Benthic Biodiversity in the Southern Irish Sea 2: South-West Irish Sea Survey (SWISS)
The South-West Irish Sea Survey (SWISS) was initiated in 1996 as a collaborative venture between Irish and Welsh scientists under the European Union INTERREG II programme. Its primary aims were to evaluate the biodiversity of the south-western Irish Sea/Celtic Sea area, chart the benthic invertebrate assemblages, identify areas of importance for future more applied studies, compare selected sites over time, and examine the relative performance of differing sampling techniques.
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GB000039
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null
- Date (Publication)
- 1998-12-01
- Edition date
- 1998-12-01
- Purpose
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Nature conservation ; Research
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Wilson, J.G., Mackie, A.S.Y., O'Connor, B.D.S., Rees, E.I.S. & Darbyshire, T. (2001). Benthic Biodiversity in the Southern Irish Sea 2: The South-West Irish Sea Survey. Studies in Marine Biodiversity and Systematics from the National Museum of Wales. BIOMÔR Reports 2
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role National Museums and Galleries of Wales
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Habitats
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- Place
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Irish Sea
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- Use limitation
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Data may only be used with permission from, and according to any conditions imposed by, the data owner(s)
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- Vector
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Oceans
- Begin date
- 1997-06-01
- End date
- 1998-08-31
Distributor
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role National Museums and Galleries of Wales| Curator of Polychaeta, Department of Zoology, Cardiff Department of Zoology
Andy Mackie
andrew.mackie@nmgw.ac andrew.mackie@nmgw.ac.uk
Point of contact
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- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name OGC:WMS
https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_view_maplibrary/wms? gb000039
OGC:WFS
https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_open_maplibrary/wfs? gb000039
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://files.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/data/EMODnetSBHsurvey_GB000039.zip EMODnet Seabed Habitats download
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conceptual consistency
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MESH Confidence Assessment
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https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/resources/mesh-archive/
Quantitative attribute accuracy
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RemoteTechnique
- Evaluation method description
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An assessment of whether the remote techniques used to produce this map were appropriate to the environment they were used to survey:
3 = technique(s) highly appropriate
2 = technique(s) moderately appropriate
1 = technique(s) inappropriate
Completeness commission
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RemoteCoverage
- Evaluation method description
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An assessment of the coverage of the remote sensing data including consideration of heterogeneity of the seabed: (See Coverage X Heterogeneity matrix below)
Coverage scores - use these to determine coverage then combine with heterogeneity assessment to derive finale scores
3 = good coverage; 100% (or greater) coverage or AGDS track spacing <50m
2 = moderate coverage; swath approx 50% coverage or AGDS track spacing >100m
1 = poor coverage; large gaps between swaths or AGDS track spacing > 100m
Final scores
3 = good coverage OR moderate coverage + low heterogeneity
2 = moderate coverage + moderate heterogeneity OR poor coverage + low heterogeneity
1 = moderate coverage + high heterogeneity OR poor coverage + moderate or high heterogeneity
Relative internal positional accuracy
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RemotePositioning
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An indication of the positioning method used for the remote data:
3 = differential GPS
2 = GPS (not differential) or other non-satellite 'electronic' navigation system
1 = chart based navigation, or dead-reckoning
Topological consistency
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RemoteStdsApplied
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An assessment of whether standards have been applied to the collection of the remote data. This field gives an indication of whether some data quality control has been carried out:
3 = remote data collected to approved standards
2 = remote data collected to ?internal? standards
1 = no standards applied to the collection of the remote data
Temporal validity
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RemoteVintage
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An indication of the age of the remote data:
3 = < 5yrs old.
2 = 5 to 10 yrs old.
1 = > 10 years old
Non quantitative attribute accuracy
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BGTTechnique
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An assessment of whether the ground-truthing techniques used to produce this map were appropriate to the environment they were used to survey. Use scores for soft or hard substrata as appropriate to the area surveyed.
Soft substrata predominate (i.e. those having infauna and epifauna)
3 = infauna AND epifauna sampled AND observed (video/stills, direct human observation)
2= infauna AND epifauna sampled, but NOT observed (video/stills, direct human observation)
1 = infauna OR epifauna sampled, but not both. No observation.
Hard substrata predominate (i.e. those with no infauna)
3 = sampling included direct human observation (shore survey or diver survey)
2 = sampling included video or stills but NO direct human observation
1 = benthic sampling only (e.g. grabs, trawls)
Non quantitative attribute accuracy
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PGTTechnique
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An assessment of whether the combination of geophysical sampling techniques were appropriate to the environment they were used to survey. Use scores for soft or hard substrata as appropriate to the area surveyed.
Soft substrata predominate (i.e. gravel, sand, mud)
3 = full geophysical analysis (i.e. granulometry and/or geophysical testing (penetrometry, shear strenght etc))
2 = sediments described following visual inspection of grab or core samples (e.g. slightly shelly, muddy sand)
1 = sediments described on the basis of remote observation (by camera).
Hard substrata predominate (i.e. rock outcrops, boulders, cobbles)
3 = sampling included in-situ, direct human observation (shore survey or diver survey)
2 = sampling included video or photographic observation, but NO in-situ, direct human observation
1 = samples obtained only by rock dredge (or similar)
Relative internal positional accuracy
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GTPositioning
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An indication of the positioning method used for the ground-truth data:
3 = differential GPS
2 = GPS (not differential) or other non-satellite 'electronic' navigation system
1 = chart based navigation, or dead-reckoning
Completeness commission
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GTDensity
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An assessment of what proportion of the polygons or classes (groups of polygons with the same ?habitat? attribute) actually contain ground-truth data:
3 = Every class in the map classification was sampled at least 3 times
2 = Every class in the map classification was sampled
1 = Not all classes in the map classification were sampled (some classes have no ground-truth data)
Conceptual consistency
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GTStdsApplied
- Evaluation method description
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An assessment of whether standards have been applied to the collection of the ground-truth data. This field gives an indication of whether some data quality control has been carried out:
3 = ground-truth samples collected to approved standards
2 = ground-truth samples collected to 'internal' standards
1 = no standards applied to the collection of ground-truth samples
Temporal validity
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GTVintage
- Evaluation method description
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An indication of the age of the ground-truth data:
3 = < 5 yrs old
2 = 5 to 10 yrs old
1 = > 10 years old
Topological consistency
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GTInterpretation
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An indication of the confidence in the biological interpretation of the ground-truthing data:
3 = Evidence of expert interpretation; full descriptions and taxon list provided for each habitat class
2 = Evidence of expert interpretation, but no detailed description or taxon list supplied for each habitat class
1 = No evidence of expert interpretation; limited descriptions available
Completeness commission
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RemoteInterpretation
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An indication of the confidence in the interpretation of the remotely sensed data:
3 = Appropriate technique used and documentation provided
2 = Appropriate technique used but no documentation provided
1 = Inappropriate technique used
Note that interpretation techniques can range from ?by eye? digitising of side scan by experts to statistical classification techniques.
Completeness commission
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DetailLevel
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The level of detail to which the 'habitat' classes in the map have been classified:
3 = Classes defined on the basis of detailed biological analysis
2 = Classes defined on the basis of major characterising species or lifeforms
1 = Classes defined on the basis of physical information, or broad biological zones
Thematic classification correctness
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MapAccuracy
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A test of the accuracy of the map:
3 = high accuracy, proven by external accuracy assessment
2 = high accuracy, proven by internal accuracy assessment
1 = low accuracy, proved by either external or internal assessment OR no accuracy assessment made
Domain consistency
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Remote
Domain consistency
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GT
Domain consistency
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Interpretation
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Survey technique(s): Trawls ; Dredges ; Towed video ; Sediment profile imagery ; AGDS ; Grabs
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Classification scheme: Substrate only
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Classification scheme details: null
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Survey technique details: RoxAnn 200kHz echosounder for AGDS, Sediment profile imagery, Anchor Dredge, Tj├ñrn├ Dredge, Van Veen Grab, Hamon Grab, Day Grab, Photosled, Rectangular Trawl, Beam Trawl. Towed stills camera.
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role RV Prince Madog (University of Wales, Bangor), RV Celtic Voyager (Marine Institute)
RV Prince Madog (University of Wales, Bangor), RV Celtic Voyager (Marine Institute)
Principal investigator
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Mapping method:
Metadata
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- 5cfc89ab-98c0-4515-83e8-c7a1bb04c4ea XML
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- UTF8
- Date stamp
- 2022-02-24T14:42:17
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115:2003/19139
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1.0
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role National Museums and Galleries of Wales
Unknown
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