Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, seabed samples, images, and natural feature shapefiles collected for the Dogger Bank North Central East area. Data was collected as part of the UK's Civil Hydrography Programme using a Kongsberg EM 2040 multibeam echosounder and verified by the UK Hydrographic Office. The dataset is provided by the British Geological Survey and was last updated on 2026-04 09.
Use Cases
- Classify seabed sediment types based on acoustic backscatter mosaics
- Map natural seabed features based on provided shapefiles
- Validate remote sensing data with physical seabed samples
- Analyze seabed morphology for offshore infrastructure planning
Strengths
- Data is verified by the authoritative UK Hydrographic Office.
- Includes multiple complementary data types: mosaics, samples, images, and shapefiles.
- Specifies the collection instrument: Kongsberg EM 2040 MBES.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Collected via the Civil Hydrography Programme using a Kongsberg EM 2040 multibeam echosounder.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-09 08:35:13.178636; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Dogger Bank North Central East area.