Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) bathymetric survey HI1224 covers the Outer Tongue area. The dataset, held by the British Geological Survey, was collected from 16/05/2007 to 13/05/2007 and covers an area of 9 square kilometers. It was conducted under the Civil Hydrography Programme to IHO S44ed4 Order 1 standard.
Use Cases
- Analyze bathymetric depth data from the Outer Tongue area for nautical charting and hazard identification.
- Process survey data collected to IHO S44ed4 Order 1 standard for hydrographic quality assurance workflows.
- Map the 9 square kilometer survey area for geological or seabed feature studies.
- Integrate survey metadata, including contractor and contract details, with other Civil Hydrography Programme datasets.
Strengths
- Survey conducted to the IHO S44ed4 Order 1 international hydrographic standard.
- Covers a defined 9 square kilometer area in the Outer Tongue region.
- Managed and held by the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS).
Limitations
- Specific data columns, sample records, and total data volume are unknown.
- Data is from a single survey in May 2007, offering a temporal snapshot rather than time-series.
- The raw description provides administrative metadata but no details on data structure or accessibility.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS), holding data for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
- Collection Method
- Bathymetric survey conducted under the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), contract RRS (2006 LT).
- Time Range
- 16/05/2007 to 13/05/2007.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Outer Tongue area.