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Metadata: 2011-2014, HiDef, Inner Dowsing - Lynn - Lincs, Digital Aerial Bird Surveys
Abstract:
HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) was commissioned to undertake digital video aerial surveys as part of a programme to monitor the effects of the construction and operation of the Inner Dowsing, Lynn and Lincs Offshore Wind Farm projects on seabirds. The objectives were established in an Ornithological Monitoring Plan (OMP) (Centrica, 2013) to meet the requirements of Marine Licence L/2011/00111/9 (the Marine License) issued by the Marine Management Organisation (the Licensing Authority) for the Lincs project. The OMP was approved by the Licensing Authority on 8th April 2013, following consultation with the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCB). Aerial surveys were flown using four super high definition video cameras mounted on the underside of the aircraft. Video images were processed in two stages, firstly detecting and marking objects then secondly these were identified to species or species group. A full QA process was used to ensure accuracy of detection and identification. Abundance of birds was estimated by computing density surface models from the survey data. Visualisations of raw count data and fitted distribution maps from density surface models were used to present distribution patterns of birds within the study area. This series contains reports and datasets collated from the surveys conducted between 2011 and 2014, covering the construction and post-construction phases of the project.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 18755 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2011-2014, HiDef, Inner Dowsing - Lynn - Lincs, Digital Aerial Bird Surveys |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Digital Aerial Bird Surveys |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 3d327a70-62cb-4365-98d1-7317a813bd65 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-733 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2014-12-31 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) was commissioned to undertake digital video aerial surveys as part of a programme to monitor the effects of the construction and operation of the Inner Dowsing, Lynn and Lincs Offshore Wind Farm projects on seabirds. The objectives were established in an Ornithological Monitoring Plan (OMP) (Centrica, 2013) to meet the requirements of Marine Licence L/2011/00111/9 (the Marine License) issued by the Marine Management Organisation (the Licensing Authority) for the Lincs project. The OMP was approved by the Licensing Authority on 8th April 2013, following consultation with the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCB). Aerial surveys were flown using four super high definition video cameras mounted on the underside of the aircraft. Video images were processed in two stages, firstly detecting and marking objects then secondly these were identified to species or species group. A full QA process was used to ensure accuracy of detection and identification. Abundance of birds was estimated by computing density surface models from the survey data. Visualisations of raw count data and fitted distribution maps from density surface models were used to present distribution patterns of birds within the study area. This series contains reports and datasets collated from the surveys conducted between 2011 and 2014, covering the construction and post-construction phases of the project. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The closer spacing of transects results in greater survey effort and more encounters of birds and marine animals; this is more likely to give greater precision to abundance estimates. The transect pattern was designed such that a minimum buffer of 4km around the Lincs high interest area was covered. This buffer will allow better measurement of potential effects of any developments as the survey moves to a monitoring phase. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird counts |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird behaviour | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Cetacean behaviour | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Seal abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Cetacean abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Construction monitoring | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Renewable Energy Lease area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.2713 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.5238 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.1644 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.4476 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Centrica Energy | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| lincs.documentcontrol@centrica.com | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited | |
| enquiries@hidefsurveying.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Xceco | |
| callum@xceco.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-733/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2023-05-02 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-07-26 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-05-21 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |