Columns in the dataset are:
Zone: Reference to are of the survey track
Zone32 Whole of East Coast
Zone33 Tay
Zone34 Moray Firth
Zone35 Southern Trench
Zone36 West Orkney
Zone37 EMEC (Orkney)
Latitiude and Longitude fields expressed as decimal degrees (negative is west for longitude)
Survey Date: The date of the survey and observation
CameraID: Camera number that was used for the particular transect. There were 4 different cameras used.
Resolution: Size of each pixel at ground level. Each pixel represents 2cm on the ground.
Timestamp: The time on the reel that the observation was made.
BroadCategory: The general grouping that each observation falls within.
SpeciesGroup: More defined that BroadCategory and refers to the species group each observation falls within.
Species: The identification of each observation, where possible.
Confidence categories:
Definite = As certain as is reasonably possible
Probably = Very likely to be this species or group
Possible = More likely to be this species of species group than anything else
When considering jellyfish, where no ID available for species, species confidence was edited to N/A
BTO Codes: Codes from British Ornithology Association. Codes used are:
TO Codes are codes given to each bird species:
AU Auk species, no ID
BH Black-headed gull
SM Common gull
CU Curlew
DV Rock dove
E. Eider
F. Fulmar
GB Greater black-backed gull
GJ Greylag goose
GU Guillemot
GX Gannet
H. Grey Heron
HG Herring gull
KI Kittiwake
LN Long tailed duck
MA Mallard
ND Great northern diver
NX Great skua
OC Oystercatcher
RA Razorbill
RH Red throated diver
RK Redshank
RM Red-breasted merganser
SA Shag
TT Turnstone
TY Black guillemot
UU Gull species, no ID
WN Wigeon
Positioning = position in water column. Only refer to marine mammals
Age & Sex of the observed organism where possible to identify
Measurement: This column relates to Jellyfish data only. Measurement to nearest 5cm interval.
Additional Commnets: Particularly where man-made objects were observed, there may be additional clarification in this column.