Historic England is consulting on a draft revision to Marine Geophysics Data Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation first published in 2013. The document has been prepared by MSDS Marine.
The purpose of this updated guidance document is to describe geophysical surveying techniques that can reveal information about the historic environment as might be encountered on, within and beneath the seabed around England. This draft guidance has been written for commissioners, practitioners and end users of marine geophysical survey data.
There are a wide range of potential users for the guidance, ranging from archaeology students starting their careers, through to highly experienced survey managers and those in the field collecting data. The guidance is intended as useful resource for all end users. As such, it has been designed so that each chapter can be read independently with the pertinent information easily accessible. We would like to seek views from across the sector on this consultation document. The consultation feedback form allows consultees the opportunity to provide feedback on those chapters that they feel are relevant to them.
The consultation is now open for consultation until 24th January 2025. We welcome your input in helping shape the future of this guidance.
The draft consultation document is available here: https://historicengland.org.uk/about/what-we-do/consultations/guidance-open-for-consultation/
To help capture feedback an online form has been prepared here for your comments: https://forms.office.com/e/2eZF4Au3cU
