Maritime and Coastguard Agency bathymetric survey HI1371 covers a 524 square kilometer area in the Sound of Jura. The survey was conducted from September 2012 to February 2013 by contractor MMT UK to IHO S44ed5 Order 1a standard, with samples and geological data held by the British Geological Survey.
Use Cases
- Analyze bathymetric data for nautical charting and safety of navigation within the 524 sq km survey area.
- Model seafloor geology using associated geological samples collected during the survey period.
- Assess survey compliance by evaluating data against the specified IHO S44ed5 Order 1a standard.
Strengths
- Survey conducted to a defined international hydrographic standard (IHO S44ed5 Order 1a).
- Covers a substantial, precisely defined geographic area of 524 square kilometers.
- Has a clear temporal scope from 16 September 2012 to 25 February 2013.
Limitations
- Specific data structure (columns, rows, sample data) and file formats are unknown.
- The dataset's size and accessibility details are not provided in the input.
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 medium, FY 2012/13.
- Time Range
- 16 September 2012 to 25 February 2013.
- Freshness
- Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data is from 2012-2013.
- Geography
- Sound of Jura, United Kingdom.