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Metadata: 2011, EGS, Blyth Demonstration Site, Geophysical Survey
Abstract:
EGS (International) Ltd was contracted by NaREC Ltd to undertake a geophysical survey for the NaREC Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Site off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland. The marine survey was designed to investigate the seabed morphology, shallow geology and any potential geo-hazards or environmental constraints to the development of the demonstration site. Surveys took place from August to September 2011.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19228 |
| 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, EGS, Blyth Demonstration Site, Geophysical Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Geophysical Survey |
| 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. | a3d4fe5a-eef5-4e00-a48f-d90568e7a2a6 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-114 |
| 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 | 2011-08-18 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-09-08 |
| 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. | EGS (International) Ltd was contracted by NaREC Ltd to undertake a geophysical survey for the NaREC Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Site off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland. The marine survey was designed to investigate the seabed morphology, shallow geology and any potential geo-hazards or environmental constraints to the development of the demonstration site. Surveys took place from August to September 2011. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Survey requirements were to: ? Achieve full and continuous (100%) coverage of the seafloor with the MBES to IHO S44 Standard Order 1a (minimum of 10-15% data overlap). ? Achieve full and continuous coverage of the seafloor with a 100% overlap of the SSS data within the Geophysical survey areas. No overlap was required within the Environmental area. ? Identify the sub-bottom geology with a focus on the upper 10-15 m below the seabed; inside the Geophysical survey area only. ? Identify the location, extent and nature of any impediments to the installation of Wind Farm turbines and the related export cables, such as wrecks, debris, rock outcrops and cables/pipelines etc, inside the Geophysical survey area only. It should be noted that detailed specifications for the detection of unexploded ordnance (UXO) were not included in the scope of this work.d. The spread of Geophysical instrumentation constituted a Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP), a Side-Scan Sonar (SSS) and a Magnetometer (MAG). Bathymetric survey data were collected using a Multi-Beam Echo-sounder (MBES) and conform to the International Hydrographic Office (IHO) S-44 Order 1a survey standard. In general, all the recorded data was considered to be of good quality throughout the survey, with reruns and infills conducted as necessary. The seabed mapping systems used (MBES and SSS) made it possible to obtain a detailed definition of the morphology and texture of the seabed surface, and the sub-bottom profiling system has allowed the Quaternary sequence to be marked down to the underlying bedrock. It needs to be highlighted that the magnetometer survey should be considered of a ‘reconnaissance’ nature due to the spacing of the survey lines |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Seismic reflection |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Hazards to navigation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Side-scan sonar | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Acoustic backscatter in the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Magnetics | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bathymetry and Elevation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat extent | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pre-Construction engineering | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Offshore area of search | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Agreement for Lease Area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Meteorological geographical features | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Elevation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Geology | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oceanographic geographical features | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.24 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.27 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.1 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.53 |
| 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 | National Renewable Energy Centre Ltd. | |
| Position name | Data Controller | |
| Phone | 01670 359555 | |
| data.controller@narec.co.uk | ||
| 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 | EGS (International) Ltd | |
| Phone | +44 1420 489 329 | |
| info@egssurvey.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 | French Electricity Company/ EDF Renewables | |
| info@edf-re.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-114/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. | 2021-05-17 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-09-10 |
| 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 |