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

Multibeam bathymetry data for the Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks off the west coast of Tasmania. The survey was acquired by CSIRO onboard the TV Bluefin between 22 February and 21 March 2022, using a Kongsberg EM2040C sonar system. Data was processed to a 2-meter resolution GeoTIFF grid for Parks Australia.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor habitat based on high-resolution bathymetry.
• Assessing marine park boundaries and features using detailed depth data.
• Conducting geomorphological analysis of the continental shelf.
• Supporting marine spatial planning with processed sonar survey data.

Strengths

• Data was collected using a specific, high-resolution multibeam sonar system (Kongsberg EM2040C).
• The final product is a 2-meter resolution grid, suggesting a detailed spatial scale.
• A detailed survey report is publicly available, providing 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.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Acquired via ship-based multibeam survey, processed with QPS Qimera and Caris Hips & Sips software.

Time Range

22 February 2022 to 21 March 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:52:52.677634; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zeehan and Franklin Marine Parks, West Coast Tasmania