gov.noaa.nodc:0204167 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2025-12-14T21:02:12Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Cetacean digital photography and aerial observer data collected by an unmanned aerial vehicle and manned aerial vehicle in the Beaufort Sea for the Arctic Aerial Calibration Experiments (ACEs) from 2015-08-26 to 2015-09-07 (NCEI Accession 0204167) 2019-10-09 publication 2019-10-03 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0204167 NCEI Archive Management System 0204167 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Janice Waite NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) janice.waite@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Robyn Angliss pointOfContact Megan Ferguson principalInvestigator Amy Kennedy collaborator Angliss, Robyn author Ferguson, Megan author tableDigital This dataset includes two comma separated files containing data and metadata from three cetacean observation methods from two platforms, the manned Turbo Commander aircraft and the unmanned ScanEagle. The ACEs' imagery described here was collected and analyzed in order to conduct a 3-way comparison of data and derived statistics from the following: Observers in the manned aircraft; Digital photographs from cameras mounted to the manned aircraft; Digital photographs from cameras mounted to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The Arctic Aerial Calibration Experiments (ACEs) study was designed to evaluate the ability of UAS technology (i.e., airframe, payloads, sensors, and software) to detect cetaceans, identify individuals to species, estimate group size, identify calves, and estimate density in arctic waters, relative to conventional aerial surveys conducted by human observers in fixed wing aircraft and to photographic strip transect data collected from the manned aircraft. To understand what research questions involving cetacean distribution and density can be addressed using manned and UAS technology in the Arctic, we conducted a three-way comparison among visual observations made by marine mammal observers aboard a Turbo Commander aircraft; imagery autonomously collected by a Nikon D810 camera system mounted to a belly port on the Turbo Commander; and imagery collected by a similar camera system on a remotely controlled ScanEagle® UAS operated by the US Navy. Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Funding Agency: US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Funding Agency: US Navy; Office of Naval Research completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0204167 Preview graphic PNG 0204167 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2019-09-05 publication cetacean images LATITUDE LONGITUDE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS camera GPS instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals (ASAMM) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/MML > Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals (ASAMM) project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Cetacean aerial line-transect survey glare impedence glare type height above ground level (AGL) image metadata manned aircraft predominant visual impediment sea state secondary visual impediment sighting number species code unmanned aircraft systems theme Provider Keywords CAMERA > CAMERA GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Nikon D810 camera system instrument Provider Instruments ScanEagle® Turbo Commander aircraft platform Provider Platform Names OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > CHUKCHI SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 9L61NY Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Angliss, Robyn; Ferguson, Megan (2019). Cetacean digital photography and aerial observer data collected by an unmanned aerial vehicle and manned aerial vehicle in the Beaufort Sea for the Arctic Aerial Calibration Experiments (ACEs) from 2015-08-26 to 2015-09-07 (NCEI Accession 0204167). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0204167. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. Ferguson, M. C., Angliss, R. P., Kennedy, A., Lynch, B., Willoughby, A., Helker, V., Brower, A. A., & Clarke, J. T. (2018). Performance of manned and unmanned aerial surveys to collect visual data and imagery for estimating arctic cetacean density and associated uncertainty. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, 6(3), 128–154. https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0002 2018-09-01 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0002 https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0002 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0002 related journal article information Ferguson, M.C. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Angliss, R.P. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Kennedy, A. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Lynch, B. Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA 02657, USA. author Willoughby, A. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Helker, V. Lynker Technologies, LLC, Leesburg, VA 20175, USA. author Brower, A.A. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Clarke, J.T. Leidos, Arlington, VA 22203, USA. author Canadian Science Publishing publisher documentDigital J. Unmanned Veh. Sys. 6(3) ISSN 2291-3467, pp. 128-154 crossReference sciencePaper Angliss, R. P., Ferguson, M. C., Hall, P., Helker, V., Kennedy, A., & Sformo, T. (2018). Comparing manned to unmanned aerial surveys for cetacean monitoring in the Arctic: methods and operational results. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, 6(3), 109–127. https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0001 2018-09-01 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0001 https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0001 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2018-0001 related journal article information Angliss, R.P. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Ferguson, M.C. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Hall, P. NOAA, Office of Marine and Aircraft Operations, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. author Helker, V. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Kennedy, A. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. author Sformo, T. North Slope Borough, Department of Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 69, Utqiaġvik, AK 99723, USA. author Canadian Science Publishing publisher documentDigital J. Unmanned Veh. Sys. 6(3) ISSN 2291-3467, pp. 109-127 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -159.3 -153.1 71 72 2015-08-26 2015-09-07 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0204167 v1.1 was published. 2019-10-09T19:07:42Z NCEI Accession 0204167 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0204167/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0204167 v1.1 published 2019-10-09T19:07:42Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: LATITUDE (measured); Units: Decimal degrees; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: LONGITUDE (measured); Units: Decimal Degrees; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: GPS asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian camera camera An instrument for recording images. GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation