Multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) backscatter data collected for the Darwin Plus project 'Mapping Anguilla's Blue Belt Ecosystem Services'. The project aimed to develop local capacity for marine resource assessments and extend mapping into deeper waters for the first time. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.
Use Cases
- Classify seafloor composition based on backscatter intensity data.
- Map benthic habitats by integrating acoustic backscatter with other survey data.
- Assess marine ecosystem services for conservation planning using the project's mapping outputs.
- Develop best practice guidance for combining satellite and acoustic surveys as described in the project.
Strengths
- Data originates from a funded Darwin Plus project with a defined scientific aim.
- Project methodology aimed to deliver best practice guidance for survey combination.
- Data collection extended mapping into deeper waters for the first time in the region.
Limitations
- Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific project area around Anguilla.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Collected via multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) as part of a Darwin Plus funded project.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated date is unknown.
- Geography
- Anguilla's marine 'Blue-Belt' waters.