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AAS_4102_AcousticGPSData2013

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Citation
Miller, B.S. (2017) GPS data recorded on the sonobuoy workstation 2013 - Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/59b60675b238e, Accessed: 2026-05-02
Title
GPS data recorded on the sonobuoy workstation 2013 - Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.4225/15/59b60675b238e
Created Date
2017-09-07
Revision Date
2025-11-24
Expected Date of Data Release
2017-09-11
Data Version
1
Parent record
AAS_4102_2013_Antarctic_Blue_Whale_Voyage

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    Description

    GPS data were recorded on the Sonobuoy Workstation as daily text files containing the raw National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) standard format 0183 sentences from an independent Garmin GPS receiver located at the acoustic workstation.

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    Purpose

    The sonobuoy workstation recorded both the NMEA feed from the FV Amaltal Explorer and the GPS data from this independent Garmin Receiver. The Ship's NMEA feed was used by PAMGuard to display the ship's position, while these data from the independent Garmin receiver were used by the Acoustic Localisation Software, difarBSM, to display the location of the ship, sonobuoys, and acoustic localisations.

    Quality

    No issues were encountered with this dataset.

    Access

    These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -40
    Southernmost:
    -70

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    140
    Easternmost:
    -170
    Minimum Altitude:
    0 Metres
    Maximum Altitude:
    0 Metres
    Minimum Depth:
    0 Metres
    Maximum Depth:
    0 Metres

    Data Resolution

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

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • FV AMALTAL EXPLORER

    Locations

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

    Platforms

    • SHIPS

    Instruments

    • Global Positioning System
    • SONOBUOYS

    Researchers

    • miller, brian (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)

    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_AcousticGPSData2013 when using these data.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • BIOTA
      • OCEANS

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • AMD/AU
      • CEOS
      • AMD

      Publications

      • Miller, B.S. et al. (2013) Long-range acoustic tracking of Antarctic blue whales., 1-17, SC/65a/SH18, Report submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission.
      • Miller, B.S. et al. (2015) Validating the reliability of passive acoustic localisation: a novel method for encountering rare and remote Antarctic blue whales., Endangered Species Research, 26(3), 257-269

      Metadata Revision History

        2017-09-07 - record created by Brian Miller. 2025-11-24 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

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