IMAS Metadata Catalogue
Redmap - Sightings of range shifting marine species
Redmap is a primarily a website that invites the community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in their region, or along particular parts of their coast. The information collected is mapped and displayed on the site, demonstrating, in time, how species distributions may be changing.
Sightings are divided into two categories – those with a photo that can be ‘verified’ by a marine biologist, and sightings without photos that we call community sightings (anecdotal). All the information collected, with and without photos, is mapped and will be used in the following years to map out a ‘story’ of changes occurring in our marine environment.
The main data collected includes the species sighted (normally selected from a list comprising preselected species of interest), the location, date/time and activity being undertaken. Other optional information gathered include biological data such as sex, size and weight and environmental data such as water depth and temperature and habitat.
This record is associated with live data (and will subsequently change over time). Note that the accuracy of spatial elements has been reduced for distribution purposes. This data set is also subject to a three year embargo (ie. does not contain data less than three years old). If you wish to discuss obtaining a citable, static dataset, that is current and/or contains precise spatial elements, please see Point of Contact.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2015-04-29T10:00:00
Originator
- Purpose
- Redmap is a primarily a website that invites the community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in their region, or along particular parts of their coast. Note that the accuracy of spatial elements has been reduced for distribution purposes. This data set is also subject to a three year embargo (ie. does not contain data less than three years old). Please see the Point of Contact to discuss obtaining more recent data and/or data with a higher spatial resolution.
- Credit
- Varies depending on the region in which data was collected.
- Status
- On going
Principal investigator
- Topic category
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- Oceans
Extent
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2010-01-01T15:35:00
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Continual
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
- Keywords (Theme)
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- climate change
- range shift
- species distribution
- body_length
- body_weight
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- This data is subject to a three year embargo (ie. does not contain data less than three years old) and spatial elements have reduced accuracy. If you wish to discuss obtaining a citable, static dataset, that is current and/or contains accurate spatial elements, please see Point of Contact.
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/2.5/au/88x31.png
License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 Australia License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/au/
License Text
- Other constraints
- Data is provided by Redmap (redmap.org.au), a project initiated by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) for monitoring of marine species range shifts. The organisation responsible for the collection varies between regions and is specified in the data file.
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
- Description
- Sightings of range-extending marine species
Identifier
- Name
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body_length
- Identifier
- http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UXMM
- Name
- Millimetres
- Name
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body_weight
- Name
- Grams
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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CSV
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CSV
- OnLine resource
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DATA ACCESS - Redmap sightings (all states, all species, 3-year embargo) [CSV direct download]
- OnLine resource
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFO - Mammal species of interest in Australia
- OnLine resource
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFO - Bony fish species of interest in Australia
- OnLine resource
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFO - Reptilian species of interest in Australia
- OnLine resource
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Redmap website
- OnLine resource
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redmap:RM_SIGHTING_VIEW_MAP
MAP - Locations of Redmap sightings
- OnLine resource
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RM_SIGHTING_VIEW_DATA
OCG WFS service for data.
Data quality info
- Hierarchy level
- dataset
Report
- Evaluation method description
- Please be aware that for sightings on species Triaenodon obesus, the distribution used to determine whether the species was inside or outside of known range was changed on 01/08/2018. For further information contact Gretta Pecl (PI).
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Data is submitted to Redmap from a variety of sources. Information about data accuracy is recorded and data integrity is maintained through validation of every sighting.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Redmap has been developed using Django (Python based framework), runs on a Unix/Apache based server and uses Microsoft SQL Server for data storage.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/fad53b96-c5e2-4f1d-adc8-b74599391ed5
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/fad53b96-c5e2-4f1d-adc8-b74599391ed5
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2020-09-22T13:13:42
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-02-05T16:01:56
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
Spatial extent
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