Wakulla County Aerial Distribution Survey for Manatees (October 1994 to September 1996)
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
- Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Publication_Date:
- Unpublished material
- Title:
- Wakulla County Aerial Distribution Survey for Manatees (October 1994 to September 1996)
- 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. Flights are usually about one hour 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 around the state where manatees and their primary food source, sea grasses, are located. Flight paths curve 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 turtle sightings 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 Wakulla County were flown twice a month from October 1994 to September 1996. FWC staff members were observers for these flights. The survey area includes two major rivers in Wakulla County (Wakulla and St. Marks rivers), the nearby Gulf coast waters, and Spring Creek. The study area is confined to the lower 23 km of the St. Marks River beginning at the St. Marks Spring. The study area also includes open Gulf of Mexico waters from the St. Marks River west to Spring Creek.
- Purpose:
- To determine the seasonal distribution of manatees in Wakulla 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:
- 19941024
- Ending_Date:
- 19960920
- Currentness_Reference:
- Survey dates
- Status:
- Progress:
- Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
- None Planned
- Spatial_Domain:
- Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
- Wakulla County, Florida
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -84.34
- East_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -84.18
- North_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 30.21
- South_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 30.06
- 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:
- FWRI Place
- Place_Keyword:
- Florida
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- Florida Counties
- Place_Keyword:
- Wakulla
- 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
- 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
- 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_11-190_MRGIS/idinfo/browse/wakulla.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:
- not applicable
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
- not applicable
- Completeness_Report:
- 46 total flights. One survey missed in February and March 1995 due to bad weather. No manatees sighted during nine surveys (December 9, 1994; March 3, April 4, and December 11, 1995; January 10, February 5 and 14, and March 15 and 29, 1996).
- 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:
- 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 Wakulla 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 number, and data are digitized as points into a GIS shapefile. For surveys with two observers, all sightings from the primary observer's maps are digitized. Any additional sightings from the secondary observer's maps are digitized. In cases where both surveyors recorded the same sighting, the number of adults and calves recorded by the primary observer was entered into the shapefile. The location of the point and the attribute information are verified after digitization. The location of the point and the attribute information are verified after digitization. Sightings were plotted in reference to the FWC-FWRI Wildlife Research Marine Mammal section 40K shoreline. This dataset is subset to only include manatee sightings, though sea turtle and/or dolphin sightings may have been recorded.
- Process_Date:
- 1996
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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:
- 143
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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:
- 0.000032
- Ordinate_Resolution:
- 0.000032
- 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_Wakulla_1994_1996_Sightings.shp
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- GIS shapefile containing location and associated attribute data for each manatee observed in the Wakulla County aerial distribution survey. Shapefile was previously named AMWAKULA.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- FWC-FWRI
- 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:
- 11999
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SDATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Date the survey was flown
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- Producer-defined
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 10/24/1994
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 09/20/1996
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- mm/dd/yyyy
- 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:
- 0
- 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:
- 0
- 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:
- C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Cavorting
- 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:
- R
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- 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
- 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:
- YEAR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Year the survey was flown
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- Producer-defined
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 1994
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Survey was flown in 1994
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- Producer-defined
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 1995
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Survey was flown in 1995
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- Producer-defined
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 1996
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Survey was flown in 1996
- 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
- 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.
- Standard_Order_Process:
- 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:
- ftp or e-mail
- Fees:
- none
- Ordering_Instructions:
- Contact Group Metadata Technician
- Turnaround:
- Approximately ten working days, depending on workload and amount of information requested.
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
- Metadata_Date:
- 20121023
- 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
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- Content Specification for Metadata in the National Coastal Data Development Center's Data Catalog Version 2.0
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