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Annotated dataset of wandering albatrosses detected in Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery of South Georgia, Crozet Islands and Kerguelen Islands, from 2015-2017.
This annotated dataset comprises locational data of wandering albatrosses at colonies on Bird Island and Annenkov Island in South Georgia, Apotres in the Crozet Islands and Grande Coulee on the west coast of Kerguelen Island. Albatrosses were detected from Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery, which was acquired on the following dates:
- Bird Island: January 10th, 2015
- Annenkov: February 3rd, 2017
- Apotres: March 3rd, 2017
- Grande Coulee: March 16th, 2017.
Images were manually scanned and albatrosses detected through the use of grids. An experienced observer ('reference count') and five novice volunteers (observers 1-5) annotated the satellite images to assess interobserver variation. Scanning was carried out by collaborators and volunteers of the Albatrosses from Space project.
Additional metadata includes information on image type and model, and image acquisition location.
This dataset supports the advancement of remote monitoring for a vulnerable seabird species.
This research was funded by the Natural Environment Reseach Council through the NEXUSS CDT, grant number NE/N012070/1, titled 'Automated UAV and Satellite Image Analysis for Wildlife Monitoring.'
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- Date (Creation)
- 2024-04-02
- Date (Revision)
- 2024-04-02
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-04-02
- Date (released)
- 2024-04-02
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1.0
- Unique resource identifier
- https://doi.org/10.5285/276367fa-03dd-4c80-9f7b-7652eb1664d9
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- GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01830
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- Unique resource identifier
- NE/N012070/1
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Please cite this item as: Panigada, V., Bowler, E., & Fretwell, P. T. (2024). Annotated dataset of wandering albatrosses detected in Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery of South Georgia, Crozet Islands and Kerguelen Islands, from 2015-2017. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/276367fa-03dd-4c80-9f7b-7652eb1664d9
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No credit.
- Status
- Completed
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role British Antarctic Survey Panigada, Viola Author British Antarctic Survey Bowler, Ellen Author British Antarctic Survey Fretwell, Peter T Author NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Point of contact
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- As needed
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- Completed
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Diomedea exulans
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Nesting behaviour
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Very High Resolution
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remote sensing
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satellite imagery
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wandering albatross
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- Place
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Bird Island, South Georgia Antarctica
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Annenkov Island, South Georgia Antarctica
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Apotres, Crozet Islands Antarctica
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Kerguelen Islands, Grande Coulee Antarctica
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- no limitations
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- Open Government Licence v3.0
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This data is governed by the NERC Data Policy: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/nerc/our-policies-and-standards/nerc-data-policy/
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This data is governed by the NERC data policy and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3
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There are no access constraints on this dataset.
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url
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- English
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- Biota
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- Begin date
- 2015-01-10
- End date
- 2015-01-10
- Supplemental Information
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It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.
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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-11-12
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role European Petroleum Survey Group
Publisher
- Unique resource identifier
- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
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6.18.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Distributor
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- Statement
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Methodology:
Wandering albatrosses were manually detected by scanning VHR satellite imagery obtained from the Maxar satellite WorldView-3. Single points were placed on the albatrosses, and the attribute table was filled out to contain information on the image type and model, and the location of the seabird colony. The images were manually labelled using separate polygons approximately matching the size of the monitor (160 × 260 m for viewing at a 1:600 scale). Labelling was carried out by one experienced observer ('reference count') and five novice volunteers (observers 1-5), assessing interobserver variation.
For additional details on attribute table definitions, please refer to the README affiliated with the shapefile data. For each annotated albatross, there is information about the imagery analysed: the location, latitude and longitude (in decimal degrees and recorded using the same geographic coordinate system and projection as the satellite imagery), imagery ID, imagery date, type of satellite, spatial resolution, number of multispectral bands, product level and type (e.g., Standard2A). The datasets are in the following projections:
Bird Island: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 24S
Annenkov: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 24S
Apotres: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 39S
Grande Coulee: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 42S
Data collection:
The datasets were annotated using ArcMap 10.5 software and the satellite images were pansharpened using the Gram-Schmidt algorithm.
Data quality:
The satellite images were pansharpened using the Gram-Schmidt algorithm.
The attribute table includes fields to specify the satellite image metadata. Please refer to the README associated with the data for details.
For Apotres Islands, there is no experienced observer shapefile.
Metadata
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- English
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- UTF8
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- Dataset
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2024-04-02
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ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
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ISO 19115:2003(E)
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Point of contact
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