Portsea Hole Bathymetry Survey in Port Phillip Bay, 2018

A bathymetry survey of the Portsea Hole area in Port Phillip Bay, acquired over two days in January 2018. The survey was conducted by Deakin University Marine Mapping lab onboard the Motor Vessel Yolla using a Kongsberg EM2040c. It was collected as part of a Parks Victoria project to map marine parks within Victorian state waters.

Use Cases

• Model underwater topography based on bathymetry survey data.
• Analyze seabed features for marine park management based on mapping project context.
• Validate or supplement broader marine park mapping efforts based on the stated project goal.

Strengths

• Survey conducted with a specific Kongsberg EM2040c instrument.
• Data acquired over a defined two-day period (20/01/2018-21/01/2018).
• Survey purpose is explicitly stated as mapping marine parks.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Acquired by Deakin University Marine Mapping lab onboard the Motor Vessel Yolla using a Kongsberg EM2040c.

Time Range

2018-01-20 to 2018-01-21

Geography

Portsea Hole, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia