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Summary
The Ocean Biogeographic Information System - Spatial Ecological Analysis of
Megavertabrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP) is a spatially referenced database of
data related to marine mammals, birds and turtles. This project is one of
several nodes comprising the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS).

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition

SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION -
GEODETIC MODEL
Horizontal Datum Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224

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Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates    N: 38.14   S: 24.37   E: -70.61   W: -81.4

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset Title: SEFSC Atlantic surveys, 1998 (3) Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Release Date: 2004-01-13 12:24:07.181122-05 Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/ Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Online Resource: http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-07-09 Stop Date: 1998-08-20

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees Longitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA BOUNDARIES ENVIRONMENT GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION LOCATION OCEANS

Platform

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Project

OBIS-SEAMAP > OBIS - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations

Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: Open public unless otherwise noted.

Use Constraints
Not to use data contained in OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or
commercial application without prior written consent of the original data
provider. To cite both the data provider and OBIS-SEAMAP appropriately after
approval of use is obtained. Also please refer to Distribution Liability.

Ancillary Keywords

albacores albatros Albatrosses anite de Wilson Atlantic spotted dolphin Auks baleia baleines Ballena de aleta Ballena menor beaked whales becs-en-ciseaux billfishes Birds Bitterns Bobo enmascarado bonitos bony fishes bottlenosed dolphin bottlenose dolphin Brown Booby Brown Pelican canards cano pardo carite lucio Caspian Tern ceo cetaceans ceto Cifozoa Clymene dolphin Common Tern Cory's Shearwater cup animals cygnes dauphins devil rays dolphinfish dolphin dolphins dorado Ducks duses dwarf sperm whale Egrets finback whale fin whale flyingfishes Frigatebirds fulmars Fulmars Gaviota plateada Gaviota reidora Geese golfinho grampus Greater Shearwater gua viva guillemots Guillemots Gulls Herons Herring Gull Jaegers jellyfishes king mackerel labbe pomarin labbes lands Laughing Gull Leatherback leatherback sea turtle leatherback turtle Loggerhead loggerhead sea turtle mackerels mantas marine mammals marine turtles marlins marsouins Masked Booby meduza minke whale modern sea turtles mouette atricille mouettes Murres n caspia n chato n de Clymen n dientes rugosos n embridado n listado n moteado northern minke whale n real n tonina ocean sunfish o de Wilson oies oiseaux pantropical spotted dolphin Pardela de Audubon Pardela de Cory Pardela mayor petit rorqual Petrels pez luna pez sargazo Phalaropes pilot whales poissons osseux poissons-scie Pomarine Jaeger porpoises puffin majeur Puffins pygmy sperm whales Rabijunco cola blanca raies rays res marins rio Risso's dolphin rorqual commun rough-toothed dolphin Royal Tern sailfishes Salteador pomarino sargassumfish sargassum frogfish sawfishes Sea Turtles Shearwaters short-snouted spinner dolphin sierra skates small sperm whales Sooty Tern Spanish mackerels spearfishes sperm whale spinner dolphins spotted dolphins sseo sterne caspienne sterne pierregarin sternes Storm Petrels striped dolphin striped dolphins Swans Terns thazard serra tinglar toothed whales tortue luth Tortuga-marina caguama trels Tropicbirds tunas Typical Terns wahoos whales White-tailed Tropicbird Wilson's Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

OBIS Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations Data Center URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/ Data Center Personnel Name: PATRICK N. HALPIN Phone: 919-613-8062 Email: phalpin at duke.edu Contact Address: Duke University Box 90328 City: Durham Province or State: NC Postal Code: 27708 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Format: Shapefile

Personnel

EI FUJIOKA Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 919-613-8021 Fax: 919-684-8741 Email: efujioka at duke.edu Contact Address: LSRC A321 Box 90328 City: Durham Province or State: NC Postal Code: 27708 Country: USA LANCE GARRISON Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: (305) 361-4488 Email: Lance.Garrison at noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center 75 Virginia Beach Dr. City: Miami Province or State: FL Postal Code: 33149 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Link: GET DATA Description: Access data from the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP websites. Link: GET SERVICE > ACCESS MAP VIEWER Description: OBIS-SEAMAP Map Service Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: Ocean Biogeographic Information System - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP) Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Biological Data Profile Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: ESRI Metadata Profile

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-12-29 Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-01-13

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