.88705
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted until publication
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: Falkland Islands Government and SAERI Dolphins of the Kelp: Data priorities for Falkland's inshore cetaceans. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government
Data Format excel, doc, pdf
Update Frequency survey completed
Accuracy high accuracy
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2018-09-30
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-SAERI-516

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