OBIS-SEAMAPmarine megavertebrate geo-archive

http://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP- Spatially & Temporally Interactive -

The OBIS-SEAMAP Team

Marine Geospatial Ecology LabNicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

Duke University

Dec 26th, 2013

OBIS-SEAMAPGeoreferenced online database and tools, aggregating marine mammal, seabird and sea turtle data from across the globe

Steadily growing in the past 10 years

577 datasets1935 – 2013

>3,500,000 records

114 165

764 808

1,955 2,134

2,431

3,173 3,319

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Growing database over time (in thousands)

OBIS-SEAMAP is a thematic node of Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), a legacy of the Census of

Marine Life project that is now part of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO

The OBIS-SEAMAP Team makes significant contribution to the OBIS and OBIS-USA Portals development

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

OBIS-SEAMAP

OBIS-SEAMAP Partnership

OBIS-USA

More than 70 government agencies, universities, NGOs worldwide have contributed to OBIS-SEAMAP

Georeferenceddatabase

Data Providers Submit data

Publish

SEAMAP Users

Explore data

Download data

Cascade up

Data Providers & Users (1)

OBIS-USA

Data transfer

Share your data with fellow researchers and raise awareness of your researchesOrganize your data in a standardized format and have off-site archivesVisualize and explore you data with spatio-temporal toolsCombine & compare your data with othersHave environmental variables sampled on your data

Data Providers & Users (2)

Benefits to providers

Benefits to usersHave one-stop access to worldwide marine megavertebrate dataSearch data by flexible options and visualize them with feature-rich mapping interfaceDownload what you want at once: multiple species, multiple datasets, within spatial & temporal boundariesStill there are more features to have fun with…

Date/time of the observationsLocations (ideally latitude and longitude in decimal degrees)Species identification and #animals

Contributing Data

Required fields

Optional (but greatly appreciated) fieldsEffort (e.g. GPS locations) => we construct tracklinesAll other attributes (in-situ measurements, weather, notes on survey methods etc.) => we archive them

How to submit dataIt’s simple. Just email the data file to us: seamap-contact@duke.eduNo SEAMAP account needed if emailing usPreferred formats: Excel spreadsheet, CSV text, MS Access, ESRI shapefile/geodatabase, DBF, KML.

Locations, dates and species are publicOther attributes are stored but not visibleData providers hold ownershipUser needs to agree to Terms of UseUser is required to contact data providers for use of data for any publication or product

Data Use

Terms of Use is displayed upon accessing the mapping interface or click ‘Terms of Use’ link at the upper right corner.

Telemetry trackingAcoustic data

Models

Data Types

Ship & aerial surveys

PhotoID

Sea turtle nesting

Photo-ID

Online interface for images and data from photo-identification catalogs to facilitate collaboration among Photo-ID researchers; Started with Mid-Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Photo-ID Catalog (MABDC) and expanding to other Photo-ID catalogs.

Specialized Applications (1)

Habitat modeling

Spatial Decision Support System for Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) presenting statistically predicted habitat models for marine mammals.

Specialized Applications (2)

Sea turtle nesting data from the State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) and Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) covering all over the world; Completely integrated into OBIS-SEAMAP in 2013.

Turtle nesting data

Browser & search fin photos from different sitesIdentify same animal with helper tools

Zoom in/out Flip Rotate

Sighting locations

Photo-ID (1)

Overlay two photos

Online circulation workflowRelevant researchers consent or reject potential match

Researcher A finds potential match

Researcher B/C give consent

Curator oversees the flow

Photo-ID (2)

Predict marine mammal habitats based on the ship/aerial observations and environmental variablesCombine and compare multiple modelsGet statistics within user-defined areas

SERDP

Consolidate the State of the World's Sea Turtles and WIDECASTExpand geographic coverageLong term monitoringMap nesting beaches as well as genetic sample locations

SWOT

Integrated into OBIS-SEAMAP allowing users to view nesting data along with other types of data (visual sightings, telemetry)

Concepts

Highlights

SEAMAP Online Interface

Spatially & Temporally Interactive

Multi-resolution distribution mapExplore data in space and timeMulti-faceted search optionsDownload what you seeAssociation with oceanographic variablesHistograms of oceanographic variablesAdvanced features for telemetry dataCustomized features for datasetsTime series / seasonal graphsToward marine spatial planning

Higher resolution

1 degree cell at high altitude

Distribution Map: The number of observations per unit cell

0.1 degree at middle range

0.01 degree close-up

Multi-Resolution Distribution Map

Cell-based distribution Point observations with ship tracks

On Google Maps

On Google Earth

OGC-compliant (WMS, WFS)

Multiple Visualization Options

In Space: Define region of interest

In Time: Specify time range

Explore Data in Space and Time (1)

Available shapes:RectangleN-sided polygonCircleESRI shapefile can be uploaded

Range options:Century/Decade/Year/Year-month/Year-month-dayFour seasons or 12 months24 HoursThese three can be combined (e.g. Daytime in summer months from 2000 through 2010)

Decade

Temporally Scalable: Zoom in/out temporally

Year

Month

Century

Day

Explore Data in Space and Time (2)

Temporally Scalable: Seasonal changes and diel plots

4 seasons

12 months

Explore Data in Space and Time (3)

24 hours

Explore details: bars are color-coded by data type (e.g. visual, telemetry, photoid) when the points layer is on.Display each species as a series.Assess the species occurrences with effort (e.g. effort hours, length traveled by vessel/airplane).

Explore Data in Space and Time (4)

e.g. seasonal distributions of humpback whales

Explore Data in Space and Time (5)

SummerWinter

Spatially & Temporally Interactive : Define a period of time and extract data that fall in the period.Time series, seasonal and diel periods can be combined (e.g. daylight time in summer months from 2000 through 2010).

Story 2: Any datasets dealing with albatross telemetry?

Multi-Faceted Search Options (1)Story 1:

What endangered marine mammals are found in my study area?

Search keys: MammaliaEndangeredA rectangular study area

Search keys: Phoebastria nigripesTelemetry

Multi-Faceted Search Options (2)Story 3:

What endangered cetaceans are found in jurisdictional waters in springs?

Search keys: CetaceaEndangeredUS EEZSpring

Set up criteria, visualize it and get the data:Observe all criteria including dataset, species, region of interest, time range and point or cell-based distribution for data download

Download What You See (1)

Flexible download options

Download What You See (2)

Individual records or summarized gridsCSV formatKMLESRI Shapefile

Prevent a time-outStatus of download process

Fail-safe download

Further analysis with ESRI ArcGIS Desktop

~2TB oceanographic data archivesSST / SSH / chlorophyll and more…Two options for time

Specific time (user’s pick)Sync’ed with time series graph

SST in 2005

SST in 2006

Association with Oceanographic Data (1)

SST in a specified year (2004)

Oceanographic variables sampled on observation locationsView the sampled values by ‘Identify’ the point

Association with Oceanographic Data (2)

Explore the sampled oceanographic variables with graphsTime series graphs at various scalesHistograms with adjustable bin sizes

Association with Oceanographic Data (3)

SST at 3 degree bins

Monthly change of SSTSST at 1 degree bins

SST changes over years

Sampled oceanographic variables are included in download filesCan use Excel for simple statistics, R for advanced statistics or ArcGIS for spatial analyses

Association with Oceanographic Data (4)

Choose individual animal(s)Trace movement over timeRun animation

Tracks in Nov 2002

Tracks in Dec 2002

Advanced Features for Telemetry Data (1)

Apply ARGOS data filterTurn on/off *bad* points

*Bad* points on

Advanced Features for Telemetry Data (2)

Visualize detections and effort per stationary platformDiel plots of detectionsDifferent call types are shown as separate series (e.g. call types A and B of Pacific white-sided dolphins).

Advanced Features for Acoustic Data (1)

Extended metadata for acoustic dataMore visualization & analysis tools

Advanced Features for Acoustic Data (2)

New NSF project

European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS)Species density and summarized effortSpecial search and download options for ESAS members

Calculated species density and summarized effort

Search by trip(ESAS members only)

Customized Features for Datasets (1)

Dataset-specific layers and contentsDisplay additional information (e.g. species abundance chart per colony, breeding status, invasives database)Supplemental layers can be added (e.g. study area, model outputs)

Customized Features for Datasets (2)

What species are found?Interactive taxon chart displays taxa that meet the criteria at various taxon ranks (e.g. order, family, genus, species)

Toward Marine Spatial Planning (1)

At Family level

e.g. Taxa found in California Current LME at Order levelAt Genus level

On-the-fly biodiversity indicesSpecies richness, Shannon, Simpson, Hurlbert’s indicesCalculated based on the current criteria (species of interest, region, time period etc)Visualized with interactive charts to see temporal/seasonal changes

Toward Marine Spatial Planning (2)

e.g. Diversity indices over years along with #records in California Current LME

Integration with modeling productsSERDP Marine Animal Model Mapper is integrated into the OBIS-SEAMAP Advanced SearchExplore model outputs with OBIS-SEAMAP occurrence/telemetry data

Toward Marine Spatial Planning (3)

e.g. SERDP Habitat model output for sperm whales along with Argos telemetry data of select individuals in the Gulf of Mexico

OBIS-SEAMAPmarine megavertebrate geo-archive

http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Thank you

The OBIS-SEAMAP Teamseamap-contact@duke.edu

Marine Geospatial Ecology LabNicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

Duke University