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SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000 (6)

Entry ID: seamap7

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Summary

Abstract: 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

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access data from the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP websites.

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Caption: SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 29.06

S: 10.0

E: -59.42

W: -87.39

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset Title: SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000 (6)

Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP

Dataset Release Date: 2004-06-03 16:04:12.069761-04

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

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS-SEAMAP

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-02-17

Stop Date: 2000-04-02

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA

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 > BIRDS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

JASE TRAVERSE 2007-2008 > The Japanese-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 2007-2008

Access Constraints TBD

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Ancillary Keywords

JASE

traverse

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

National Institute of Polar Research, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JAPANESE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH Phone: +81-42-512-0608 Fax: +81-42-528-3146 Email: www-admin at nipr.ac.jp Contact Address: 10-3, Midori-cho City: Tokyo Province or State: Tachikawa-shi Postal Code: 190-8518 Country: JAPAN