Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone: 106 Still Images from 2012

106 still images were collected at the Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone in 2012. The data were gathered for the Marine Conservation Zones Project, which was funded by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Monitor changes in marine habitats based on visual still imagery.
• Train image classification models to identify marine species or substrate types.
• Support policy and conservation planning for Marine Conservation Zones.
• Conduct baseline visual surveys of a specific coastal area.

Strengths

• The dataset contains a specific count of 106 images.
• It has a clear collection purpose linked to a government-funded conservation project.
• The geographic location (Farnes East MCZ) and collection year (2012) are explicitly stated.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service (UK)

Collection Method

Collected for the Marine Conservation Zones Project.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Data is from 2012; last update is unknown.

Geography

Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone, UK