# Offshore wind farm environmental survey

*/Services/Offshore_wind_farm_environmental_survey*

To determine the environmental impacts, a full suite of environmental surveys of the wind farm location and its surroundings is undertaken. These surveys establish the baseline for the assessment and allow impact modelling to be undertaken.

## Service Blueprint

**Steps**:
- Gate: review · Lane: frontstage · Name: Define survey scope and baseline · Uses: Survey Design Software · Depends On: 
- Gate: approval · Lane: backstage · Name: Deploy survey vessel and sensors · Uses: Marine Survey Acquisition Suite · Depends On: Define survey scope and baseline
- Gate: none · Lane: backstage · Name: Record marine mammal observations · Uses: Passive Acoustic Monitoring System · Depends On: Deploy survey vessel and sensors
- Gate: review · Lane: backstage · Name: Sample benthic and water habitat · Uses: Environmental Sampling Logger · Depends On: Deploy survey vessel and sensors
- Gate: review · Lane: backstage · Name: Analyze ecological impact data · Uses: Ecological Analysis Platform · Depends On: Sample benthic and water habitat
- Gate: approval · Lane: frontstage · Name: Deliver impact assessment report · Uses: Reporting Workbench · Depends On: Analyze ecological impact data
**Absorbs**:
- [Environmental Baseline Monitoring](/Processes/Environmental_Baseline_Monitoring)
**Bundles**:
- [Marine Mammal Observation Service](/Services/Marine_Mammal_Observation_Service)
- [Benthic Habitat Survey Service](/Services/Benthic_Habitat_Survey_Service)
**Digital**: false
**High Risk**: false
**Produces**:
- [Environmental Baseline Dataset](/Datasets/Environmental_Baseline_Dataset)
- [Environmental Impact Assessment Report](/Datasets/Environmental_Impact_Assessment_Report)
- [Species Observation Record](/Datasets/Species_Observation_Record)
**Handoff To**:
- [Offshore Wind Farm Development and Project Management](/Services/Offshore_Wind_Farm_Development_and_Project_Management)
- [Environmental Permitting Service](/Services/Environmental_Permitting_Service)
**Optimizes**:
- [Survey Coverage Completeness](/Metrics/Survey_Coverage_Completeness)
- [Data Quality Score](/Metrics/Data_Quality_Score)
**Sla Target**:
- **Unit**: percent
- **Value**: 95
- **Metric**: regulatory acceptance rate
**Measured By**:
- [Regulatory Acceptance Rate](/Metrics/Regulatory_Acceptance_Rate)
- [Report Delivery Timeliness](/Metrics/Report_Delivery_Timeliness)
**Risk Profile**: routine
**Classified In**: [Environmental Consulting Services](/Industries/Environmental_Consulting_Services)
**Pricing Model**: per-unit
**Oversight Gate**: approves
**Token Input Ask**: The buyer provides the lease boundary and the regulator's survey scope requirements.
**Serves Industry**:
- [Offshore Wind Power Generation](/Industries/Offshore_Wind_Power_Generation)
- [Electric Power Generation](/Industries/Electric_Power_Generation)
- [Marine Construction](/Industries/Marine_Construction)
**Token Sector Fit**: The service is built for offshore wind developers needing consent-grade environmental evidence for a lease area.
**Token Sla Promise**: The contract commits to delivering reports that meet the regulator's acceptance standard on at least 95 percent of submissions.
**Token Outcome Line**: The developer receives the ecological baseline and impact assessment its offshore wind consent application requires.
**Token Backstage Engine**: Survey crews acquire acoustic, benthic, and water-column data offshore and analysts model ecological impact from the baseline.
**Token Frontstage Moment**: The developer's consenting team receives a regulator-ready environmental impact assessment report.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Offshore wind farm service](/Services/Offshore_wind_farm_service) — parent · Services

### Siblings

- [Offshore wind farm development and project management](/Services/Offshore_wind_farm_development_and_project_management) — siblings · Services
- [Offshore wind farm geotechnical survey](/Services/Offshore_wind_farm_geotechnical_survey) — siblings · Services
- [Offshore wind farm installation and commissioning](/Services/Offshore_wind_farm_installation_and_commissioning) — siblings · Services
- [Offshore wind farm operation, maintenance and service](/Services/Offshore_wind_farm_operation,_maintenance_and_service) — siblings · Services
- [Offshore wind farm decommissioning](/Services/Offshore_wind_farm_decommissioning) — siblings · Services

### Problems this exposes

- [schedule-adherence scored against vessel-days while weather windows and marine-mammal shutdowns remain uncontrollable](/Problems/schedule-adherence_scored_against_vessel-days_while_weather_windows_and_marine-mammal_shutdowns_remain_uncontrollable) — exposes problem · Problems
- [report-delivery deadlines colliding with benthic and side-scan-sonar processing backlogs after each vessel mobilization](/Problems/report-delivery_deadlines_colliding_with_benthic_and_side-scan-sonar_processing_backlogs_after_each_vessel_mobilization) — exposes problem · Problems
- [first-submission BOEM/MMS acceptance rate hit by evolving permit-condition interpretations between filings](/Problems/first-submission_BOEM%2FMMS_acceptance_rate_hit_by_evolving_permit-condition_interpretations_between_filings) — exposes problem · Problems
- [weather/sea-state windows for survey vessels lost to slow go/no-go decisions](/Problems/weather%2Fsea-state_windows_for_survey_vessels_lost_to_slow_go%2Fno-go_decisions) — exposes problem · Problems
- [marine-mammal observer logs reconciled by hand against BOEM permit conditions](/Problems/marine-mammal_observer_logs_reconciled_by_hand_against_BOEM_permit_conditions) — exposes problem · Problems
- [geophysical sub-bottom profiler data interpreted manually for cable-route hazards](/Problems/geophysical_sub-bottom_profiler_data_interpreted_manually_for_cable-route_hazards) — exposes problem · Problems
- [benthic grab-sample and side-scan sonar processing backlogs after each vessel mobilization](/Problems/benthic_grab-sample_and_side-scan_sonar_processing_backlogs_after_each_vessel_mobilization) — exposes problem · Problems
- [bird/bat collision-risk modeling rebuilt per-project from scattered baseline data](/Problems/bird%2Fbat_collision-risk_modeling_rebuilt_per-project_from_scattered_baseline_data) — exposes problem · Problems

### Depends on step

- [Plan benthic and ecological survey](/Tasks/Plan_benthic_and_ecological_survey) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Acquire benthic and habitat data](/Tasks/Acquire_benthic_and_habitat_data) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Analyse samples and classify habitats](/Tasks/Analyse_samples_and_classify_habitats) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Analyze ecological impact data](/Tasks/Analyze_ecological_impact_data) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Define survey scope and baseline](/Tasks/Define_survey_scope_and_baseline) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Define survey scope to regulator](/Tasks/Define_survey_scope_to_regulator) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Deploy survey vessel and sensors](/Tasks/Deploy_survey_vessel_and_sensors) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Mobilise survey vessel and equipment](/Tasks/Mobilise_survey_vessel_and_equipment) — depends on step · Tasks
- [Sample benthic and water habitat](/Tasks/Sample_benthic_and_water_habitat) — depends on step · Tasks

### Serves industry

- [Government](/Industries/Government) — serves industry · Industries
- [Offshore Wind Power](/Industries/Offshore_Wind_Power) — serves industry · Industries
- [Marine Construction](/Industries/Marine_Construction) — serves industry · Industries
- [Electric Power Generation](/Industries/Electric_Power_Generation) — serves industry · Industries
- [Offshore Wind Power Generation](/Industries/Offshore_Wind_Power_Generation) — serves industry · Industries

### Measured by

- [Survey Schedule Adherence](/Metrics/Survey_Schedule_Adherence) — measured by · Metrics
- [Report Delivery Timeliness](/Metrics/Report_Delivery_Timeliness) — measured by · Metrics
- [Regulatory Acceptance Rate](/Metrics/Regulatory_Acceptance_Rate) — measured by · Metrics

### Optimizes

- [Data Acquisition Rate](/Metrics/Data_Acquisition_Rate) — optimizes · Metrics
- [Species Detection Confidence](/Metrics/Species_Detection_Confidence) — optimizes · Metrics
- [Survey Area Coverage](/Metrics/Survey_Area_Coverage) — optimizes · Metrics
- [Data Quality Score](/Metrics/Data_Quality_Score) — optimizes · Metrics
- [Survey Coverage Completeness](/Metrics/Survey_Coverage_Completeness) — optimizes · Metrics

### Products it produces

- [Environmental Baseline Report](/Datasets/Environmental_Baseline_Report) — produces · Datasets
- [Marine Mammal Density Dataset](/Datasets/Marine_Mammal_Density_Dataset) — produces · Datasets
- [Benthic Habitat Map](/Datasets/Benthic_Habitat_Map) — produces · Datasets
- [Species Observation Record](/Datasets/Species_Observation_Record) — produces · Datasets
- [Environmental Impact Assessment Report](/Datasets/Environmental_Impact_Assessment_Report) — produces · Datasets
- [Environmental Baseline Dataset](/Datasets/Environmental_Baseline_Dataset) — produces · Datasets

### What it absorbs

- [Environmental Baseline Characterization](/Processes/Environmental_Baseline_Characterization) — absorbs · Processes
- [Environmental Baseline Monitoring](/Processes/Environmental_Baseline_Monitoring) — absorbs · Processes

### Handoff to

- [Offshore Wind Consenting Service](/Services/Offshore_Wind_Consenting_Service) — handoff to · Services
- [Environmental Impact Assessment](/Services/Environmental_Impact_Assessment) — handoff to · Services
- [Environmental Permitting Service](/Services/Environmental_Permitting_Service) — handoff to · Services

### Bundles

- [Ornithological Survey](/Services/Ornithological_Survey) — bundles · Services
- [Marine Mammal Survey](/Services/Marine_Mammal_Survey) — bundles · Services
- [Benthic Habitat Survey](/Services/Benthic_Habitat_Survey) — bundles · Services
- [Benthic Habitat Survey Service](/Services/Benthic_Habitat_Survey_Service) — bundles · Services
- [Marine Mammal Observation Service](/Services/Marine_Mammal_Observation_Service) — bundles · Services

### Composed of

- [GIS Habitat Mapping Software](/Software/GIS_Habitat_Mapping_Software) — composes · Software
- [Digital Aerial Survey System](/Software/Digital_Aerial_Survey_System) — composes · Software
- [Grab Sampling and Drop-Camera System](/Software/Grab_Sampling_and_Drop-Camera_System) — composes · Software
- [Survey Planning Software](/Software/Survey_Planning_Software) — composes · Software
- [Reporting Workbench](/Software/Reporting_Workbench) — composes · Software
- [Ecological Analysis Platform](/Software/Ecological_Analysis_Platform) — composes · Software
- [Environmental Sampling Logger](/Software/Environmental_Sampling_Logger) — composes · Software
- [Passive Acoustic Monitoring System](/Software/Passive_Acoustic_Monitoring_System) — composes · Software
- [Marine Survey Acquisition Suite](/Software/Marine_Survey_Acquisition_Suite) — composes · Software
- [Survey Design Software](/Software/Survey_Design_Software) — composes · Software

### Realizes

- [Deliver environmental baseline report](/Tasks/Deliver_environmental_baseline_report) — realizes · Tasks
- [Survey birds and fish populations](/Tasks/Survey_birds_and_fish_populations) — realizes · Tasks
- [Conduct marine mammal observation](/Tasks/Conduct_marine_mammal_observation) — realizes · Tasks
- [Deliver impact assessment report](/Tasks/Deliver_impact_assessment_report) — realizes · Tasks
- [Record marine mammal observations](/Tasks/Record_marine_mammal_observations) — realizes · Tasks

### Classified in

- [Environmental Consulting Services](/Industries/Environmental_Consulting_Services) — classified in · Industries