Bathymetric compilation for Scotian Shelf and Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves bioregions, offshore Atlantic Canada

The Marine Geoscience for Marine Spatial Planning (MGMSP) program, implemented by

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is an initiative with the goal of offering innovative

regional geoscience products to support the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in

their Marine Spatial Planning endeavors. To develop spatial management plans for various

expansive bioregions across Canada, the DFO has undertaken the task of creating

comprehensive ocean management strategies. Presently, the MGMSP program is

concentrating its efforts on two significant bioregions, namely the Scotian Shelf and

Newfoundland and Labrador Shelves bioregions.

In pursuit of this objective, the work presented in this report has focused on the

assimilation and gridding of numerous disparate bathymetry datasets sourced from

authoritative and reliable channels. The purpose of this comprehensive data gathering

approach is to establish a unified bathymetric grid, with a consistent spatial resolution,

which can be utilized in both oceanographic modeling and geological interpretation. By

collating information from a diverse range of sources, we aim to create a comprehensive

and reliable foundation that will enable accurate and informed decision-making in the field

of marine spatial planning, as well as enhance the accuracy and reliability of subsequent

analyses and simulations.

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Title (French)	Compilation bathymétrique pour les biorégions de la plateforme néo-écossaise et des plateformes de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador, au large du Canada atlantique
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Contact Person	{"fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada; Commission géologique du Canada - CGC Atlantique,Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada; Commission géologique du Canada,sheila.hynes@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca,nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca", "en": "Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Atlantic,Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada,voice; 1 (902) 4268355,sheila.hynes@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca,nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca"}
Contact Email	nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
Data Dictionary	Proj4,nrcan.lms.gsc.proj:+proj=lcc +lat_1=48 +lat_2=52 +lat_0=46 +lon_0=-60 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum= WGS84 +units=m,1
Open Canada Date Published	2023-11-01 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["carottière", "échantillonneur", "fond de l'océan", "géologie", "géologie marine", "sédiment", "sédiment marin", "texture du fond marin", "Données numériques d'élévation", "Géologie", "Géophysique"], "en": ["corer", "grab sampler", "ocean bottom", "geology", "marine geology", "sediment", "marine sediment", "seafloor texture", "Digital elevation data", "Geology", "Geophysics"]}
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