Beagle Marine Park Bathymetry Grids at 1-Meter Resolution, 2018

June 2018 bathymetry data for Beagle Marine Park in Bass Strait, collected by Geoscience Australia and the University of Tasmania. The dataset comprises 11 grids derived from multibeam sonar data at 1-meter spatial resolution, covering a combined area of 366 square kilometers. It was created as baseline information for benthic habitats to support a 10-year marine park management plan.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor topography and habitat based on high-resolution bathymetry grids.
• Establishing environmental baselines for monitoring within the South-east Marine Park Network.
• Supporting benthic habitat classification and mapping efforts mentioned in the survey report.

Strengths

• High spatial resolution of 1 meter for detailed seafloor analysis.
• Covers a defined area of 366 square kilometers within a marine protected area.
• Data collection is documented in a published post-survey report by named authors.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is explicitly not to be used for navigational purposes.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia and the Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania)

Collection Method

Multibeam sonar seabed mapping (Phase 1 of a three-phase survey) from the TV Bluefin vessel.

Time Range

17-26 June 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:17:01.706862; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Beagle Marine Park, Bass Strait, Australia