Loading...
Loading...
Available on 1 platform
Sign in to view source links and access this dataset
British Columbia commercial whale watching data comprises two spatial datasets summarizing trips and wildlife viewing events from 2019 to 2021 during summer months. The data was generated by the University of Victoria's WAVE project using AIS vessel tracking and a Hidden Markov Model to classify viewing events. It is intended to inform marine spatial planning and conservation activities in Canada's Pacific region.
Data is provided in geospatial formats (FGDB/GDB, ESRI REST) requiring GIS software; a PDF metadata document contains detailed methodology; license is Canada Open Government Licence.