Challenge ID

C-CORE_OFF2.12

Title

Information on the intertidal and shallow marine environment

Challenge originator:

General Description

What data/products do you use?

Data currently collected through shoreline and small boat surveys, but satellite imagery has been used to help with broad classification

When do you use this kind of dataset?

When offshore produced in transported to shore via pipeline, or operation requires construction of a terminal and has associated shipping with potential of oil spills in nearshore environment

What are your actual limitations and do you have a work around? 

EO products have been used in some cases but are expensive.  Using EO products for this would still require on-the-ground validation, but if area is extensive, assessment in this way would save time and could easily repeated on a seasonal basis

Needs and expectations on EO data

High resolution maps that will allow characterization/
classification of inter and sub-tidal environment

Challenge classification

Pre license

1

Exp.

1

Dev.

1

Prod.

1

Decom.

1

Geographic context/ restrictions

- Falkland Islands

Topographic classification / Offshore classification

Shallow Water

Activity impacted/concerned

Strategic decision enabler

Technology Urgency

Mid-Term (5-10 years)

Information requirements

Update frequency

One-off, perhaps every few years might be helpful

Temporal resolution

Seasonal

Spatial resolution

1m

Data quality

High

Data Coverage and extent

District area

Example format

High resolution image

Timeliness

Reference data - timeliness not important

Existing standards

Falkland islands Biodiversity Strategy: 2008 – 2018. 2008.  Falkland Islands Government: Environmental Planning Department. Available at: http://www.epd.gov.fk/wp-content/uploads/BiodiversityStrategy09.pdf