Forster Pacific Palms Cape Hawke Seabed Bathymetry and Backscatter, 2019-2022

Forster Pacific Palms Cape Hawke, NSW, seabed survey acquired by the NSW government between March 2019 and August 2022. The dataset provides 5-meter resolution 32-bit floating point geotiff files of bathymetry and backscatter, processed from multibeam sonar data. It was created as a baseline dataset to map seabed types under the SeabedNSW program.

Use Cases

• Map seabed type spatial distribution based on the stated project purpose.
• Analyze underwater topography based on the bathymetry data.
• Study seabed hardness and texture based on the backscatter data.
• Create baseline maps for coastal management based on the dataset's intended use.

Strengths

• Data resolution is 5 meters.
• Survey period spans over three years from March 2019 to August 2022.
• Processing details are documented in a linked standard operating procedure PDF.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

NSW government (Department of Planning and Environment – DPE)

Collection Method

Acquired onboard the Research Vessel Bombora using a R2Sonic 2022 multibeam sonar.

Time Range

01/MAR/2019 – 12/AUG/2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 00:19:45.761102; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Forster Pacific Palms Cape Hawke, NSW, Australia