Bathymetric Survey of Orford Ness to Southwold Coastline

796 square kilometers of seafloor data collected for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency from September 2016 to March 2017. The survey was conducted by Gardline under the Civil Hydrography Programme and adheres to the IHO S44 Edition 5 Order 1a standard. Physical samples and geological data are archived at the British Geological Survey.

Use Cases

• Analyze bathymetric depth and seafloor composition data for nautical chart updates and coastal hazard assessment.
• Model sediment transport and geological features using the associated geological samples and survey data.
• Validate hydrographic survey methodologies against the IHO S44 Order 1a standard for this coastal region.

Strengths

• Survey covers a substantial 796 square kilometer area of the UK coastline.
• Data collection followed the international IHO S44 Edition 5 Order 1a hydrographic standard.
• Includes physical geological samples archived at the authoritative British Geological Survey.

Limitations

• Specific data columns, sample counts, and file formats are not described in the metadata.
• The temporal coverage is limited to a six-month period in 2016-2017.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS), holding data for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

Collection Method

Bathymetric survey conducted by contractor Gardline under the Civil Hydrography Programme.

Time Range

13/09/2016 to 15/03/2017

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying survey data is from 2016-2017.

Geography

Orford Ness to Southwold, UK coastline.