INFOMAR Backscatter

The term backscatter refers to the strength of the returning echo emitted from a multibeam echousounder (MBES). MBES transducers transmit multiple high frequency pulses of sound from beneath a vessel in a fan shape down to the seabed. The amount of energy reflected back to the vessel for each pulse of sound is termed the backscatter. The amount of energy returned will depend on many factors including seabed roughness and sediment composition. For example, muddy seabed will return a weaker signal than a harder, gravelly or rocky seabed. As such, backscatter data can be used as a proxy to understand the characteristics of the sea floor, including the sea floor hardness, roughness and surficial sediment characteristics. The primary purpose of the backscatter datasets acquired is to aid the classification of the seabed into sediment types in order to aid marine spatial planning, ORE industry and habitat conservation.



Data is available as a 32 point floating singleband geotiff. There are two different geotiffs of different resolutions available to download; 10m and 40m. None

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Date (Publication)
2017-11-09
Date (Revision)
2024-07-22
Date (Creation)
2017-11-09
Citation identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.860
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Geological Survey Ireland

Duty.Geologist@gsi.ie

Originator
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
OGC Simple Feature Types
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
Marine Institute Dataset Communities
Use limitation

While every effort is made in preparing the dataset no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the Marine Institute for any errors, omissions or misleading information. The Marine Institute accepts no responsibility for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned, in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting as a result of a matter contained in this datasets or as a consequence of using this dataset for any purpose whatsoever.

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Begin date
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OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

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GeoTIFF
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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Hierarchy level
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Conformance result

Title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
Statement

Data supplied by Marine Institute.

Metadata

File identifier
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Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-07-22
Metadata standard name

ISDI Metadata Profile
Metadata standard version

1.2
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Marine Institute

datarequests@marine.ie

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