INFOMAR: An Introduction and Invitation to INFOMAR 2012

Koen Verbruggen

Presented by Janine Guinan

Geological Survey of Ireland 10th October, 2012

GEOSEAS Seminar

Cork

As part of UNCLOS Territorial mapping, the Irish National Seabed Survey (99-05) and Petroleum Division(96) mapped over 0.5M sq.km

Area mapped by INSS and PAD

Irish designated area = 652,000 Sq Kms INSS area coverage = 432,000 Sq Kms INSS plus PAD coverage = 527,000 Sq Kms Area to be surveyed = 125,000 Sq Kms

Context – UNCLOS 1996

A1

Zone A1 = 147,375km2

B1

Zone B1 = 56,470km2

C1

Zone C1 =27,590km2

Making Ireland bigger!

1. Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) 1999-2005

Zone 3 fleet:

S.V. Bligh

S.V. Siren

CIL Granuaile

R.V Akademic Boris Petrov

R.V Professor Logachev

R.V. Ocean Seeker

R.V. Celtic Explorer

R.V. Celtic Voyager

The INSS established an essential national asset: • A marine BASELINE DATA set to underpin present and future

Irish economic, environmental, infrastructural and policy decisions

• Upgraded Irish marine surveying infrastructure • The body of knowledge required to design, procure, build and

operate a large Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) survey • MAPPED ALL OUR WATERS OVER 200m DEEP!

2. INFOMAR 2006+ INFOMAR INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MARine Resource “Shallow” water survey Partnership between MI & GSI Multi platform survey for marine integrated mapping 26 Priority Bays 3 Priority Areas

Why Government mapping? Not profitable for private sector to map all areas

Long term commitment required

Needs to be done to a high standard

Data can then be shared to all users

Can leverage expertise across several Depts/Agencies Why DCENR/GSI? Started with UNCLOS/Territorial definition in 1960’s (GSI)

Continued with UNCLOS PAD Mapping 1996

National Seabed Survey concept of Ray Keary, GSI

Have now built up the expertise, equipment & networks NB ALL data freely available over the web

INFOMAR Platforms (MI)

RV Celtic Explorer RV Celtic Voyager 65.5m / 15m / 5.8m 31.4m / 8.5m / 3.8m

16 knots - 45 days endurance 10 knots - 14 days endurance

Mapping from 250 to 50m Mapping from 50 to 15m Fugro Seis / Ixsea Gaps USBL / SBP / EM1002/3002 / Edge_GeoAc SSS / GeoRes SBP_VC c. 20 days pa. –Groundtruthing c. 100 days pa in 2 week legs

RV Keary RV Geo

15.5m / 5.6m / 1.5m 7.4m Redbay Rib

22 knots 30 knots / 300 NM

2-3 days endurance 1 day endurance POS MV inertial navigation systems - Sonardyne USBL - MBES Simrad EA400-EM3002D

Marine Magnetics magnetometer - Edgetech 4200 SSS - SBP Chirp profiler -SBP Geo- Resources 200. GEO : SEA Swath Interferometric Mapping system

c. 180 days p.a. each vessel, daylight ops

INFOMAR Platforms (GSI)

INFOMAR Platforms (GSI)

Cosantóir Bradán •MoU Inshore Fisheries Ireland 17 m mono-hull Shallow draft MBES – Reson7101

•Red surface & green deep Laser

•10-30m in clear water (West Coast)

•High speed & cost

•Safe on shallow rocky coastlines

•Waveform analysis – pseudo backscatter

Mapping by plane – Airborne Marine LIDAR

Satellite mapping

•WorldView-2 Satellite

•Map of Wexford Harbour derived from satellite Imagery

•Useful overview but not accurate •enough for shipping safety

Marine Safety/Charting

A steep outcrop of rock rising to a chart depth of 12.2 metres in surrounding water depths of 30 to 40 metres (charted as >30m) In an area designated for safe “refuge” for bigger ships

Environmental Protection

•Deepwater Atlas produced with UCC

•INSS Inventory of features including mounds & reefs

•Bathymetry used in Modelling Ocean currents/ Pollution response

•Used to designate Offshore SACs, Oil & Gas SEAs & Avoid EC Fines!

Fishing/Aquaculture

Accurate bathymetry helps modelling and locating of fish farms Collaboration with BIM Recently completed Inishturk & Inishbofin

Ocean Energy – Wind & Wave

Seabed mapping vital to location of Ocean Energy devices - wave & wind. Current modelling & site selection.

INFOMAR Marine Mapping Study Options Appraisal – July 2008

But is it really worth it?

Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Cost of Completion of Mapping (08 -26)

€000

Value of Mapping NPV €000

Benefit to Cost Ratio

BCR

93,855 454,266 4.41

Estimated return on project is 4 to 6 times cost

Led to decision in 2008 to continue to 2013

World Wide benchmark for State Marine Mapping

Similar programmes now in Norway, UK, France, Germany......

NPV and Benefit Cost Ratios

What’s left to do?

•Current INFOMAR Programme 125,000sq. km

•Priority Areas by 2016 (c.20,000sq.km)

•All remaining area by 2026

•(NB Always put your legend over the data gap!)

INFOMAR SEMINAR 2012 October 11 & 12 “Enabling our Ocean Management”

• Survey Progress • Ocean Energy

• Environmental & Habitat Mapping • Aquaculture & Fisheries

• Hydrography & Operations • Heritage Mapping • Applied Research

All

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