Approaches to Newcastle Bathymetry Survey, December 2020 - January 2021
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Description
December 2020 to January 2021 bathymetry survey east of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office. The survey was conducted onboard the MV Offshore Guardian by Guardian Geomatics under the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. Data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM 2040-07 multibeam echosounder and processed into a 30-meter resolution GeoTIFF grid.
Use Cases
Analyzing seabed topography based on bathymetry survey data.
Mapping underwater features for marine navigation planning.
Studying coastal geomorphology based on high-resolution depth measurements.
Integrating bathymetric data with other marine environmental datasets.
Creating base maps for offshore engineering and construction projects.
Strengths
Survey conducted over a defined period from 4 December 2020 to 15 January 2021.
Data processed into a specific 30-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid.
Acquired using a specific instrument (Kongsberg EM 2040-07 multibeam echosounder).
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.
The dataset is explicitly not to be used for navigational purposes.
Provenance
Source
Australian Hydrographic Office via Guardian Geomatics.
Collection Method
Contracted survey using a Kongsberg EM 2040-07 multibeam echosounder, processed with Caris Hips & Sips software.
Time Range
4 December 2020 – 15 January 2021
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-05 05:14:06.127070; freshness should be verified.
Geography
East of Approaches to Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.