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GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations

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Metadata Source

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 Identifier
Identifier: 3b12d55b-5ac2-4415-b279-b35d44424ef8
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: 2024-02-28T05:00:00.509+00:00
Metadata Maintenance
Frequency: annually

Resource Information
Resource Type: tabularDataset Name: GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations
Status: onGoing
Citation
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations
Date: creation: 2024-02-28T05:00:00.243+00:00
Date: publication: 2024-02-28T05:00:00.263+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 sea turtle 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: -97.357742
East Longitude: -80.911331
South Latitude: 24.59613
North Latitude: 30.34852
Keywords
theme
  • Aerial survey
  • Population survey
  • Transect design
Thesaurus
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations - theme
Identifier
Identifier: custom
taxon
  • Green Sea Turtle
  • Hawksbill Sea Turtle
  • Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
  • Leatherback Sea Turtle
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Thesaurus
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations - taxon
Identifier
Identifier: custom
place
  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Gulf of America
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Texas
Thesaurus
Title: GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle 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: 173747
Taxonomic Level: Class
Taxonomic Name: Reptilia
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 948936
Taxonomic Level: Order
Taxonomic Name: Testudines
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 948943
Taxonomic Level: Suborder
Taxonomic Name: Cryptodira
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 948946
Taxonomic Level: Superfamily
Taxonomic Name: Chelonioidea
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173828
Taxonomic Level: Family
Taxonomic Name: Cheloniidae
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 948957
Taxonomic Level: Subfamily
Taxonomic Name: Cheloniinae
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173832
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Chelonia
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173833
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Chelonia mydas
Common Names:
  • Green Sea Turtle
  • Tortuga-marina verde-del Atlántico
  • common green sea turtle
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 948960
Taxonomic Level: Subfamily
Taxonomic Name: Carettinae
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173835
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Eretmochelys
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173836
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Eretmochelys imbricata
Common Names:
  • carey
  • Hawksbill
  • Tortuga-marina de carey
  • Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173838
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Lepidochelys
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 551770
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Lepidochelys kempii
Common Names:
  • Atlantic ridley
  • Kemp's Ridley
  • Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
  • Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173829
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Caretta
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173830
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Caretta caretta
Common Names:
  • Loggerhead
  • Tortuga-marina caguama
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173841
Taxonomic Level: Family
Taxonomic Name: Dermochelyidae
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173842
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Dermochelys
Sub-Classification
Taxonomic ID: 173843
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Dermochelys coriacea
Common Names:
  • leatherback turtle
  • Leatherback
  • Tortuga-marina laúd
  • tinglar
  • tortue luth
  • Leatherback Sea Turtle
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: GRST = Green Sea Turtle, HAST = Hawksbill Sea Turtle, KRST = Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, LEST = Leatherback Sea Turtle, LOST = Loggerhead Sea Turtle, and TURT = Unidentified Sea Turtle. 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:
Sea Turtle 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: e8339ba9-b34d-40bb-9967-5608b45e0a40
Name: species
Code: species
Description:
The species definitions.
GRST
Name: GRST
Value: GRST
Definition:
Green Sea Turtle
HAST
Name: HAST
Value: HAST
Definition:
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
KRST
Name: KRST
Value: KRST
Definition:
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
LEST
Name: LEST
Value: LEST
Definition:
Leatherback Sea Turtle
LOST
Name: LOST
Value: LOST
Definition:
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
TURT
Name: TURT
Value: TURT
Definition:
Unidentified Sea Turtle
Entities
GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations
ID: 231aa31c-f9ca-44fe-86ab-c4a455080df9
Name: GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations
Code: GOAMAPPS Air Sea Turtle Observations
Definition:
The sea turtle 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: e8339ba9-b34d-40bb-9967-5608b45e0a40
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 Sea Turtle Observations - data dictionary
Date: creation: 2024-02-28T18:53:37.072+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 Sea Turtle Observations data view.
Dictionary Included with Dataset?: false