Collated Seabed Substrate

Multibeam echosounder data and seabed sampling data acquired during the INFOMAR and INSS national seabed mapping programmes were the primary sources of data used in the generation of this Collated Seabed Substrate layer. The original classes assigned to the data were translated to a modified Folk class to facilitate a seamless reclassification of the data to the EUNIS classification system. This map of ground type, together with data collated from other habitat mapping projects and seabed surveys, were integrated in a GIS to produce a single, harmonised layer of substrate distribution within the Currently Designated Irish Continental Shelf of the North Atlantic Ocean. Data used to collate the seabed substrate from surveys between 1999 and 2011. Collated seabed substrate calculated from seabed survey data gathered. The collation work was carried out as part of the Mesh Atlantic project, the objective of which was to produce a single, broadscale, habitat map of the Currently Designated Irish Continental Shelf Area. Data collected and created by the Advanced Mapping Services team of Ocean Science and Information Services (OSIS) within the Marine Institute (Ireland). Collated seabed substrate complete for areas surveyed under the INFOMAR programme and its predecessor INSS. Uncompleted areas include North Atlantic Ocean and Celtic Sea.
 
Citation proposal
(2011) . Collated Seabed Substrate. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/782fcc22-0917-4184-8cc7-06241ceafd1c

Simple

Alternate title
MESH Atlantic Collated Substrate around Ireland
Date ( Creation )
1999-01-01T00:00:00
Date ( Publication )
2011-12-31T00:00:00
Date ( Revision )
2017-12-13T00:00:00
Identifier
INSPIRE UUID / HB.Habitat.IE.MarineInstitute.MESH.CollatedSeabedSubstrate / 1.0
Purpose
Marine Habitat collated substrate classification.
Status
Completed

  Point of contact

  +353-91-387201 
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
GemetInspireTheme ( Theme )
  • Habitats and biotopes
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.0.1, 28 Jun 2017 ( Discipline )
  • environmental science, science
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.0.1, 28 Jun 2017 ( Theme )
  • habitat, biotope, sea, sea bed, sediment, rock, classification, geology, sediment, sedimentology, substrate
British Oceanographic Data Centre - IHB Sea Areas ( Place )
  • Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North-East Atlantic Ocean, Celtic Sea, Irish Sea and St. Georges Channel
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.0.1, 28 Jun 2017 ( Stratum )
  • hydrosphere
Use limitation
Creative Commons licence conditions apply
Use limitation
Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0
Access constraints
License
Use constraints
License
Other constraints
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
500000
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Geoscientific information
  • Environment
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S
E
W


Vertical extent

Minimum value
-4500
Maximum value
-1

Vertical CS

Vertical datum

Supplemental Information
Polygon shapefile generated by MESH Atlantic project.
Reference system identifier
EPSG URI / https://epsg.io/4326

 

Alternate title
EPSG
Date ( Publication )
2009-11-25

Distribution format
  • Esri shapefile, WMS, WFS, JSON (v10, 1.3.0, 2.0, v4 )

  Point of contact

  +353-91-387201 
OnLine resource
Download shapefile  

Download Shapefile

OnLine resource
WMS GetMap  

WMS GetMap

OnLine resource
WFS GetFeature  

WFS GetFeature

OnLine resource
Download JSON  

Download JSON

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Alternate title
INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.0
Date ( Publication )
2013-12-10
Explanation
The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
Pass
false

Conformance result

Alternate title
INSPIRE Interoperability Regulation
Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
Level of conformance with the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Pass
false
Statement
The shapefile was generated from the collation of different substrate datasets within the Currently Designated Irish Shelf area. The majority of the data were sourced from the from two national seabed mapping programmes - INFOMAR and the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS). Both projects have acquired multibeam echosounder bathymetric and backscatter data in nearshore and offshore areas off of the Irish coast. Interpretation of the acoustic data to produce substrate maps was done using different software, including, QTC Multiview, Fledermaus Geocoder and ESRI ArcGIS Image Analysis tools. The MeshAtlantic project used seabed substrate information delivered by INSS and INFOMAR, together with data collated from other seabed mapping projects, namely, EMODnet, MESH, and IMAGIN, and the IOSEA 4 report in the generation of a single, harmonised substrate polygon shapefile. Vessel monitoring data on targeted fishing grounds, and seabed sample data, were used to groundtruth the substrate classes identified.

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File identifier
782fcc22-0917-4184-8cc7-06241ceafd1c   XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2018-01-25T15:25:03
Metadata standard name
ISDI Metadata Profile
Metadata standard version
1.2

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