Australian Seabed Bathymetry Gridded at 50-Meter Resolution, 2018

Australia's offshore seabed bathymetry data compiled by Geoscience Australia as of June 2018. The dataset includes data holdings from within Australia's offshore area and international waters, gridded at a 50-meter resolution. It is accessible via Geoscience Australia's Marine data portal and is not intended for navigational purposes.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed terrain and slope based on the 50-meter gridded bathymetry data
• Analyzing marine geological features based on the compiled multibeam data holdings
• Integrating bathymetric layers for coastal and offshore spatial planning based on the described geographic scope

Strengths

• Data holdings are compiled from a national authority, Geoscience Australia
• Spatial resolution is specified as 50 meters
• Geographic scope includes Australia's offshore area and international waters

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Compiled and gridded from multibeam bathymetry data holdings

Time Range

As of June 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 28 14:47:43.244475; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia's offshore area and international waters