Popes Eye Bathymetry Survey for Victorian Marine Parks, 2018

Popes Eye bathymetry survey data was collected by the Deakin University Marine Mapping lab over two days in January 2018. The survey was conducted from the Motor Vessel Yolla using a Kongsberg EM2040c multibeam echosounder. This data was acquired as part of a Parks Victoria project to map marine parks within Victorian state waters.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed topography for marine park management based on bathymetric survey data.
• Analyzing underwater habitat features for conservation planning based on high-resolution seafloor mapping.
• Integrating bathymetric data with other marine datasets for ecological research based on the geospatial nature of the survey.

Strengths

• Data was collected using a Kongsberg EM2040c multibeam echosounder, a specific high-resolution instrument.
• Survey has a precise temporal coverage from 20/01/2018 to 21/01/2018.
• Data is part of a systematic project by Parks Victoria to map all marine parks in Victorian waters.

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 one potential application.

Provenance

Source

Deakin University Marine Mapping lab, collected for Parks Victoria.

Collection Method

Acquired via a Kongsberg EM2040c multibeam echosounder onboard the Motor Vessel Yolla.

Time Range

20/01/2018 - 21/01/2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 00:59:16.491536; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Popes Eye, within Victorian state waters, Australia.