| Title | Fit for purpose approaches to seabed mapping; developing a tool box |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Green, S; Cooper, R; Lark, M; Dove, D; Stewart, H |
| Source | Program and abstracts: 2017 GeoHab Conference, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; by Todd, B J ; Brown, C J; Lacharité, M; Gazzola, V; McCormack, E; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8295, 2017 p. 52, https://doi.org/10.4095/305852  Open Access |
| Links | GeoHab 2017
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| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Meeting | 2017 GeoHab: Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping; Dartmouth, NS; CA; May 1-4, 2017 |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Program and abstracts: 2017
GeoHab Conference, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | marine geology; geophysics; mapping techniques; oceanography; marine environments; coastal studies; resource management; bathymetry; seafloor topography; bedrock topography; planning; geophysical
surveys; acoustic surveys, marine; sonar surveys |
| Program | Offshore Geoscience |
| Released | 2017 09 26 |
| Abstract | The British Geological Survey (BGS) is recognised as a national and international leader in characterising the geological nature of the seabed and shallow sub-seabed, from developing novel
methodologies, to research and applied science. The BGS, often working together with academics and industry-based scientists, are perpetually active in innovating new data processing and interpretation techniques, including remote-sensing and
statistical protocols, automatic feature-detection algorithms, and database solutions.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach for seabed mapping, and standardisation of the flow from multibeam echosounder (MBES) data to interpretation and map
production, remains an elusive goal. Numerous factors must be considered in determining the most appropriate approach for substrate mapping. These include the planned end user, mapping objective, scale, data quality, and geological context. A crucial
step in the mapping process is to take account of these variables, and determine the most suitable mapping methodology.
Considering these conditions, this study elucidates the decision-making process behind the selection of a mapping technique
and illustrates the application of a variety of approaches to produce maps for a range of end users. The relative merits and caveats to these outputs are considered, with a particular focus on the requirements of different end users. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The sixteenth annual GeoHab Conference was held this year (2017) at the Waterfront Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,
Canada. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 305852 |
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