Bassurelle Sandbank Video Transects with Habitat Characterisation, 2013

Video transects with habitat characterisation from the Bassurelle Sandbank Site of Community Importance (SCI). The data comprises 32 interpreted videos collected by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee during a survey on the RV Cefas Endeavour (CEND0313) between March 29 and 31, 2013. A camera sledge was deployed from the stern gantry during controlled drifts to capture footage and still images.

Use Cases

• Classifying seabed habitat types based on interpreted video footage.
• Mapping habitat distribution across the Bassurelle Sandbank based on geospatial transect lines.
• Analyzing benthic community composition from the captured still images.
• Training computer vision models for automated marine habitat recognition from underwater video.

Strengths

• Contains 32 interpreted video transects.
• Data collection methodology is described, including controlled drift speed (~0.5 knots) and deployment duration (minimum 10 minutes).
• Specific survey dates (March 29-31, 2013) and vessel (RV Cefas Endeavour) are documented.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single 2013 survey.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Video and still photographs collected via a camera sledge deployed from a research vessel during controlled drifts.

Time Range

2013-03-29 to 2013-03-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:44:51.584986; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bassurelle Sandbank (Site of Community Importance)