Gifford Marine Park Bathymetry Grid and Seafloor Morphology

Geoscience Australia compiled bathymetry data for the Gifford Marine Park at 30-meter resolution. The dataset includes a panchromatic geotiff image combining bathymetry with hillshade and a derived seafloor morphology classification based on slope categories. This work supports the management of Australia's marine park network under the National Environmental Science Program.

Use Cases

• Map seafloor slope categories (Plain, Slope, Escarpment) based on the Dove et al. (2016) classification scheme.
• Analyze bathymetric features for marine park management based on the compiled 30-meter resolution grid.
• Create visualizations of underwater terrain based on the combined bathymetry and hillshade geotiff image.

Strengths

• Data is compiled from Geoscience Australia's holdings, suggesting an authoritative source.
• Includes derived morphological surface categories based on a published scientific classification scheme.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network and Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Compilation and processing of existing bathymetry data holdings.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 00:56:08.897701; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gifford Marine Park, within Australia's Commonwealth waters.