Theoretical Flight Path for Tampa Bay Aerial Distribution Survey for Manatees (November 1987 to June 1997)

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Publication_Date:
Unpublished material
Title:
Theoretical Flight Path for Tampa Bay Aerial Distribution Survey for Manatees (November 1987 to June 1997)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
http://geodata.myfwc.com
Description:
Abstract:
Aerial distribution 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 kts. Small helicopters may be used instead of fixed wing aircraft in urban areas or where waters are particularly opaque and hovering may be required. Surveys are flown along a standardized, theoretical flight route, which was designed to cover all likely manatee habitats in the study area. This "theoretical flight path" indicates the area that was covered during each survey, but it may not be the actual flight route flown on every survey. GPS tracklines recorded during surveys may be available for some flights. The survey area includes the largest estuary in Florida, which borders Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Manatee counties on Florida’s west coast. Tampa Bay consists of mostly shallow water (average 3m) with Egmont Channel (27m) and the main dredged shipping channels (13m). Five rivers enter the Bay: Hillsborough, Alafia, Little Manatee, Manatee, and Braden rivers. The area includes large expanses of seagrass in Boca Ciega Bay and Anna Maria Sound. Many undeveloped areas under state or federal management were part of the study area, including Egmont Key, Passage Key, and Pinellas national wildlife refuge.
Purpose:
To determine the seasonal distribution of manatees in Tampa Bay, 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:
19871113
Ending_Date:
19970626
Currentness_Reference:
Survey dates
Status:
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
None Planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Tampa Bay, Florida
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:
-82.77
East_Bounding_Coordinate:
-82.37
North_Bounding_Coordinate:
28.03
South_Bounding_Coordinate:
27.44
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
FWRI Theme
Theme_Keyword:
manatee
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:
FWC Region
Place_Keyword:
Florida
Place_Keyword:
FWC Region-Southwest
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Water Management Districts
Place_Keyword:
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Florida Counties
Place_Keyword:
Pinellas
Place_Keyword:
Hillsborough
Place_Keyword:
Manatee
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
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name:
Subspecies
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Latirostris
Applicable_Common_Name:
manatee
Applicable_Common_Name:
sea cow
Applicable_Common_Name:
Florida manatee
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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
Hours_of_Service:
8:00 - 5:00 Eastern Standard Time
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
https://mermaid.ncddc.noaa.gov/fwc/fwri/wr/mmr/Manatees/Manatee_11-170_fp/idinfo/browse/tampabay.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Image of study area
Browse_Graphic_File_Type:
JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
The flight path was developed and digitized by FWC staff.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcGIS
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
not applicable
Logical_Consistency_Report:
not applicable
Completeness_Report:
Flight path is complete
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The route was created using detailed maps, such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)1:40,000 navigation charts or U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000 topographic maps.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type:
Field
Methodology_Identifier:
Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus:
aerial survey
Methodology_Keyword:
aerial survey
Methodology_Keyword:
population
Methodology_Description:
Survey routes were designed to cover all likely manatee habitats in the study area. Routes included coastal areas, major rivers and tributaries, estuaries (typically to depths of 3 m), and fresh-water and salt-water canals. Manatees were most commonly seen in shallow water, where aquatic vegetation on which they feed occurs. Survey flight concentrated on winter aggregation sites, areas within 500 m of shore, offshore areas <2 m deep (shoals) or with aquatic vegetation, freshwater sources, and where manatees had historically been seen.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The theoretical flight path was digitized into a GIS shapefile format. GIS is a computer software system for representing data spatially and for conducting spatial analyses. The flight path was created in reference to the FWC-FWRI Wildlife Research Marine Mammal section 40K shoreline.
Process_Date:
1987
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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:
Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
Link
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
1
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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:
0.000128
Ordinate_Resolution:
0.000128
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_TampaBay_1987_1997_FlightPath.shp
Entity_Type_Definition:
GIS shapefile containing the theoretical flight path for the Tampa Bay aerial distribution survey. Shapefile was previously named FTTB.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
FWC-FWRI
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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
Hours_of_Service:
08:00 am - 05:00pm EST
Distribution_Liability:
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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Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
Shapefile
Format_Version_Date:
201210
Format_Specification:
Digital or electronic dataset. Transmittal by ftp, e-mail, or CD.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
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Contact Group Metadata Technician
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:
20060830
Metadata_Review_Date:
20121024
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 - Florida Marine Research Institute.
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage:
http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadataresource/metadata-references/files/ncddcmdprofile_v2.pdf
Profile_Name:
Content Specification for Metadata in the National Coastal Data Development Center's Data Catalog Version 2.0
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