Saint Kilda, UK, seafloor data collected by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Civil Hydrography Programme. The dataset includes acoustic backscatter mosaics, seabed samples, images, and natural feature shapefiles, verified by the UK Hydrographic Office. Data was gathered using vessels MV Northern Breeze, MV Northern Gale, and MV Northern Remote, equipped with Norbit iWBMS and Kongsberg EM2040D multibeam echosounders.
Use Cases
- Classify seabed sediment types based on acoustic backscatter data
- Map and analyze natural seafloor features using the provided shapefiles
- Validate remote sensing data with physical seabed samples and images
Strengths
- Data verified by the authoritative UK Hydrographic Office
- Includes multiple data types: mosaics, samples, images, and shapefiles
- Collection details specify the vessels and specific multibeam echosounder models used
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme using vessel-based multibeam echosounders and sampling.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04 09 08:35:16.181122; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Saint Kilda, UK