Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks Bathymetry Survey, 2022

A 2022 bathymetry survey of the Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks off West Coast Tasmania, acquired by CSIRO between 22 February and 21 March 2022. The data was processed into a 2-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid for Parks Australia. A detailed report on the survey is publicly available.

Use Cases

• Model seabed topography based on the high-resolution bathymetry grid.
• Map benthic habitats within marine parks based on the detailed depth data.
• Analyze underwater terrain features for conservation planning based on the survey area.
• Integrate bathymetric data with other marine datasets for ecological studies.

Strengths

• High-resolution 2-meter grid derived from a Kongsberg EM2040C multibeam sonar.
• Data processed with industry-standard QPS Qimera and Caris Hips & Sips software.
• Specific temporal coverage from 22 February to 21 March 2022.
• Associated with a detailed, publicly accessible survey report.

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

CSIRO, contracted for the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, for Parks Australia.

Collection Method

Acquired onboard the TV Bluefin using a Kongsberg EM2040C multibeam sonar.

Time Range

22 February 2022 to 21 March 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:55:23.717718; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks, West Coast Tasmania