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Metadata: HABMAP Predictive Habitat Maps of the Irish Sea
Abstract:
The HABMAP project was set up in response to the need for better spatial awareness of habitat distributions in the Southern Irish Sea. This work produced habitat maps of the seabed using novel predictive modelling techniques. Two main components of the project were the mapping of seabed habitats using data collation and predictive modelling, and the collection of new survey data. This was used to increase the knowledge of Irish Sea habitats and validate the maps produced by predictive modelling. There have be subsequent project developed from this HABMAP project, which includes the re-modelling and larger project area is being covered to include all Welsh waters. The purpose of this data capture is to provide seabed habitat maps that could be used for conservation and management. Project outputs might be used in strategic planning, decision making for offshore developments, sensitivity mapping and mapping essential fish habitats. Confidence of predicted biotope maps was assessed and rated as explained on individual maps produced. The area covered in this project related to the southern Irish Sea.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8565 |
| 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. | HABMAP Predictive Habitat Maps of the Irish Sea |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | 2005 CCW HABMAP sublittoral 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. | NRW_DS101977 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313031393737 |
| 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. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2004-08-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2010-04-30 |
| 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. | The HABMAP project was set up in response to the need for better spatial awareness of habitat distributions in the Southern Irish Sea. This work produced habitat maps of the seabed using novel predictive modelling techniques. Two main components of the project were the mapping of seabed habitats using data collation and predictive modelling, and the collection of new survey data. This was used to increase the knowledge of Irish Sea habitats and validate the maps produced by predictive modelling. There have be subsequent project developed from this HABMAP project, which includes the re-modelling and larger project area is being covered to include all Welsh waters. The purpose of this data capture is to provide seabed habitat maps that could be used for conservation and management. Project outputs might be used in strategic planning, decision making for offshore developments, sensitivity mapping and mapping essential fish habitats. Confidence of predicted biotope maps was assessed and rated as explained on individual maps produced. The area covered in this project related to the southern Irish Sea. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The methods used to undertaken the work included extensive surveys, generally using a combination of accoustic methods (e.g., multi-beam swath bathymetry) and biological survey (e.g. grab sampling, drop-down video). Using this methodology large areas of the maps could be produced including the use of interpolation techniques. The HABMAP project used a multi-parameter predictive tool to develop seabed biotope maps for the southern Irish Sea. This required the collation of existing biological and physical datasets across the whole study area within a Geographical Information System (GIS) and their subsequent use to construct a rule-based biotope prediction model. Data were collated for the following physical parameters: bathymetry, sediment type, temperature, wave stress, tide stress, salinity, bedstate and light attenuation. These data were combined in a GIS to produce a single map with many cells, all of which were associated with values for each of the physical parameters. Data were also collated for seabed biotopes and these points were overlain onto the physical data layer, allowing the relationships between each biotope and the physical environment to be determined. Southern Irish Sea- land-based boundaries include the Welsh coast west of the Dee Estuary in the north and west of the Gower in the south. On the Irish coast the area stretches from around 40 km north of Dublin to approximately 60 km west of Waterford and includes the whole SE coast including the offshore banks as well as parts of the Celtic Sea. Areas surveyed in 2005 - Arklow Bank, Celtic Deep, St George's Channel, Caernarfon Bay and West Anglesey. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Irish Sea | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine and freshwater inventory | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | habitat mapping | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | geographical information systems (GIS) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | predictive habitat maps | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | habitats (see also specific types of habitats) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine (maritime) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | HABMAP | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | mapping (map drawing) (cartography)(see also digital mapping) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | environmental modelling | |
| 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 | Habitat characterisation | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.22031239 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.50978719 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.01748346 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -7.23998818 |
| Regional sea | benthic boundary layer | |
| Wales (WLS) | ||
| 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 | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Cardiff University | |
| Delivery point | Information Services, Science Resource Centre, Cardiff University, PO Box 430, Cardiff, CF10 3XT | |
| sparks,j@cardiff.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/ | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | National Museums and Galleries of Wales | |
| Delivery point | Education Department, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, CF1 3NP | |
| post@nmgw.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.marine.ie | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Marine Institute | |
| Delivery point | Marine Institute Headquaters, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland | |
| institute.mail@marine.ie | ||
| URL | http://www.ucc.ie/en/ | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | University College Cork | |
| Delivery point | University of Cork, School of Biological, earth and Environmental Sciences, North Mall Campus, Distillery Fields, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland | |
| a.wheeler@ucc.ie | ||
| URL | http://www.tcd.ie/ | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Trinity College Dublin | |
| Delivery point | Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland | |
| webdes@tcd.ie | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| 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 | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) | |
| Delivery point | Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | British Geological Survey (BGS) | |
| Delivery point | British Geological Survey (BGS), Central Enquiries, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG | |
| enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.bgs.ac.uk/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | National Museums and Galleries of Wales | |
| Delivery point | Education Department, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, CF1 3NP | |
| post@nmgw.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | University of Wales, Bangor. School of Ocean Sciences | |
| Delivery point | Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG | |
| oss011@bangor.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.bangor.ac.uk | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd | |
| Delivery point | Suite B, Waterside House, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ, England | |
| enquiries@abpmer.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.abpmer.co.uk/ | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| 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 | This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. |
| no limitations | ||
| 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. | © CNC/NRW and various third party recorders, 2010. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and the copyright of NRW/third party recorders and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source. |
| 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. | Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved | |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents |
| 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. | 2010-04-30 |
| 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. | 2026-03-03 |
| 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 |
| Metadata parent | NRW_DS121633 | |