British Geological Survey (BGS) Multibeam Survey: Isle of May continuation (20/May/2013 to 04/Jun/2013)

This British Geological Survey (BGS) marine multibeam survey took place in May/June 2013 in the area of Isle of May, Anstruther and the Firth of Forth on board the RV White Ribbon. The survey was carried out by the British Geological Survey (BGS). Sea floor bathymetry data were collected using a Kongsberg EM3002D multibeam system. This programme of survey follows on from survey efforts around Isle of May during May/June of 2012 (BGS Survey 2012_6_Defra). These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in the BGS Report of Survey IR/13/031.
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British Geological Survey : BGS_CMD_REF707
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Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0: SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131):
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-2.7704, 56.1060, -2.5143, 56.2383
Tay-Forth, Northern North Sea, NORTH SEA
publication: 2013-06-04
2013-05-20 - 2013-06-04
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email: enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: custodian
British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email: offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk
Role: originator

Data Quality

The survey was undertaken by British Geological Survey. Bathymetric data was acquired on RV White Ribbon by the British Geological Survey (BGS) using a Kongsberg EM3002D dual head, multibeam echosounder system (MBES). Offline data processing was performed using CARIS HIPS and SIPS 7.1 SP2. See BGS Report of Survey IR/13/031 for further information.
Minimal Distance: 5 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email: enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
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