Dataset

PGS biota data - mammal and turtle observations - aggregated

OBIS-GBIF Norway Open in mapper Explore occurrences

PGS vessels have continuous observation for mammal and turtle sightings, this can be a combination of visual inspection and acoustic sensors. The data provides details for the sightings under numerous projects offshore Brazil. This dataset is the result of processing input data from multiple projects and ensuring the data are consistently formatted and aggregated into a single common format. The original files can be found on the Ocean Data Platform.

Published: July 15, 2025 at 10:34

URL: https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=pgs-mammals-turtles-observations

Laura Viana
PGS

Matthew Whaley
HUB Ocean

2,240
occurrence records
35
taxa
23
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 2,240
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 2,240
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 34
1.5%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 138
6.2%
NO_DEPTH 34
1.5%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 1
0.0%
ON_LAND 1
0.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data