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Metadata: 2011, APEM, Zone 2 Firth of Forth, Aerial Bird Surveys
Abstract:
Digital aerial surveys of the Firth of Forth Zone were carried out in October 2011. High Resolution stills imagery was used to record birds and marine mammals present in two areas; the Phase I area, surveyed for direct comparison with data from boat surveys, and the wider Firth of Forth Zone. Typical seabird species were recorded, including divers, gannets, fulmars, kittiwakes, herring gulls, black-backed gulls, skuas and auks. Data collected were thoroughly Quality Assured, including 100% internal QA and 10% external QA. Population estimates were produced by design- or model-based estimation methods. Precision of estimates was high, especially for abundant species / groups. The west of the survey area showed generally higher bird densities than the east, and modelled density surfaces reflected this pattern. Marine mammals were comparatively scarce, but two whales and two seals were photographed. These results were compared with estimates from which occurred coincidentally with aerial surveys.
Data holder:
Crown Estate Scotland
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19664 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2011, APEM, Zone 2 Firth of Forth, Aerial Bird Surveys |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | e544d4b8-1461-495b-a09d-769bde679799 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CES-396 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-10-26 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-10-27 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Digital aerial surveys of the Firth of Forth Zone were carried out in October 2011. High Resolution stills imagery was used to record birds and marine mammals present in two areas; the Phase I area, surveyed for direct comparison with data from boat surveys, and the wider Firth of Forth Zone. Typical seabird species were recorded, including divers, gannets, fulmars, kittiwakes, herring gulls, black-backed gulls, skuas and auks. Data collected were thoroughly Quality Assured, including 100% internal QA and 10% external QA. Population estimates were produced by design- or model-based estimation methods. Precision of estimates was high, especially for abundant species / groups. The west of the survey area showed generally higher bird densities than the east, and modelled density surfaces reflected this pattern. Marine mammals were comparatively scarce, but two whales and two seals were photographed. These results were compared with estimates from which occurred coincidentally with aerial surveys. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The Phase I area and wider Firth of Forth Zone aerial surveys were undertaken using Britten-Norman Islander twin engine and P68 Observer twin-engine survey aircraft. These surveys involved High Resolution digital still image collection using a GPS-linked bespoke flight management system. Both areas were surveyed on 27th and 28th October 2011. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird behaviour |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Cetacean abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pre-Construction monitoring | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zone search area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 56.486761752491 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.5380859375 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 56.022948079627 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.57080078125 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Seagreen | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Derrick.Thirlwell@fluor.com | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | APEM Ltd | |
| Position name | Manager | |
| Phone | 0161 442 8938 | |
| aerialsurveys@apemltd.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Seagreen | |
| Derrick.Thirlwell@fluor.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-396/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2026-03-02 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-10-25 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-10-06 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |