Data collection status

This page describes the status of upcoming flights in the current (2009) flying season.

For an update on the operational status of the ARSF for data collection see this page.

Note: the actual flight date is dependent on operational restrictions and the presence of suitable weather conditions. All data are collected on a "best endeavours" basis.

Please contact Gary Llewellyn (Science / operations coordinator) if you have any questions or concerns: gaew@… (01865 374 391)

Projects completed in 2009

Project	Location	PI	Date of final data acquisition
AST08/01	Glocestershire	Astrium	February
GB08/01	Oxford to Haverfordwest	Nigel Langford	February
GB03/01	Fiskerton-Barlings	Jim Williams	May
HY05/02	Ayreshire Coalfield	Graham Ferrier/Gisela Ager	May
GB09/07	West coast	Andreas Baas	May
GB08/12	Borth Bog	Angela Harris	June
HY05/06	Pitlochry	Mark Cutler	June
GB09/01	Capel Dewi	Geraint Vaughan	July
GB09/02	Capel Dewi	Martin Gallagher	July
IPY09/10	Greenland	Alun Hubbard	August
IPY09/11	Greenland	Tavi Murray	August
GB08/08	Wytham Woods	Richard Harding	October
GB08/15	Eaves Wood	Alan Blackburn	October
GB09/05	Leighton Moss	Alan Blackburn	October
GB08/10	Denny Wood	Ross Hill	October
GB08/02	Delamere Forest	Mark Danson	October
GB07/07	Inverclyde	Tim Malthus	October
GB06/02	Frieston Shore	Tom Spencer	October
ET07/01	Northern Afar rift (Ethiopia)	Tim Wright	November
ET07/04	Southern Afar rift (Ethiopia)	Tim Wright	November

For status on data processing for flights that have been flown, see ​this page.

Flying timetable for the 2009 flying season

The coloured block indicate potential time periods where data may be collected while the numbers indicate the number of acquisitions required to fully support the project.

Status of direct access UK projects in the 2009 flying season

Project	Location	PI	Status	Next data collection	Comments
GB08/13	Lake Vyrnwy	Mat Disney	Priority	October	Next few days or 2010||
GB08/19	London	Martin Wooster	High Priority	November	Next acquisition with TABI
GB09/04	Coed Y Brenin	Sarah Taylor		November
GB08/06	Peak District	Julia McMorrow		July 2010	Data collected in October 2009
GB09/00	Oxford Parks	NERC		2010	Includes a calibration exercise
GB07/12	Peak District	Andrew Wilson & Martin Wooster		Early spring	Needs to match the 'burn period'. Possible switch of location to Northumbria

Status of direct access overseas projects in the 2009 flying season

Project	Location	PI	Status	Next data collection	Comments
GB07/09	Alps	Martin Kirkbride		August	Combined with GB07/10. Not completed due to poor weather conditions
GB07/10	Alps	Ben Broke		August	Combined with GB07/09. Not completed due to poor weather conditions
EU09/02	Alps	David Rippon	Priority	August	Not completed due to poor weather conditions
EU09/06	Iceland	David Graham	Priority		Not completed due to poor weather conditions

Status of commissioned access projects in the 2009 flying season

Project	Location	PI	Status	Next data collection	Comments
SOT09-01	Harwood Forest	Jadu Dash		September
SOT09-01	Broom's Farm	Jadu Dash		2010?	Not to be supported in 2009
CEH07/04	Moorhouse/Ribblehead/Hellifield	Andrew Wilson	Priority		No simultanious fieldwork, LiDAR data required
BGS08/01	Firth of Clyde	Gisela Ager	Priority		Awaiting project details, LiDAR data required
BGS08/02	Firth of Forth & Glasgow	Gisela Ager			Awaiting project details, LiDAR data required
BGS08/03&04	Glasgow & South Lanarkshire	Gisela Ager			Awaiting project details
BGS08/05	Lothian Coalfield	Gisela Ager			Awaiting project details
BGS08/06	Fife Coalfield	Gisela Ager			Awaiting project details
BGS10/01	Ayrshire Coalfield	Gisela Ager			Awaiting project details
GB06/08	Weardale	Claire Flemming
GB06-09	Isle of Wight	BGS			Original data set may be recoverable||

Projects completed in 2008

Project	Location	PI	Date of final data acquisition
ET07/02	Ethiopia	William Murphy	2008
ET07/03	Ethiopia	Graham Ferrier	2008
ET07/05	Ethiopia	Graham Ferrier	2008
ET07/06	Ethiopia	Ian Willis	2008
ET07/07	Ethiopia	Richard Bates	2008
GB07/04	Hayton / Millington Wood	Peter Halkon	13/02/08
GB07/03	Mid-Wales	Gemma Bell	18/02/08
GB08/11	Broom's Farm	Doreen Boyd	01/07/08
CEH07/02	Stanlow	Andrew Wilson	04/07/08
GB07/05	Loch Leven/Estwaite/Windermere	Andrew Tyler	2007
UR08/01	Black Venn	Andrew Ford	2008
UR08/02	River Coquet	Andrew Large	2008
GB08/01	Wales	Geraint Vaughan	2008
GB08/03	Peak District	Richard Armitage	2008
GB08/18	River Frome	Richard Stillman	2008
IPY07/09	Iceland	Tim Wright