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Metadata: 2015, Spectrum Geosurvey, Race Bank, Environmental and Engineering Survey
Abstract:
Spectrum Geosurvey Limited was contracted to survey the northern half of the consented Race Bank offshore wind farm development site during spring 2015, prior to the project moving to the construction phase. The purpose of the survey was primarily to identify surface seabed features, objects and biogenic reefs that might affect the offshore installation works. Multibeam bathymetry and sidescan sonar data were acquired on board the Foryd Bay between 5th March and 12th May 2015. All reporting for this survey is contained entirely within this document. The detailed mobilisation and operational information relating to the survey fieldwork are included as appendices.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19487 |
| 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, Spectrum Geosurvey, Race Bank, Environmental and Engineering Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Environmental and Engineering 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. | fb460ee9-17a6-49eb-a365-74dca451998b |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-1806 |
| 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 | 2015-03-05 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2015-05-12 |
| 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'. | unknown |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Spectrum Geosurvey Limited was contracted to survey the northern half of the consented Race Bank offshore wind farm development site during spring 2015, prior to the project moving to the construction phase. The purpose of the survey was primarily to identify surface seabed features, objects and biogenic reefs that might affect the offshore installation works. Multibeam bathymetry and sidescan sonar data were acquired on board the Foryd Bay between 5th March and 12th May 2015. All reporting for this survey is contained entirely within this document. The detailed mobilisation and operational information relating to the survey fieldwork are included as appendices. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | During survey operations position quality indicators were monitored and recorded to ensure consistently accurate results. Primary navigation was provided by the Applanix POS-MV decoded RTK corrections and this system performed to a high standard throughout. Height standard deviation and GPS position mode alarms alerted the operator if the position quality deteriorated below acceptable levels. Only a fixed RTK solution was deemed acceptable for the duration of the survey work, which resulted in a typical vertical standard deviation of between 0.02 and 0.05 metres depending on vessel dynamics and satellite availability. The multibeam echosounder tuning was continually adjusted to ensure an optimum balance of coverage, feature detection, sounding density and noise reduction. An online grid of raw bathymetry and sounding density was monitored to ensure that the project requirements were being met. The sidescan sonar was set to 60 metres range throughout and was towed at 10-15% of the range, taking into account seabed variability, to ensure good coverage and object detection. QC logs were generated detailing MBES and SSS towfish dynamics, orientation, settings and environmental conditions to assist the selection of infill and re-run survey lines after the main survey lines were completed. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: ECON Ecological Consultancy |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Side-scan sonar | |
| 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 | Renewable Energy Lease area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Offshore Substation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Geology | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.334745321484 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.83940071532256 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.232072825404 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.7381353671102 |
| 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 | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.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 | Spectrum Geosurvey | |
| infouk@dongenergy.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 | Orsted | |
| info@orsted.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-1806/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. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-03-24 |
| 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 |