SOP 5: Waypoints (KM_I Creation), version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program
Hoekman S, Johnson W, Moynahan B, Sergeant C. 2010. SOP 5: Waypoints (KM_I Creation), version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program. NPS SEAN. Juneau, Alaska
In the course of the annual field work, one hand-held GPS unit may be used to record waypoints for two purposes. First, it is pre-loaded with waypoints marking the beginning and ending location of each transect segment to be covered that season. These are used as emergency backup should the boat's main navigation equipment fail. Second, field crew records waypoints to mark the location of exceptions encountered during surveys. Exceptions include pausing along a transect, encountering physical obstacles, and taking manual observations after automated recording systems fail among others. At the end of season, a comma-delimited ASCII text file of the exception waypoints is downloaded from the GPS unit into NPS network storage. The text file is submitted through the validation / quality assurance iterations until certified. It is stored in the repository and disseminated over the web.
- 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