INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV07_01_Galway_Bay.kmz

INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV07_01_Galway_Bay
INFOMAR
Mapping the Irish Seabed
Ship Name: RV Celtic Voyager
Leg Number: 2
Zone: 2
Survey Period: 6th September to 17th October 2007
Survey Contractor: INFOMAR
Survey Equipment:The primary system for gathering the bathymetric data was the Kongsberg Simrad EM1002 multibeam echosounder, hull mounted on the vessel and operating at a frequency of 93khz to 95 kHz. The data was processed utilising CARIS HIPS and SIPS 6.1 multibeam processing software.
Additional Information: INFOMAR is a successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS).
INFOMAR/INSS is primarily about acquiring baseline information to promote and encourage research in marine science. Most of Ireland's seabed is unmapped and consequently represents a large untapped resource of potential benefit to many different sectors. In authorising this survey the government recognised that Ireland must maximise the commercial opportunities presented by its marine resources and plan measures to protect the marine environment in the most effective manner possible.
INFOMAR/INSS also represents an opportunity to build up national marine expertise and to spread this expertise across government agencies, third level institutions and a strengthened private sector.
INFOMAR/INSS is primarily a multibeam sonar survey of an area of 525,000 sq. km in size. This acoustic technique is providing detailed bathymetry (water depth) data and knowledge of the nature of the seabed and its overlying sediment. Magnetic and gravity techniques are helping to evaluate the nature and structure of the deeper geology. Other survey techniques are also being used to acquire additional primary datasets including:
- single beam echo sounder
- sub-bottom profiler (shallow seismic)
- water column measures of salinity, conductivity, temperature and speed of sound profiles
- seabed ground-truthing
- sidescan sonar
Ancillary data is being collected on an opportunity basis and secondary projects can be initiated researching a wide range of marine topics.
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IWDDS

CV_0701_Galway_Bay Bathymetry (Water Depth)
Multibeam Data
5m Grid Resolution

CV_0701 Legend