Abstract:
Numbers of nesting birds were manually counted from images collected by low-altitude aerial photography from multirotor Un-crewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Three species were included in this study; gentoo (Pygoscelispapua) and chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarctica) penguin and South Georgia shag (Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus). Data were collected in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 field seasons.
Keywords:
Chinstrap penguin, Colony count, Gentoo penguin, Population, Signy Island, South Georgia Shag, Un-crewed Aerial Vehicle
Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Taylor, A., Wood, A., Trathan, P., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Un-crewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) derived population counts of gentoo and chinstrap penguin and South Georgia shag colonies on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 2016-2018 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f3d9004a-e788-4104-a1a9-54fa80b533a1
| Access Constraints: | There are no restrictions on accessing the data. |
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| Use Constraints: | Data released under Open Government Licence V3.0: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ |
| Creation Date: | 2021-02-05 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Planned |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK Polar Data Centre |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Michael Dunn |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Michael Dunn |
| Role(s) | Technical Contact |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Andrew G Wood |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Norman Ratcliffe |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Philip N Trathan |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Stacey Adlard |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Alex Taylor |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | M. J. Dunn, S. Adlard, A.P. Taylor, A.G. Wood, P.N. Trathan, N. Ratcliffe (2021) Un-crewed aerial vehicle population survey of three sympatrically breeding seabird species at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Polar Biology. 2831 DOI: 10.1007/s00300-021-02831-6. | |
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| Quality: | All raw data appear as collected and have not been cleaned via post-processing analyses. | |
| Lineage: | For data collection and analysis please see Dunn et al (2021) | |
| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2016-11-29 |
| End Date | 2018-01-08 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -60.7 |
| Northernmost | -60.7 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -45.6 |
| Easternmost | -45.6 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | South Orkney Islands |
| Detailed Location | Signy Island |
| Data Collection: | UAV model and photographic equipment 2016/2017 season: DJI Phantom 4 Pro 188 quadcopter with integrated camera mounting a FOV 94degrees 20mm f/2.8 lens UAV model and photographic equipment 2017/2018 season; Inspire 2 quadcopter (DJI Shenzhen, China; https://www.dji.com/uk/inspire-2) with DJI X5s Camera with Micro 4/3 Sensor and wide angle fixed lens DJI MFT 15mm/1.7 ASPH 186 24mm equivalent (https://www.dji.com/zenmuse-x5s/info). Software: AutoPanoGiga Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Fiji-Image J |
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