Glacier Bay Murrelet Survey Raw Observations for 2013

Glacier Bay, Alaska field survey data for murrelet bird groups, collected by the Department of the Interior during 2013. Observations include bird group locations, their relation to line transects, covariates, tracklogs, and GPS points. The data are stored in their original, unedited raw form as a ZIP file.

Use Cases

• Modeling murrelet habitat use and distribution based on GPS point and transect data
• Analyzing bird group observation patterns relative to survey transects
• Assessing survey effort and coverage using tracklog data
• Studying population covariates collected during the field survey

Strengths

• Data are stored in their original, unedited raw form, preserving field accuracy
• Contains multiple related data types: observations, GPS points, tracklogs, and covariates
• Collected by the authoritative Department of the Interior organization

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Collection Method

Field observations directly recorded into an ArcGIS file geodatabase through a custom application on laptops and iPads.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-04 01:12:35.746600; freshness should be verified

Geography

Glacier Bay, Alaska