Indian River County Aerial Distribution Survey for Manatees (July 2002 to July 2004)

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Publication_Date:
Unpublished material
Title:
Indian River County Aerial Distribution Survey for Manatees (July 2002 to July 2004)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
http://geodata.myfwc.com
Description:
Abstract:
Aerial distributional surveys are used by marine mammal biologists from FWC and other agencies to determine the seasonal distribution of manatees. Most surveys are conducted from small, four-seat, high-winged airplanes (Cessna 172 or 182) flying at a height of 500-1000 ft at a speed of 70-90 knots. Small helicopters may be used instead of fixed wing aircraft in urban areas or where waters are particularly opaque and hovering may be required. Flights are usually three to five hours long and are most commonly flown every two weeks for two years. The surveys are designed to maximize the manatee counts by concentrating on shallow nearshore waters where manatees and their primary food source, sea grasses, are located. Flight paths curve along parallel to the shoreline, and the airplane circles when manatees are spotted until a count of the number of animals in each group is obtained. Offshore waters are usually not surveyed. Dolphin and sea turtles are recorded opportunistically. All aerial data are recorded on paper maps and entered into a GIS shapefile for spatial analysis. GIS is a computer software system for representing data spatially and for conducting spatial analyses. Surveys of Indian River County surveys were flown twice a month from July 2002 to July 2004 by FWC staff memebers. Survey area included the Atlantic Coast, Intracoastal Waterway and small tributaries of Indian River County.
Purpose:
To determine the seasonal distribution of manatees in Indian River County, FL.
Supplemental_Information:
--Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.--
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:
20020723
Ending_Date:
20040622
Currentness_Reference:
July 2002 to June 2004
Status:
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
None Planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Indian River County, Florida
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:
-80.82
East_Bounding_Coordinate:
-80.73
North_Bounding_Coordinate:
28.65
South_Bounding_Coordinate:
28.37
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
FWRI Theme
Theme_Keyword:
manatees
Theme_Keyword:
marine mammals
Theme_Keyword:
threatened and endangered (turtles, whales, manatees, sturgeon)
Theme_Keyword:
research
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword:
biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Operational Tiers
Theme_Keyword:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Theme_Keyword:
Wildlife Research
Theme_Keyword:
Marine Mammal Research
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
FWRI Place
Place_Keyword:
Florida
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Florida Counties
Place_Keyword:
Indian River
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Temporal_Keyword:
winter, spring, summer, fall
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus:
FWRI common name
Taxonomic_Keywords:
manatee
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Division
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Class
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Mammalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Super Order
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Paenungulata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Order
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Sirenia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Family
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Trichechidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Trichechus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Species
Taxon_Rank_Value:
manatus
Applicable_Common_Name:
manatee
Applicable_Common_Name:
sea cow
Applicable_Common_Name:
manatee
Applicable_Common_Name:
sea cow
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
subspecies
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Latirostris
Applicable_Common_Name:
manatee
Applicable_Common_Name:
sea cow
Applicable_Common_Name:
Florida manatee
Applicable_Common_Name:
manatee
Applicable_Common_Name:
sea cow
Applicable_Common_Name:
Florida manatee
Access_Constraints:
All data must be verified by Principle Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
mailing and physical address
Address:
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address:
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City:
St. Petersburg
State_or_Province:
FL
Postal_Code:
33701-5095
Country:
USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
727-823-0166
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
metadata@MyFWC.com
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
https://mermaid.ncddc.noaa.gov/fwc/fwri/wr/mmr/Manatees/Manatee_11-071_MRGIS/idinfo/browse/BrowseGraphic_DistributionSurvey_IndianRiver.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Image of study area
Browse_Graphic_File_Type:
JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
Flights were flown and data were collected by FWC staff. Data were entered and verified by FWC staff. Use of these data must be credited in any reports or other written publications by the following sentence: "Manatee specific data used in analyses were collected under scientific research permit #MA773494 issued to FWC-FWRI."
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcGIS
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All data were double verified through data entry and QA/QC process.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
not applicable
Completeness_Report:
47 total flights. One survey missed in March 2003 and March 2004. Three surveys flown in April 2003.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Manatee location point(s) are digitized sightings recorded by hand on paper maps generated specifically for the Indian River County survey.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type:
Field
Methodology_Identifier:
Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus:
aerial survey
Methodology_Keyword:
aerial survey
Methodology_Keyword:
population
Methodology_Description:
Surveys were conducted 2 days per month for two years, unless otherwise noted in the completeness report, covering all of the manatee's habitats in Indian River County. Most surveys are conducted by FWC staff from Cessna 172 aircraft at 500-1000 ft and 70-90 kts.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
After the survey, sightings are assigned a unique ID, and data are digitized as points into a GIS shapefile. The location of the point and the attribute information are verified after digitization. Sightings were plotted in reference to the 2004 FWC-FWRI Wildlife Research section Marine Mammal subsection 40K shoreline. This dataset is subset to include only manatee sightings, though sea turtle and/or dolphin sightings may have been recorded.
Process_Date:
20120509
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
Data retrieved from the geodata.myfwc.com are projected to Web Mercator. Data received directly from FWC staff remain in the custom PCS Albers projection (detailed in the Spatial Reference Information section).
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:
Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
1107
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name:
Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel:
24.0
Standard_Parallel:
31.5
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
-84.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
24.0
False_Easting:
400000.0
False_Northing:
0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:
coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
0.000001
Ordinate_Resolution:
0.000001
Planar_Distance_Units:
meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name:
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name:
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis:
6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
298.257
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label:
Dist_IndianRiver_2002_2004_Sightings.shp
Entity_Type_Definition:
GIS shapefile containing location and associated attribute data for each manatee observed in the Indian River County aerial distribution survey.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
FWC-FWRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
SDATE
Attribute_Definition:
Date the survey was flown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum:
05/24/2006
Range_Domain_Maximum:
06/24/2008
Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
mm/dd/yy
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
YEAR
Attribute_Definition:
Year the survey was flown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
2006
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Survey was flown in 2006
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
2007
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Survey was flown in 2007
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
2008
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Survey was flown in 2008
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
MONTH
Attribute_Definition:
Month the survey was flown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
January
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
February
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
March
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
April
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
May
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
June
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
July
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
August
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
September
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
October
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
November
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
December
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
DAY
Attribute_Definition:
Day of the month the survey was flown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum:
1
Range_Domain_Maximum:
31
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
REF_NO
Attribute_Definition:
Reference number of a sighting, depicted as a single point in the GIS shapefile
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum:
101
Range_Domain_Maximum:
4300
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
SPECIES
Attribute_Definition:
Species of animal observed
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Manatee
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
ADULTS
Attribute_Definition:
Number of adults sighted in the group
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum:
1
Range_Domain_Maximum:
>1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
CALVES
Attribute_Definition:
Number of calves sighted in the group
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum:
0
Range_Domain_Maximum:
>1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
TOTAL
Attribute_Definition:
Total number of animals sighted in the group
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum:
1
Range_Domain_Maximum:
>1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
BEHAVIOR
Attribute_Definition:
Observed behavior of the animal(s)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Resting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Feeding
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Bottom resting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
SR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Surface resting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
T
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Traveling
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
U
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
No behavior was recorded
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
BF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Bottom feeding
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
DIRECTION
Attribute_Definition:
If the behavior was recorded as traveling, this field indicates the direction the animal was traveling.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
NE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Northeast
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
E
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
East
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
SE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Southeast
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
SW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Southwest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
West
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
NW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Northwest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
U
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Indicates that the direction of travel was not recorded
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
N/A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Direction is not applicable because the animal's behavior was either not recorded or was recorded as something other than traveling
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Producer-defined
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
mailing address
Address:
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address:
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City:
St. Petersburg
State_or_Province:
FL
Postal_Code:
33701-5095
Country:
USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
727-823-0166
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
metadata@MyFWC.com
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This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
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Format_Version_Date:
20120509
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:
20060830
Metadata_Review_Date:
20120516
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
mailing and physical address
Address:
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address:
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City:
St. Petersburg
State_or_Province:
FL
Postal_Code:
33701-5095
Country:
USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
727-823-0166
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
metadata@MyFWC.com
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention:
local time
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
All data must be credited to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
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