Darwin Harbour Seabed Bathymetry Flythrough Videos for Habitat Mapping

The Darwin Harbour Habitat Mapping Program, funded in December 2010, produced seabed bathymetry compilations for Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory. The program was managed by the Department of Land Resource Management in collaboration with Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Darwin Port Corporation. These MP4 videos are intended for public release to support marine resource management decisions.

Use Cases

• Visualizing seabed topography for habitat classification based on bathymetry data.
• Supporting marine spatial planning decisions based on thematic habitat maps.
• Communicating scientific findings to the public through visual flythroughs.
• Providing baseline data for environmental monitoring in Darwin and Bynoe harbours.

Strengths

• Data acquisition involved collaboration between multiple authoritative institutions, including Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
• The program had a clear objective to produce thematic habitat maps to underpin marine resource management.
• The data format (MP4 video) is suitable for public communication and visualization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, Department of Land Resource Management (DLRM), Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Darwin Port Corporation.

Collection Method

Multibeam and backscatter data acquisition under the Darwin Harbour Habitat Mapping Program.

Time Range

Program funding announced in December 2010.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:22:19.653882; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Darwin Harbour and Bynoe harbours, Northern Territory, Australia.