Emperor penguin colony locations derived from satellite remote sensing across Antarctica, 2023
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01815
Abstract:
This dataset comprises locational data highlighting the geographic position of emperor penguin colonies along the circumpolar Antarctic coastline as identified from satellite imagery (Sentinel2 and MAXAR VHR (Very High Resolution)) from August to December 2023.
This dataset is part of the long-term monitoring of emperor penguin colonies and will support conservation efforts in Antarctica.
This dataset was supported by NERC core funding and WWF grant GB095701.
Citation:
Fretwell, P. (2024). Emperor penguin colony locations derived from satellite remote sensing across Antarctica, 2023 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fb0547e4-d2c1-4580-8c98-182f1da7d9ae
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License
| Access: | There are no access constraints on this dataset. |
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| 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/. |
Basic Information
| Creation Date: | 2024-01-11 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Planned |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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Additional Information
| Reference: | Fretwell P.T. (2024). Four unreported emperor penguin colonies discovered by satellite doi:10.1017/S0954102023000329 Fretwell, P.T. and Trathan, P.N. (2021), Discovery of new colonies by Sentinel2 reveals good and bad news for emperor penguins. Remote Sens Ecol Conserv, 7: 139-153. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.176 |
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| Quality: | The data are correct to within 2 km at the time of digitisation. However, emperor penguin colonies move, both within a season and over the course of different seasons, so this should be taken as a snapshot of locations at this time. | |
| Lineage/Methodology: | Location data derived form satellite remote sensing - namely Sentinel2 and MAXAR VHR data, between 1st August and 31st December 2023 (see Fretwell et al. 2021 for extended methodology). Locations edited in ArcMap as shapefiles and converted to kml. The dataset includes colony names, latitude and longitude coordinates of colonies local across the circumpolar Antarctic coastline. The dataset is in the projection WGS 1984. |
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Extent
| Spatial Coverage: | |
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| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -90 |
| Northernmost | -60 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -180 |
| Easternmost | 180 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Circumpolar Antarctic coastline |
Storage
| Data Storage: | 1x .shp file and associated files. 1x .kml file |
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