caae13f730d453b89d4a3b680a8475e3 English series English Nature +44(0)1733 455100 Northminster House ian.reach@english-nature.org.uk http://www.english-nature.org.uk pointOfContact 2006-06-27 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 021 OGP 2000, English Nature, Acoustic seabed survey techniques for monitoring Marine SACs: A trial of three systems English Nature Research Reports, No. 411 2000-01-01 publication 2000-01-01 creation 19454 Author: English Nature. Report number: R344. English Nature Research Reports: 411. This report details the results of a study aimed at trialling three acoustic seabed mapping systems in Plymouth Sound, to determine their effectiveness in identifying and spatially discriminating marine benthic biotopes. A sidescan sonar, a swath-sounding interferometer and a normal beam acoustic ground discrimination system were compared over an established calibration area. The area was surveyed by each system on more than one occasion. English Nature +44(0)1733 455100 Northminster House Peterborough PE1 1UA deborah.russell@english-nature.org.uk http://www.english-nature.org.uk custodian A J Kenny ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd 02380711840 Quayside Suite, Medina Chambers, Town Quay Southampton SO14 2AQ United Kingdom enquiries@abpmer.co.uk http://www.abpmer.co.uk originator notPlanned Government Funded Research Project Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Metadata record availability 2012-01-11T07:46:54 revision Research Research and Development Activity The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Habitat extent Side-scan sonar Acoustic backscatter in the water column Sediment acoustics Bathymetry and Elevation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-10-18 revision 104 exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of nontangible property that is a result of creativity copyright intellectualPropertyRights 1 eng biota elevation environment geoscientificInformation imageryBaseMapsEarthCover -4.19 -4.11 50.32 50.36 2000-10 2000-10 http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde4malsf0067 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/1163/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. dataset This project formed part of the UK Marine SACs LIFE Project (see Project UK Marine SACs LIFE). Three acoustic mapping systems were trialled in Plymouth Sound to determine their effectiveness in identifying and spatially discriminating marine benthic biotopes. The three systems used were a dual frequency sidescan sonar (EG&G 272), a swath-sounding interferometer (Submetrix 2000) and a normal beam acoustic ground discrimination system (AGDS, RoxAnn). Linked to Project UK Marine SACs LIFE Project.