Assess potential project site for historical use

Challenge ID:

HCP-5102

Originator:

Onshore: Hatfield

Title:

Assess potential project site for historical use.

Theme:

ON 5.1: Logistics planning and operations - Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure

Consortium Lead:

Arup

Interviewed Company:

Arup

Geography:

ON.REG.00 - Generic onshore

Challenge Description

What is not possible / not adequately addressed at present?

Identify historic land-use change, possible obstructions, contamination, and geohazards (river migration, flooding, slope instability etc.) due to previous site operations.

What effect does this challenge have on operations?

Identify hazards and risk register prior to construction to allow for mitigation strategy to be developed.

Thematic information requirements:

Land use

What do you currently do to address this challenge? 

How is this challenge conventionally addressed?

Desk study research including review of historic archive data (topo maps, air photographs, satellite imagery), site walkover surveys.

What kind of solutions do you envisage could address this challenge?

Archive datasets - use of imagery of long historic time period.

What is your view on the capability of technology to meet this need?

Are you currently using EO tech? If not, why not?

Already feasible, but archives of data sources are widely distributed and not widely known.

Challenge Classification

Impact on Lifecycle (0=none, 4=high):

Climate / Topography / Urgency:

Pre-license:

1

Climate class:

Generic climate

Exploration:

0

Topographic class:

Not specific

Development:

4

Seasonal variations:

Any season

Production:

3

Impact area:

Environmental

Decommissioning:

3

Technology urgency:

2 - Short term (2-5 years)

Challenge Information Requirements

Update frequency:

Snapshot

Data currently used:

Aerial imagery, historical records, field assessments

Spatial resolution:

Regional

Thematic accuracy:

Not specific

Required formats:

Not specific

Timeliness (Vintage):

Within six months

Geographic extents:

License

Existing standards:

None