BMRG06MV: Bathymetry Survey from Fremantle to Port Hedland, 1996

A 1996 bathymetry survey was conducted from 22 February to 13 April onboard the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's R/V Melville. The dataset contains 32-bit geotiffs with a resolution between 128 and 210 meters, processed from SeaBeam 2000 sonar data. It was produced by scientists from Bishop Museum, Hawaii and the University of California San Diego.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor terrain based on the described bathymetric data.
• Analyzing geological features along the transit route from Fremantle to Port Hedland.
• Integrating historical bathymetric data into regional marine studies.

Strengths

• Data was collected over a 51-day period in 1996, providing a historical snapshot.
• Resolution is specified as between 128 and 210 meters.
• Processing details are provided, citing the use of CARIS HIPS and SIPS software.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total spatial extent are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the last metadata update is listed as 2026-04-20.

Provenance

Source

Bishop Museum, Hawaii and the University of California San Diego, via Geoscience Australia Data.

Collection Method

Acquired using the SeaBeam 2000 sonar system onboard the R/V Melville.

Time Range

22 February to 13 April 1996

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:33:23.543348

Geography

Transit from Fremantle, Western Australia to Port Hedland, Western Australia, covering part of the Southeast Indian Ridge.