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AAS_4102_Video_Tracking2015

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Calderan, S., Leaper, R.C., Miller, B.S. and Double, M. (2017) Photogrammetric video tracks of Antarctic blue whale movements recorded during the 2015 NZ Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/59d2d94589980, Accessed: 2026-05-02
Title
Photogrammetric video tracks of Antarctic blue whale movements recorded during the 2015 NZ Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.4225/15/59d2d94589980
Created Date
2017-09-28
Revision Date
2017-09-28
Parent record
AAS_4102_2015_New_Zealand_Australia_Antarctic_Ecosystems_Voyage

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    Description

    During the 2015 New Zealand-Australia Antarctic Ecosystem Voyage a digital photogrammetric video tracking system was used to collect precise surfacing locations during encounters with some Antarctic blue whales. The photogrammetric video tracking system is a modern digital video version based on the same operating principle as the that described by Leaper and Gordon 2001, and enables determination of the range and bearing to tracked objects relative to the ship.

    Around 15 hours of video tracking were recorded of which 8 hours were classified as good quality of a single animal or in one case a pair of animals that stayed close together. Focal follows were aborted when it was no longer possible to follow the focal animal due to ice or when the presence of other animals meant it was no longer possible to be sure which was the focal animal. This resulted in 7 tracks of longer than 45 minutes with the longest around 2 hours.

    Leaper, R. and Gordon, J. 2001. Application of photogrammetric methods for locating and tracking cetacean movements at sea. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 3: 131-141.

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    Purpose

    Photogrammetric video tracking was conducted in order to obtain data on baseline surface behaviour and fine-scale movements of Antarctic blue whales, and to enable investigation of relationships among vocal activity, behaviour, and movement.

    Access

    These data are publicly available, but owing to their size are stored offline and are available on request to the AADC.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -40
    Southernmost:
    -75

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    160
    Easternmost:
    -175
    Minimum Altitude:
    0 Metre
    Maximum Altitude:
    0 Metre
    Minimum Depth:
    0 Metre
    Maximum Depth:
    0 Metre

    Data Resolution

    Latitude Resolution:
    10 Metre(s)
    Longitude Resolution:
    10 Metre(s)
    Vertical Resolution:
    1 Metre(s)
    Temporal Resolution:
    1 Second(s)

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE
    • SORP
    • PHOTOGRAMMETRY
    • VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • FOCAL FOLLOW

    Locations

    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > BALLENY ISLANDS
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

    Platforms

    • R/V TANGAROA

    Instruments

    • VIDEO CAMERA
    • GPS RECEIVERS
    • COMPASSES
    • CAMERAS

    Researchers

    • calderan, susannah (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • leaper, russell (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • miller, brian (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • double, mike (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)

    Use Constraints

    This dataset has been collected under the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) Southern Ocean Research Partnership (SORP). The IWC-SORP ethos is one of open collaboration, communication and data sharing. The Data User will acknowledge the use of the IWC SORP dataset by the following statement:
    Data provided by the International Whaling Commission's Southern Ocean Research Partnership were all based upon non-lethal samples collected under a protocol approved by the Australian Antarctic Program Animal Ethics Committee (AAPAEC). These data were provided by the Partnership for the purpose of collaborative investigation.

    This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4102_Video_Tracking2015 when using these data.

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