Popes Eye Bathymetry Survey for Victorian Marine Parks, 2018

Bathymetry data for the Popes Eye area was collected by Deakin University Marine Mapping lab over two days in January 2018. The survey was conducted from the Motor Vessel Yolla using a Kongsberg EM2040c system as part of a Parks Victoria project to map marine parks in Victorian state waters. The data is not intended for navigational purposes.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor topography based on the bathymetry survey data.
• Assessing marine park habitats and planning conservation efforts based on the mapping project context.
• Calibrating or validating other remote sensing data with high-resolution bathymetric measurements.
• Studying coastal geomorphology changes over time using the 2018 survey as a baseline.

Strengths

• Data was collected using a specific, high-resolution instrument (Kongsberg EM2040c).
• Survey has a precise temporal scope, conducted over two days on 20-21 January 2018.
• Data collection was part of an authoritative state project led by Parks Victoria.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description explicitly states the data is not to be used for navigational purposes, limiting its application scope.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, sourced from data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Acquired via ship-based survey using a Kongsberg EM2040c multibeam echosounder.

Time Range

20-21 January 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 18:58:34.995508; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Popes Eye, within Victorian state waters, Australia.