Abstract:
This dataset contains the imagery from a time-lapse camera installed at a South Georgia shag, Leucocarbo georgianus, colony at Signy Island. The camera imagery are used to monitor nest attendance of South Georgia shags at Signy. These cameras passively record colony attendance by taking automatic images each day, at a minimum of twice daily throughout each year. This dataset includes imagery for the years 2022-2022.
This dataset is part of a larger network of time-lapse cameras monitoring seabirds on Signy Island.
This monitoring contributes to the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) and is part of the annual seabird Long Term Monitoring Science carried out by the British Antarctic Survey at Signy Island.
This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to the British Antarctic Survey.
Keywords:
Leucocarbo georgianus, Signy Island, South Georgia shag, South Orkney Islands, nest attendance, time-lapse camera
Dunn, M.J., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of South Georgia shags, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2022-2023 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/43db96bc-88ad-42fd-8aa2-19d73185fe1f
| Access Constraints: | There are no access constraints. |
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| Use Constraints: | 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/. |
| Creation Date: | 2025-02-19 |
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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 | Michael J Dunn |
| Role(s) | Investigator, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Stacey Adlard |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Derren Fox |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| Name | Matt Jobson |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Tim Morley |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
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| Quality: | Each image includes a time-stamp and the temperature at the time when the photo was taken. Imagery is not always continuous throughout the year and there may be gaps between photo timestamps. Photos where fog, ice, or darkness obscures the colony are included in the dataset, and can be filtered out depending on the required use. Images that are completely blurry or dark have been removed. |
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| Lineage/Methodology: | One time-lapse camera was installed on a fixed mounting to monitor South Georgia shag nest attendance in one South Georgia shag colony at Signy Island. The static camera is positioned to capture a minimum of twice-daily images for the selected colony and species. The camera operates daily all year-round with the timing of the daily images pre-programmed. The camera is annually serviced in the field where it is located. Memory cards containing images are recovered annually from the camera. |
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| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2022-03-15 |
| End Date | 2023-02-08 |
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| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -60.67261 |
| Northernmost | -60.67261 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -45.62392 |
| Easternmost | -45.62392 |
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| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
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| Latitude Resolution | N/A |
| Longitude Resolution | N/A |
| Horizontal Resolution Range | N/A |
| Vertical Resolution | N/A |
| Vertical Resolution Range | N/A |
| Temporal Resolution | 2x min. throughout each year |
| Temporal Resolution Range | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Signy Island, South Orkney Islands |
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| Data Collection: | Reconyx trail cameras (Reconyx HC500 Hyperfire, 14x10x8cm, 1 kg). All are powered by AA batteries. |
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| Distribution Media | N/A |
| Distribution Size | 667MB |
| Distribution Format | JPEG |
| Fees | N/A |
| Data Storage: | Images are in .JPEG format. Folder structure is as follows: Species - start_date - end_date With start_date as the first image's date and end_date as the last image's date. |