Abbot Point to Hydrographers Passage Bathymetry Survey, 2020-2021
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Description
A bathymetry survey of a section of the Two-Way Route from Abbot Point through Hydrographers Passage, Queensland, Australia. The data was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office onboard the RV Escape between 6 October 2020 and 16 March 2021, using a Kongsberg EM 2040 system. The processed dataset is provided as a 30-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid.
Use Cases
Model seabed topography based on the bathymetry survey data.
Analyze underwater navigation routes based on the surveyed Two-Way Passage section.
Integrate marine depth data into coastal management plans based on the geospatial grid.
Validate or update nautical charts based on the high-resolution survey data.
Strengths
Survey conducted by a contracted professional entity (iXblue Pty Ltd) for the Australian Hydrographic Office.
Data processed using industry-standard software (QPS QINSy) and exported as a specific 30m resolution GeoTIFF.
Clear temporal coverage from 6 Oct 2020 to 16 Mar 2021.
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, limiting its application scope.
Provenance
Source
Australian Ocean Data Network
Collection Method
Contracted survey conducted by iXblue Pty Ltd for the Australian Hydrographic Office.
Time Range
6 Oct 2020 – 16 Mar 2021
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-05 02:45:02.446878; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Abbot Point to Hydrographers Passage, Queensland, Australia
The dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.