Bathymetry Survey of Eclipse Shoals to Lombadina Point, Kimberley Region

A bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office onboard the MV Outer Limit from 12 September 2022 to 3 December 2022. The survey covers an area in Eclipse Shoals to Lombadina Point, Kimberley region, Western Australia. Data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040P MKII and processed into a 30m resolution GeoTIFF grid.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seabed topography based on the bathymetry data.
• Mapping underwater features for marine research based on the survey area.
• Integrating bathymetric data into nautical charts based on the survey's purpose.
• Studying coastal and offshore geomorphology based on the 30m resolution grid.

Strengths

• Survey conducted with a Kongsberg EM2040P MKII multibeam echosounder.
• Data processed into a 30-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF.
• Survey area is clearly defined as Eclipse Shoals to Lombadina Point, Kimberley region.

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 not to be used for navigational purposes.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Survey conducted by Ocean Infinity for the Australian Hydrographic Office as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program.

Time Range

12 September 2022 – 3 December 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 04:35:18.675527; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eclipse Shoals to Lombadina Point, Kimberley region, Western Australia