Boehringer, Lilian; Heger, Karl; Haeckel, Matthias; Purser, Autun (2026): Seabed photographs taken along OFOS profile SO295_171-1 during RV SONNE cruise SO295 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.994584 (DOI registration in progress), In: Boehringer, L et al. (2026): Image FAIR Digital Objects (iFDOs) of seafloor images of undisturbed and disturbed polymetallic nodule province seafloor collected during RV SONNE expedition SO295 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.994607 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-05-28
Abstract:
These images were acquired during expedition SO295 with the German research vessel SONNE in 2022 as part of the MiningImpact project that conducts an independent scientific monitoring and assessment of the environmental impacts of an industrial test of a polymetallic nodule collector vehicle in the Clarion Clipperton Zone. The images were acquired by RV SONNEs OFOS in the BEL working area ~1.5 years after the collector trial. Mission goal: Image survey of the area directly surrounding the collector impact site at 1.5 m altitude. Mission was planned to start south of the collector impact site, following a north/north-east direction and eventually turning west towards the collector impact site. Mission comments: The distance between the laser points is 40 cm.
References:
Schoening, Timm; Durden, Jennifer M; Faber, Claas; Felden, Janine; Heger, Karl; Hoving, Henk-Jan T; Kiko, Rainer; Köser, Kevin; Krämmer, Christopher; Kwasnitschka, Tom; Möller, Klas Ove; Nakath, David; Naß, Andrea; Nattkemper, Tim W; Purser, Autun; Zurowietz, M (2022): Making marine image data FAIR. Scientific Data, 9(1), 414, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01491-3
Project(s):
JPI Oceans - Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining (JPIO-MiningImpact)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 14.083218 * Median Longitude: -125.865539 * South-bound Latitude: 14.065651 * West-bound Longitude: -125.873290 * North-bound Latitude: 14.103296 * East-bound Longitude: -125.859054
Date/Time Start: 2022-12-09T07:42:50 * Date/Time End: 2022-12-09T14:03:28
Minimum DEPTH, water: 4434.2 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 4516.0 m
Event(s):
SO295_171-1 * Latitude Start: 14.065870 * Longitude Start: -125.873270 * Latitude End: 14.110270 * Longitude End: -125.871070 * Date/Time Start: 2022-12-09T07:44:51 * Date/Time End: 2022-12-09T14:02:18 * Elevation Start: -4493.9 m * Elevation End: -4490.4 m * Campaign: SO295 (Nodule Monit. II) * Basis: Sonne_2 * Method/Device: Ocean Floor Observation System (OFOS)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Boehringer, Lilian | Geocode | ||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Boehringer, Lilian | Geocode | ||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Boehringer, Lilian | Geocode | ||
| 4 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Boehringer, Lilian | Geocode | |
| 5 | Coordinate uncertainty | Coord unc | m | Boehringer, Lilian | ||
| 6 | Image, under water | IMAGE water | Boehringer, Lilian |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 3 (ProcLevel3)
Size:
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