Data Archive

Archive Status

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Local Data Archive

Local data storage is currently located in several different locations:

Digital Data Storage

Analog Data Storage

External Data Archives

Along with our local data storage, SAEL datasets are also archived at several external sources including National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), PACM-Makara, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), NMFS Enterprise Data Management Program - InPort, and Tethys (local database).

Detailed archive methods for each source can be found on their respective sections below

Google Cloud

Google Cloud is for temporary processing/storing of data for Analysis.

NCEI

NCEI hosts a Passive Acoustic Data Archive, where all ADRIFT, CCES, and PASCAL deployment metadata, raw audio data, and soundscape metrics are publicly available. CalCurCEAS 2024 raw audio data will be accessible in this archive once it has been cleared.

Users can access data through the interactive map or request data using Google Cloud Platform

Tethys

All ADRIFT, PASCAL 2016, CCES 2018, and CalCurCEAS 2024 deployment metadata and detection data are archived locally in our lab’s Tethys database.

The Tethys database is saved locally on the DON server (Z:/ANALYSIS/Tethys). Tethys has multiple ways to access/visualize the database, but these directions will only include opening the web client interface (main web app and Data Explorer).

PACM/Makara

All ADRIFT, PASCAL 2016, and CCES 2018 marine mammal detection data are archived and available on the Passive Acoustic Cetacean Map (PACM). Makara is an updated database and methods will be added here

CalCurCEAS 2024 detection data - work in progress

InPort

Per Fisheries Information Management and Data Documentation policy and procedural directives, all Fisheries data must be inventoried with complete metadata in InPort, NMFS Enterprise Data Management Program. PAM data is complicated, and there is no standard for posting metadata to InPort. Given that detailed metadata is archived to NCEI, SWFSC will post all data related to PAM Deployments/data collection efforts and ensure there is a link to access additional data/metadata via NCEI and PACM.

OBIS Seamap

We are no longer storing marine mammal detection data in the OBIS database. OBIS specific processing scripts for beaked whales are available here.