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Whitney Point Adelie Penguin Colonies, Vector GIS Layer

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Whitney Point Adelie Penguin Colonies, Vector GIS Layer

Description:

Abstract:: An ArcGIS shapefile layer showing the extent of all extant and relic Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colonies at Whitney Point, Windmill Islands, February 2006. The field 'Status' describes each polygon as extant, relic or maximum. Extant refers to the area used by breeding birds in the summer 2005/06. Maximum refers to the historic maximal extent of the colony. Relic refers to any colony which was not occupied by any breeding pairs during 2005/06. Positional accuracy is approx. 1-2 m, after accounting for dGPS errors and errors in identification of the boundaries of colonies. Mapping was conducted after the end of the breeding season, so boundaries were identified as the extent of nest pebbles/fresh faeces, and it was considered that they could be reliably identified to within 0.5m. Data were acquired using a Trimble Pro XH differential GPS. This work was completed as part of ASAC project 1219 (ASAC_1219). Also for this project, three aerial photographs of Whitney point showing the adelie penguin colonies and taken on 17 December 1990 were georeferenced. These aerial photographs are film ANTC1219 run 54 frames 21 to 23. Work on this project also utilised a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) created for Shirley Island. See the metadata record, 'A digital elevation model (DEM) and orthophoto of the Whitney Point area of the Windmill Islands, Antarctica' for more information (linked below). Since the 2005/06 summer was a low-ice year the opportunity was also taken to survey with differential GPS a section of coastline about 230 metres long east of Whitney Point on Clark Peninsula. This section of coastline was ice free and accessible. The data was collected with differential GPS on 10 February 2006.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Bricher, P.K. 2006 Spatial ecology of Adelie penguins: Effects of landscape, environmental variability and human activities Masters of Environmental Management thesis Hobart University of Tasmania

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20060210
Ending_Date: 20060224

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 110.5261
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 110.5428
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.2481
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.2531

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS
Theme_Keyword: FIELD SURVEYS
Theme_Keyword: GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SATELLITES
Theme_Keyword: GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: GPS RECEIVERS
Theme_Keyword: Adelie Penguin
Theme_Keyword: Colonies
Theme_Keyword: Gis
Theme_Keyword: Map
Theme_Keyword: Pygoscelis Adeliae
Theme_Keyword: Whitney Point
Theme_Keyword: Windmill Islands
Theme_Keyword: BIOTA
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Access_Constraints: Apart from the coastline data, these data are not yet available for download. Contact the Australian Antarctic Data Centre for access.

Use_Constraints:

This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_1219_AAT_WP_ADPE_Colonies when using these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PHILLIPPA KATE BRICHER

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: School of Geography and Environmental Studies
Address: University of Tasmania
Address: Private Bag 76
City: Hobart
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7001
Country: AU

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pbricher@utas.edu.au

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: This shapefile was created using a Trimble pro XH differential GPS. Mean vertical precision = 1.00m, StDev = 0.79m Mean horizontal precision = 0.49m, StDev = 0.39m Positional accuracy is approx. 1-2 m, after accounting for dGPS errors and errors in identification of the boundaries of colonies. Mapping was conducted after the end of the breeding season, so boundaries were identified as the extent of nest pebbles/fresh faeces. It was considered that the boundaries could be reliably identified to within 0.5m

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 1.5 m
Longitude_Resolution: 1.5 m
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: Not Available
Altitude_Resolution: 1.5 m
Altitude_Distance_Units: Not Available
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Not Available
Depth_Resolution: 1.5 m
Depth_Distance_Units: Not Available
Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Contact_Person: DATA OFFICER AADC

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Australian Antarctic Division
Address: 203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3244

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3351

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@aad.gov.au

Resource_Description: ASAC_1219_AAT_WP_ADPE_Colonies

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile
Format_Name: Images
Format_Name: Shapefile
Transfer_Size: 78 kb
Transfer_Size: 214.2 Mb
Transfer_Size: 4 kb

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.aad.gov.au

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.c...

Access_Instructions:

Download Point for the penguin colonies shapefile

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.c...

Access_Instructions:

Download Point for the georeferenced aerial photographs

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.c...

Access_Instructions:

Download Point for a section of coastline about 230 metres long east of Whitney Point

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?whitney_dem

Access_Instructions:

Metadata record for, "A digital elevation model (DEM) and orthophoto of the Whitney Point area of the Windmill Islands, Antarctica".

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: https://secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/r...

Access_Instructions:

Public information for ASAC project 1219

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?...

Access_Instructions:

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000807

Metadata_Review_Date: 20130529

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PHILLIPPA KATE BRICHER

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: School of Geography and Environmental Studies
Address: University of Tasmania
Address: Private Bag 76
City: Hobart
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7001
Country: AU

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pbricher@utas.edu.au

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time