Sediment Profile Imagery at Disposal at Sea Sites in British Columbia

Sediment profile imagery (SPI) (also known as REMOTS (Rhoads and Germano, 1982)) facilitates the assessment of the biophysical processes that occur in the benthic environment through the acquisition and analysis of high resolution images of vertical sections and surfaces of the seafloor. The SPI apparatus incorporates the use of a 12-megapixel Digital SLR camera to obtain in situ photographs of the first 20 cm of the seafloor. Because the sediment is not disturbed in the process, SPI photographs provide information on the physical and biological components of the seabed that is not readily available using traditional methods. From 2012 to 2019, 17 SPI datasets were acquired at 13 disposal at sea sites in British Columbia to monitor the environmental conditions of the sea floor. SPI & surface photographs, tabular data, and a geodatabase with attachments are provided in zipfolders for each study.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
8943728e-72e1-47ef-94c1-66ac1198d934 XML
Date Stamp
2022-02-28T13:44:26
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Environmental Protection Branch
Vancouver , British Columbia , V6C3R2 , Canada
Owner
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Environmental Protection Branch
Canada
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2022-02-28
Date (Creation)
2012-10-12
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
utf8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific information
  • Location
  • Oceans
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Owner
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Environmental Protection Branch

Keywords

Theme

  • Sediment Profile Imagery

  • disposal at sea

  • environmental monitoring of disposal sites

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Biological diversity

  • Environment

  • Environmental impact

  • Environmental protection

  • Environmental sciences

  • Scientific research

  • Sediments

  • Marine biology

  • Ocean floor

  • Photographs

Business Functions

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

  • Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site)

Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

Directorate

  • Environmental Protection Operations

Canada/US States and Provinces

  • British Columbia

Countries

  • Canada

Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

  • North America

  • Pacific Ocean

ECCC Geographic Scope EN

  • Water - Major drainage area - Great Slave Lake

  • British Columbia (BC)

  • Water - Drainage regions - Pacific Coastal

  • Water - Drainage regions - Fraser–Lower Mainland

  • Water - Ocean basin - Pacific Ocean

ECCC Resource Formats EN

  • CSV

  • FGDB/GDB

  • WMS

  • ESRI REST

  • JPG

  • KMZ

  • ZIP

Environment Canada - Program

  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution

GC Open License

ECCC Government Titles EN

  • Environment and Climate Change Canada

Environment Canada - Departamental Result Framework

  • Preventing and Managing Pollution

ECCC States EN

  • British Columbia

ECCC ISO Countries EN

  • Canada

GC Security Level

  • Unclassified

Program (PAA)

  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2012-10-12
End Date
2019-10-10

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
/ EPSG:4617 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • CSV ( unknown )

  • FGDB/GDB ( unknown )

  • ZIP ( unknown )

  • KMZ ( unknown )

  • JPG ( unknown )

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Environmental Protection Branch
 
 

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Keywords

Sediment Profile Imagery disposal at sea environmental monitoring of disposal sites
Branch
Environmental Stewardship Branch
Business Functions
Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site) Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
Canada/US States and Provinces
British Columbia
Countries
Canada
Directorate
Environmental Protection Operations
ECCC Government Titles EN
Environment and Climate Change Canada
ECCC ISO Countries EN
Canada
ECCC Resource Formats EN
CSV ESRI REST FGDB/GDB JPG KMZ WMS ZIP
ECCC States EN
British Columbia
Environment Canada - Departamental Result Framework
Preventing and Managing Pollution
Environment Canada - Program
3.1.3. Marine Pollution
GC Open License
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
GC Security Level
Unclassified
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Biological diversity Environment Environmental impact Environmental protection Environmental sciences Marine biology Ocean floor Photographs Scientific research Sediments
Program (PAA)
3.1.3. Marine Pollution

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