Full Record - Time-lapse imagery of gentoo penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2016-2022

Time-lapse imagery of gentoo penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2016-2022

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01693

Abstract:
This dataset contains the imagery from a time-lapse camera installed at a gentoo penguin colony, Pygoscelid papua, around Signy Island. The camera imagery are used to monitor nest attendance of gentoo penguins at Signy. These cameras passively record colony attendance by taking automatic images each day, at a minimum of twice daily throughout each year. This dataset includes imagery for the years 2016-2022.

This dataset is part of a larger network of time-lapse cameras monitoring seabirds on Signy Island.

This monitoring contributes to the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) and is part of the annual seabird Long Term Monitoring Science carried out by the British Antarctic Survey at Signy Island.

This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to the British Antarctic Survey.

Citation:
Dunn, M.J., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of gentoo penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2016-2022 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e5ab0bec-b6b2-455e-8563-1476cd11c6e0

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ASSOCIATED DATA SET(S)

License

Access:	There are no access constraints.
Use:	This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Authors

Name	UK Polar Data Centre
Role(s)	Metadata Author
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Michael J Dunn
Role(s)	Investigator, Technical Contact
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Stacey Adlard
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Derren Fox
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Name	Matt Jobson
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Tim Morley
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	University of Aberdeen

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2022-12-13
Dataset Progress:	Planned
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Biota
Parameters:	Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Survival

Additional Information

Reference:
Quality:	Each image includes a time-stamp and the temperature at the time when the photo was taken. Imagery is not always continuous throughout the year and there may be gaps between photo timestamps. Photos where fog, ice, or darkness obscures the colony are included in the dataset, and can be filtered out depending on the required use. Images that are completely blurry or dark have been removed.
Lineage/Methodology:	One time-lapse camera was installed on a fixed mounting to monitor gentoo penguins' nest attendance in one gentoo colony at Signy Island. The static camera is positioned to capture a minimum of twice-daily images for the selected colony and species. The camera operates daily all year-round with the timing of the daily images pre-programmed. The camera is annually serviced in the field where it is located. Memory cards containing images are recovered annually from the camera.

Extent

Temporal Coverage:
Start Date	2016-03-05
End Date	2022-03-07

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-60.67447
Northernmost	-60.67447
Longitude
Westernmost	-45.61941
Easternmost	-45.61941
Altitude
Min Altitude	N/A
Max Altitude	N/A
Depth
Min Depth	N/A
Max Depth	N/A

Data Resolution:
Latitude Resolution	N/A
Longitude Resolution	N/A
Horizontal Resolution Range	N/A
Vertical Resolution	N/A
Vertical Resolution Range	N/A
Temporal Resolution	2x min. throughout each year
Temporal Resolution Range	N/A

Location:
Location	Antarctica
Detailed Location	Signy Island, South Orkney Islands

Instrumentation

Sensor(s):	CAMERAS
Data Collection:	Reconyx trail cameras (Reconyx HC500 Hyperfire, 14x10x8cm, 1 kg). All are powered by AA batteries.

Storage

Distribution:
Distribution Media	N/A
Distribution Size	2.2GB
Distribution Format	JPEG
Fees	N/A

Data Storage:	6943 images are in .JPEG format. Folder structure is as follows: Species - start_date - end_date With start_date as the first image's date and end_date as the last image's date.