Locations (VMS) of fishing boats 2008-2014
Data and Resources
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 21, 2020, 10:01 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:20 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | Economy; economic activities, conditions and employment |
| Temporal Extent Start | 2008-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2014-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2014 |
| Lineage | The boats were anonymised and the attribute table stores only an ID which does not relate to the type of boats. The original data (from the fisheries database contain all the information. Consider that in the original data the ID of the vessels corresponds to the type of fishing vessels: jigger, trawler, longliner. In the original data the VMS data gives locations at various intervals for all fishing vessels. Attributes for each locations include the date and time, vessel speed (in knots) and course (in degrees). Notice that the original database at fisheries is updated every 6 months, whereas the update of this dataseries is not planned. Original data are available on request to the Fisheries Department. |
| West Longitude | -63.9967 |
| South Latitude | -56.9453 |
| East Longitude | -51 |
| North Latitude | -47 |
| 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 | Open access |
| Use Constraints | Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply |
| Resource Reference | Please acknowledge data source as: Falkland Islands Fisheries Department and SAERI Marine Spatial Planning. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government |
| Data Format | shape |
| Update Frequency | not planned |
| Accuracy | It is exstimated to be around 200 metres. GPS have an accuracy of 5 metres. |
| Resource Type | Dataseries |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2015-10-02 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-SAERI-222 |
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