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Metadata: 2015, Gardline, Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Nearshore CPT Survey Inverboyndie
Abstract:
In 2014 a geophysical survey and geotechnical site investigation programme was undertaken by Gardline Geosurvey Limited for the MORL export cable route Inverboyndie shore approach in order to identify constraints which may impact on the nearshore micro-siting of the route. Due to the water depth restrictions of the geotechnical vessel utilised in 2014, a supplementary shallow geotechnical site investigation works (CPTU only) was carried out, in 2015, in the nearshore section of the export route, to provide a greater understanding of the soils present and ground-truth the geophysical data. This includes detailing the recommended route the export cable should take based on analysis and the additional data acquisition methodologies in order to effectively micro-site the cable route through areas with shallow bedrock and existing seabed infrastructure.
Data holder:
Crown Estate Scotland
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19285 |
| 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. | 2015, Gardline, Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Nearshore CPT Survey Inverboyndie |
| 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. | ad107ec3-2794-4308-8374-a68b72b15b45 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CES-361 |
| 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 | 2015-05-21 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2015-05-27 |
| 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. | In 2014 a geophysical survey and geotechnical site investigation programme was undertaken by Gardline Geosurvey Limited for the MORL export cable route Inverboyndie shore approach in order to identify constraints which may impact on the nearshore micro-siting of the route. Due to the water depth restrictions of the geotechnical vessel utilised in 2014, a supplementary shallow geotechnical site investigation works (CPTU only) was carried out, in 2015, in the nearshore section of the export route, to provide a greater understanding of the soils present and ground-truth the geophysical data. This includes detailing the recommended route the export cable should take based on analysis and the additional data acquisition methodologies in order to effectively micro-site the cable route through areas with shallow bedrock and existing seabed infrastructure. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The data acquisition was initially carried out by three vessels: M.V. Vigilant; M.V. Titan Explorer and M.V. Ivero in the 2014 study. M.V. Green Isle Multicat was utilised in 2015 due to shallow depth restrictions, for in-situ CPTU testing in the revised landfall section of the export cable between Whitehills and Banff. A near shore shallow geotechnical investigation within the Outer Moray Firth area was done where CPTU data acquisition was carried out using a 100kN ROSON wheel driven rig with a total of 23 locations tested and an additional 13 repeat tests executed. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Suspended particulate material grain size parameters |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Sedimentary structure | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Depositional environment | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Lithology | |
| 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 | 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 | Pre-Construction engineering | |
| 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 | Land cover | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Hydrography | |
| 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 | 58.2875 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.5333 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.6741 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.8885 |
| 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 | EDP Renewables | |
| Individual name | Natasha Kumar | |
| natasha.kumar.scholar@edpr.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 | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Gardline Geosurvey Limited | |
| geosurvey@gardline.com | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | EDP Renewables | |
| natasha.kumar.scholar@edpr.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-361/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. | 2026-09-10 |
| 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 |