Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks Bathymetry Survey, West Coast Tasmania

A 2-meter resolution bathymetric grid of the Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks, acquired by CSIRO between 22 Feb 2022 and 21 Mar 2022. The survey was conducted for the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) using a Kongsberg EM2040C multibeam sonar system. Data was processed with QPS Qimera and Caris Hips & Sips software and exported as a 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed terrain and habitat based on high-resolution bathymetry.
• Analyzing underwater geological features based on the 2m resolution grid.
• Supporting marine spatial planning and conservation efforts for the specified marine parks.
• Integrating bathymetric data with other oceanographic datasets for coastal research.

Strengths

• High-resolution 2-meter grid derived from multibeam sonar.
• Data processed with industry-standard software (QPS Qimera, Caris Hips & Sips).
• Survey conducted by a recognized scientific institution (CSIRO) over a defined period.
• A detailed report is available for methodological context.

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.
• The dataset is explicitly not to be used for navigational purposes.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Multibeam survey using a Kongsberg EM2040C sonar system.

Time Range

22 Feb 2022 to 21 Mar 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:02:44.227701; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks, West Coast Tasmania