Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks Bathymetry Survey, West Coast Tasmania 2022

West Coast Tasmania bathymetry data was acquired by CSIRO aboard the TV Bluefin between 22 February and 21 March 2022. The multibeam survey was conducted for the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and processed into a 2-meter resolution GeoTIFF grid. A detailed report on the survey is publicly available.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor habitat based on high-resolution bathymetry data.
• Assessing marine park boundaries and features using the processed GeoTIFF grid.
• Conducting baseline environmental studies for the Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks.

Strengths

• Data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040C multibeam system, suggesting high-precision sonar measurements.
• The final product is a 2-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF, indicating fine spatial detail.
• A detailed survey report is publicly accessible, providing methodological context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is explicitly not to be used for navigational purposes, limiting its application scope.
• Row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, sourced from CSIRO and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania.

Collection Method

Contracted multibeam survey acquired from the TV Bluefin vessel, with data processed using QPS Qimera and Caris Hips & Sips software.

Time Range

22 February 2022 to 21 March 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 05:57:17.668690; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks, West Coast Tasmania, Australia