Marine Drop Down Camera Videos and GPS Locations

Videos of seabed on the leeward (mainly) side of St Helena based upon locations identified using Side Scan Sonar to determine habitat/substrate type. Multiple locations were chosen as habitat verification spots and then targetted using a pre programmes GPS. At each location, habitat was assessed by the marine team and the video recorded.

Data and Resources

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	June 24, 2025, 09:49 (PDT)
Created	June 24, 2025, 07:37 (PDT)
Region	Saint Helena
Language	eng
Topic Category	Oceans; salt water bodies (not inland waters)
Temporal Extent Start	29/05/2014
Temporal Extent End	13/08/2014
Dataset Reference Date	30/11/2014
Lineage	Data was created using a drop down camera. Locations of interest were identified from Side Scan Sonar data and targetted; the gps points relate to actual final video location.
West Longitude	-5.79097
South Latitude	-15.9945
East Longitude	-5.70681
North Latitude	-15.906
Spatial Reference System	EPSG:4326
Responsible Organisation Name	Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address	Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role	Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations	Open access
Use Constraints	Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference	cite source of the data: St Helena Government
Data Format	avi gpx
Update Frequency	not planned - survey completed
Accuracy	between 5 and 10 metres
Resource Type	data series
Original Title	Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date	17/03/2015
Metadata Point of Contact	datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent	Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID	SH-EMD-212