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GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations

Report Generated: 2025-02-27 16:07:47.62503947 +0000

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Metadata schema: mdJson
Schema version: 2.8.1

Contacts
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact ID: 90bb1dce-d6f6-49c9-bb8d-83e2f684a996
is Organization: true
Meghan Eyler
Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
is Organization: false
Contact Type: federal
is Member of: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Address
11510 American Holly Drive
Laurel, Maryland 20708
USA
Address Type: physical
Address Type: mailing
Phone
Phone Name: phone
Phone Number: 301-497-5882
Service Types: voice
Electronic Mail: meghan_eyler@fws.gov
Randy Wilson
Contact ID: 4a0d21ad-9039-49f1-8e14-fd977e277ece
is Organization: false
Contact Type: federal
is Member of: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone
Phone Name: phone
Phone Number: 601-321-1121
Service Types: voice
Electronic Mail: randy_wilson@fws.gov

Metadata Information
Metadata Status: completed
Metadata Identifier
Identifier: b61161a6-4074-4d47-9abf-492d70e05c01
Namespace: urn:uuid
Metadata Locales
Default Locale
Language Code: eng
Country Code: USA
Character Encoding: UTF-8
Metadata Contacts
pointOfContact
Meghan Eyler
Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal
Metadata Dates
Date: creation: 2024-03-01T17:33:45.680+00:00
Metadata Maintenance
Frequency: annually

Resource Information
Resource Type: tabularDataset Name: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations
Status: onGoing
Citation
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations
Date: creation: 2024-03-01T16:59:29.268+00:00
Date: publication: 2024-03-01T16:59:30.500+00:00
pointOfContact
Randy Wilson
Contact ID: 4a0d21ad-9039-49f1-8e14-fd977e277ece
Contact Type: federal
originator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact ID: 90bb1dce-d6f6-49c9-bb8d-83e2f684a996
Abstract
Full Abstract:
This data view represents the marine mammal observation count data for the 2018-2020 Gulf of America Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species surveys and the subsequent 2022-2023 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aerial surveys in the northern Gulf of America.

Purpose, Usage, and Limitations
Purpose:
Provide end-users easy access to count data collected during the 2018-2020 Gulf of America Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species surveys and the subsequent 2022-2023 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aerial surveys in the northern Gulf of America.

Resource Contacts
pointOfContact
Randy Wilson
Contact ID: 4a0d21ad-9039-49f1-8e14-fd977e277ece
Contact Type: federal
Temporal Information
Time Period
Start Datetime: 2018-01-31T05:00:00.000+00:00
End Datetime: 2023-03-02T05:00:00.000+00:00
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation Type: coordinate
Spatial Reference System
Reference System Type: geodeticGeographic2D
System Identifier
Identifier: World Geodetic System (WGS84)
Spatial, Temporal, and Vertical Extents
Extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Extent Encompasses Data: true
Geographic Description:
USA-Mexico border near Brownsville, TX to Key West, FL including the Dry Tortugas. Surveys extended from the shoreline out to 50 miles for 2018-2020 and were subsequently extended to 100 miles offshore in 2022 and 2023.
Map
User Provided Bounding Box
West Longitude: -97.201111
East Longitude: -80.940872
South Latitude: 24.5935
North Latitude: 30.30669
Keywords
theme
  • Aerial survey
  • Population survey
  • Transect design
Thesaurus
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations - theme
Identifier
Identifier: custom
taxon
  • Bottlenose Dolphin
  • Melon-headed Whale
  • Sperm Whale
  • West Indian Manatee
  • Dolphin
  • Whale
  • Manatee
Thesaurus
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations - taxon
Identifier
Identifier: custom
place
  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Gulf of America
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Texas
Thesaurus
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations - place
Identifier
Identifier: custom
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Structure 1
Taxonomic Classification
Taxonomic ID: 202423
Taxonomic Level: Kingdom
Taxonomic Name: Animalia
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 914154
Taxonomic Level: Subkingdom
Taxonomic Name: Bilateria
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 914156
Taxonomic Level: Infrakingdom
Taxonomic Name: Deuterostomia
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 158852
Taxonomic Level: Phylum
Taxonomic Name: Chordata
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 331030
Taxonomic Level: Subphylum
Taxonomic Name: Vertebrata
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 914179
Taxonomic Level: Infraphylum
Taxonomic Name: Gnathostomata
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 914181
Taxonomic Level: Superclass
Taxonomic Name: Tetrapoda
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 179913
Taxonomic Level: Class
Taxonomic Name: Mammalia
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 179916
Taxonomic Level: Subclass
Taxonomic Name: Theria
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 179925
Taxonomic Level: Infraclass
Taxonomic Name: Eutheria
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180403
Taxonomic Level: Order
Taxonomic Name: Cetacea
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180404
Taxonomic Level: Suborder
Taxonomic Name: Odontoceti
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180415
Taxonomic Level: Family
Taxonomic Name: Delphinidae
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180425
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Tursiops
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180426
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Tursiops truncatus
Common Names:
  • Bottlenose Dolphin
  • Bottlenosed Dolphin
  • Delfín tonina
  • common bottlenose dolphin
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180458
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Peponocephala
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180459
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Peponocephala electra
Common Names:
  • Melon-headed Whale
  • Calderón
  • electra dolphin
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180486
Taxonomic Level: Family
Taxonomic Name: Physeteridae
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180487
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Physeter
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180488
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Physeter macrocephalus
Common Names:
  • Sperm Whale
  • cachalot
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180676
Taxonomic Level: Order
Taxonomic Name: Sirenia
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180682
Taxonomic Level: Family
Taxonomic Name: Trichechidae
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180683
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Trichechus
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 180684
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Trichechus manatus
Common Names:
  • West Indian Manatee
  • manatee
  • Manatí del Caribe
  • Caribbean manatee
Classification System
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Title: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Date: transmitted: 2024-03-01
Online Resource
URI: https://www.itis.gov
Name: ITIS website
Description: ITIS contains taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
Function: information
Protocol: HTTPS
Graphic Overview
Name: itis_logo.jpg
Type: JPEG
Online Link
URI: https://itis.gov/Static/images/itis_logo.jpg
Presentation Form: webService
Presentation Form: webSite
Other Details: Retrieved from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, https://www.itis.gov.
Constraints
Use Constraint
Constraint Type: use
Limitation:
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.
Resource Locales
Default Locale
Language Code: eng
Country Code: USA
Character Encoding: UTF-8
Supplemental Information
Resource Maintenance
Frequency: annually
Supplemental Information:
Survey Dates: January 31 – February 27, 2018; July 11 – July 20, 2018; February 24 – March 9, 2019; February 2 - February 12, 2020; July 7 – July 17, 2022; and February 17 – March 2, 2023. The four-character code for the species, species group, or object present in this data view are: BODO = Bottlenose Dolphin, DOLP = Unidentified Dolphin, MHWH = Melon-headed Whale, SPWH = Sperm Whale, WHAL = Unidentified Whale, and WIMA = West Indian Manatee. You should not combine vw_air_all_observations with vw_air_bird_observations, vw_air_marine_mammal_observations, or vw_air_sea_turtle_observations as they are subset data views and will create duplicate observations. Also, combining vw_air_bird_observations, vw_air_marine_mammal_observations, and vw_air_sea_turtle_observations together will not return the same results of vw_air_all_observations as excluding certain species groups.

Resource Distribution
Distribution
Description:
Marine Mammal Observations from the air data of the Gulf of America Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species.
Liability Statement:
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.

Data Dictionaries
Dictionary
Subject: tabularDataset
Domains
species
Domain Type: ENUMERATED
ID: fb060239-0227-4de8-a28a-8a0bbdc16722
Name: species
Code: species
Description:
The species definitions.
DOLP
Name: DOLP
Value: DOLP
Definition:
Unidentified Dolphin
SPWH
Name: SPWH
Value: SPWH
Definition:
Sperm Whale
BODO
Name: BODO
Value: BODO
Definition:
Bottlenose Dolphin
WIMA
Name: WIMA
Value: WIMA
Definition:
West Indian Manatee
WHAL
Name: WHAL
Value: WHAL
Definition:
Unidentified Whale
MHWH
Name: MHWH
Value: MHWH
Definition:
Melon-headed Whale
Entities
GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations
ID: 5f9e1023-a0bf-4663-aa41-0cd77af1bd48
Name: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations
Code: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations
Definition:
The marine mammal observation count data for the Gulf of America Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species surveys.
Attribute: observation_id
Name: observation_id
Code: observation_id
Definition:
Unique numeric identifier for each observation record.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: survey_period
Name: survey_period
Code: survey_period
Definition:
The survey year (YYYY) and season (winter or summer).
Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: survey_year
Name: survey_year
Code: survey_year
Definition:
The survey year (YYYY).
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: survey_month
Name: survey_month
Code: survey_month
Definition:
Month the transect was surveyed (MM) without leading zeros.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: survey_day
Name: survey_day
Code: survey_day
Definition:
Day of the month the transect was surveyed (DD) without leading zeros.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: observer_id
Name: observer_id
Code: observer_id
Definition:
Numeric identifier representing each unique observer.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: seat
Name: seat
Code: seat
Definition:
Location of the observer within the aircraft (lf = left-front and rf = right-front).
Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: epa_hex_center_id
Name: epa_hex_center_id
Code: epa_hex_center_id
Definition:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hexagon center identifier. Each center hexagon has two associated neighbor hexagons.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: species
Name: species
Code: species
Definition:
Four-character code for the species, species group, or object recorded by the observer.
Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Domain ID: fb060239-0227-4de8-a28a-8a0bbdc16722
Attribute: species_group
Name: species_group
Code: species_group
Definition:
The species grouping of the species, species group, or object recorded.
Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: number_counted
Name: number_counted
Code: number_counted
Definition:
The number counted of the species, species group, or object recorded by the observer at a single location.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: transect
Name: transect
Code: transect
Definition:
Numeric identifier for transect. Each epa_hex_center_id contains three survey transects (1, 2, 3). Each transect is associated with an epa_hex_center_id.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: flight_direction
Name: flight_direction
Code: flight_direction
Definition:
The cardinal direction the aircraft was flying when the observation was made.
Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: latitude
Name: latitude
Code: latitude
Definition:
The latitude in decimal degrees (positive value north of the equator). NULL is used when latitude is unknown.
Datatype: decimal
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: longitude
Name: longitude
Code: longitude
Definition:
The longitude in decimal degrees (negative value west of the prime meridian). NULL is used when the longitude is unknown.
Datatype: decimal
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: planning_area
Name: planning_area
Code: planning_area
Definition:
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) planning area.
Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Citation
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations - data dictionary
Date: creation: 2024-02-28T18:15:45.212+00:00
pointOfContact
Randy Wilson
Contact ID: 4a0d21ad-9039-49f1-8e14-fd977e277ece
Contact Type: federal
Recommended Use: This dictionary is used to define the attributes within the GOAMAPPS Air Marine Mammal Observations data view.
Dictionary Included with Dataset?: false