SOP 4: Corrected Observations (KM_D Creation), version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program
Hoekman S, Johnson W, Moynahan B, Sergeant C. 2010. SOP 4: Corrected Observations (KM_D Creation), version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program. NPS SEAN. Juneau, Alaska
This deliverable is based on the raw observations collected by field computers. A copy is made of the KM_C file geodatabase. To that basis are added individual corrections that were noted on the field data forms (KM_B) but could not be entered in the field. Some corrections may also require data from waypoints, either directly off the field GPS unit designated for recording waypoints, or from the waypoints file (KM_I) if it is available. An ASCII CSV file is generated from the corrected geodatabase by an application written for the purpose. Additional attributes are added for data quality codes and data quality comments. Both the final geodatabase and CSV are submitted through the validation / quality assurance iterations until accepted for dissemination. It is stored in the NPS Data Store repository and made publicly available. Be aware the validation criteria here are much stricter than those for KM_C and several iterations may be required to attain validation. It is recommended KM_D be generated post-season after the KM_C deliverable has been field corrected and accepted. If the KM_C product is ever determined to be flawed, then KM_D will have to be regenerated from the corrected geodatabase.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Hoekman, Steven; Johnson, William; Moynahan, Brendan; Sergeant, Christopher
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Publisher
- NPS SEAN
- Units
- GLBA , SEAN
- Keywords
- Glacier Bay, Kittlitz's murrelet, marbled murrelet, murrelet, sop, standard operating procedure
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds