CHS_LSSL_Galway2015 North_Atlantic_HFX_Tromso

CHS_LSSL_Galway2015 North_Atlantic_HFX_Tromso Geographic bathymetric grid data at 100 m x 100 m pixel resolution. Datum: WGS84 Collaboration of Canada, the United States of America and the European Union as part of the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance's second project under the Galway Statement. Project mapped the North Atlantic seafloor along a transect from Halifax, Canada to Tromsø, Norway to further the understanding of marine habitats, conservation and navigation. Chief Scientist / Primary Investigator name: Paola Travaglini Platform: CCGS Louis S. St- Laurent (Canadian heavy icebreaker) Device 1 type: Multibeam echo-sounder (sonar) Device 1 manufacturer: Kongsberg Device 1 model: EM122, hull installed behind ice protection window Data and Data format: 100 m resolution grid of bathymetry BAG format: Bathymetric Attributed Grid Object Navigation and positioning: Trimble GNSS receiver + antennas Applanix POS/MV v5 inertial measuring system Horizontal Datum: WGS84 (G1762) Tidal correction: Zero tide applied: tides are not well known for the major part of the data and tides over very deep water are generally negligible. Sound Velocity Profile measurements: In-situ sound velocity profiles were applied. Note on accuracy/S-44 survey standards: Considering the intended output from this survey (IHO Order 1a - Areas shallower than 100 metres where under-keel clearance is less critical but features of concern to surface shipping may exist.) and using an average depth of 2000m as ‘d’ in the IHO Standard Equation - the allowable Total Vertical Uncertainty (TVU) must be < 26m which indeed the data has achieved (by comparison with overlapping datasets from other surveys/agency data). IHO Order 1a Horizontal positioning accuracy: 5.0 m + 5% of depth (95% Confidence level)(~105 m at a mean depth of 2000 m) Vertical positioning accuracy: 2.5 m < 26 m = Sqrt((0.5 m)^2+(0.013 x 2000 m)^2) 2023-07-11 Fisheries and Oceans Canada CHSINFO.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Form DescriptorsNature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyInternational cooperation; Ocean floor; Oceans; Scientific research; SurveysSurveyingOceansInternational cooperationOcean floorScientific research North Atlantic 2015 CCGS LSSL 100m grid of water depths during the voyageBAG https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Atlantic_Issl_100m_Grid/atlantic2015_lssl_100m.bag.zip Bathymetric Attributed Grid ObjectPDF https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/bathymetry/noshdb/ons_fsd.pdf EM122PDF https://www.kongsberg.com/globalassets/maritime/km-products/product-documents/306105_em122_product_specification.pdf Data DictionaryCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Atlantic_Issl_100m_Grid/Galway_data_dictionary.csv CHS_LSSL_Galway2016 North_Atlantic_HFX_TromsoHTML https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/3f78ae16-d59f-494e-bb1f-ffbabb8eff9b Atlantic 2015 CHS LSSL 100mESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Atlantic_2015_CHS_LSSL_100m/MapServer/0 Atlantic 2015 CHS LSSL 100mESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Atlantic_2015_CHS_LSSL_100m/MapServer/0

Geographic bathymetric grid data at 100 m x 100 m pixel resolution.

Datum: WGS84

Collaboration of Canada, the United States of America and the European Union as part of the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance's second project under the Galway Statement. Project mapped the North Atlantic seafloor along a transect from Halifax, Canada to Tromsø, Norway to further the understanding of marine habitats, conservation and navigation.

Chief Scientist / Primary Investigator name: Paola Travaglini

Platform: CCGS Louis S. St- Laurent (Canadian heavy icebreaker)

Device 1 type: Multibeam echo-sounder (sonar)

Device 1 manufacturer: Kongsberg

Device 1 model: EM122, hull installed behind ice protection window

Data and Data format:

100 m resolution grid of bathymetry

BAG format: Bathymetric Attributed Grid Object

Navigation and positioning: 

 Trimble GNSS receiver + antennas

 Applanix POS/MV v5 inertial measuring system

 Horizontal Datum: WGS84 (G1762)

Tidal correction:

Zero tide applied: tides are not well known for the major part of the data and tides over very deep water are generally negligible.

Sound Velocity Profile measurements:

In-situ sound velocity profiles were applied.

Note on accuracy/S-44 survey standards:

Considering the intended output from this survey (IHO Order 1a - Areas shallower than 100 metres where under-keel clearance is less critical but features of concern to surface shipping may exist.) and using an average depth of 2000m as ‘d’ in the IHO Standard Equation - the allowable Total Vertical Uncertainty (TVU) must be < 26m which indeed the data has achieved (by comparison with overlapping datasets from other surveys/agency data).

IHO Order 1a

Horizontal positioning accuracy: 5.0 m + 5% of depth (95% Confidence level)(~105 m at a mean depth of 2000 m)

Vertical positioning accuracy: 2.5 m < 26 m = Sqrt((0.5 m)^2+(0.013 x 2000 m)^2)

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Contact Information

Delivery Point: 200 Kent St.

City: Ottawa

Administrative Area: Ontario

Postal Code: K1A 0E6

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: serge.levesque@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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