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license: cc0-1.0
task_categories:
- image-classification
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# NOAA Buoycam Dataset
This dataset provides NOAA buoycam images paired with meteorological observation data from the time the image was captured.

## Dataset Details
Created using SeeSea (https://github.com/BrianOfrim/SeeSea)

## Json Observation Data:


| Key                      | Type   | Unit                | description                                                |
|--------------------------|--------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| station_id               | string | N/A                 | Id of the buoy
| timestamp                | string | YYYY_MM_dd_HHmm     | Date/time of image & observation
| description              | string | N/A      | Data     | Description of buoy location
| lat_deg                  | float  | degrees [-90, 90]   | Latitude
| lon_deg                  | float  | degrees [-180, 180] | Longitude
| wind_speed_mps           | float  | meters / second     | Average wind speed
| wind_direction_deg       | float  | degreesT            | Wind direction 
| gust_speed_mps           | float  | meters / second     | Peak wind speed
| wave_height_m:           | float  | meters              | Wave height
| dominant_wave_period_s   | float  | seconds             | Dominant wave period
| average_wave_period_s    | float  | seconds             | Average wave period
| mean_wave_direction_deg  | float  | degreesT            | The direction from which the waves at the dominant period are coming
| atmospheric_pressure_hpa | float  | hectopascal         | Sea level pressure
| air_temperature_c        | float  | celcuis             | Air temperature
| water_temperature_c      | float  | celcius             | Sea surface temperature
| dewpoint_temperature_c   | float  | celcius             | Dewpoint temperature
| visibility_nmi           | float  | nautical miles      | Station visibility
| pressure_tendency_hpa    | float  | hectopascal         | Pressure change in the previous 3 hours
| tide_m                   | float  | meters              | Water level 
| image_direction_deg      | float  | degreesT            | The direction of the image\*

degreesT = degrees clockwise from true north 
More info: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/faq/measdes.shtml  

\* image_direction_deg is read from the full buoycam image using OCR. The data is almost certainly invalid as all first images are reported to start at 90 which is very unlikely.

## Source Data
Data is aggregated from multiple data sources provided by the NOAA NDBC website (https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov)  
More info about NOAA NDBC Web Data://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/docs/ndbc_web_data_guide.pdf  
More info about NOAA Buoycams: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/buoycams.shtml