Falkland Islands VMS data
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Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 14, 2020, 09:51 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:18 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | Location; positional information and services |
| Temporal Extent Start | 2007-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2014-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2014 |
| Lineage | The VMS data inform on: lat , long (both in degree minutes), GMT time, course and speed at the time of the ping. Data are gathered every day but backed up and transferred in the database every 6 months at the Fisheries department. Each vessel has its own txt file. Coverage of the VMS data is global for the Falkland Islands vessels, while for the other flag vessels is around the Falkland Islands waters. See spatial reference. |
| West Longitude | -63.5311 |
| South Latitude | -56.2435 |
| East Longitude | -52.3465 |
| North Latitude | -47.7253 |
| 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, data commercially sensitive |
| Use Constraints | Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply |
| Resource Reference | Please acknowledge the data source as: Falkland Islands – Fisheries Department |
| Data Format | txt |
| Update Frequency | six months |
| Accuracy | GPS accuracy is 4 to 5 metres |
| Resource Type | Dataseries |
| Metadata Date | 2014-05-06 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-FIG-36 |