Port Phillip Bay Bathymetry Survey from Sandringham to St Leonards, 2021

Bathymetry data for Port Phillip Bay, Australia, collected by Deakin University Marine Mapping lab on December 13, 2021. The survey was conducted from the Motor Vessel Yolla using a Kongsberg EM2040c multibeam echosounder over one day. These data were acquired to assess the movement of sediment through time.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment transport patterns based on the bathymetric survey.
• Analyzing seabed elevation changes over time based on the data's purpose for temporal assessment.
• Creating nautical charts for scientific reference, though the data is not for navigational use.
• Calibrating hydrodynamic models with updated seafloor topography from the survey.

Strengths

• Data collected with a specific, high-resolution instrument (Kongsberg EM2040c).
• Clear temporal scope from a single survey day on December 13, 2021.
• Explicitly stated purpose for assessing sediment movement through time.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Deakin University Marine Mapping lab, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2021-12-13

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:27:22.846052; freshness should be verified

Geography

Port Phillip Bay, Australia, specifically the tie-lines between Sandringham and St Leonards.