Booby Island to D'Arcole Islands Bathymetry Survey, 2022

The Booby Island to D'Arcole Islands bathymetry survey covers an area in the Bonaparte Archipelago, Western Australia. Data was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Guardian Geomatics onboard the MV Offshore Solution and MV Special Order between 15 September 2022 and 26 November 2022. The processed dataset is a 30-meter resolution GeoTIFF grid.

Use Cases

• Model seabed topography based on bathymetry data.
• Analyze underwater terrain features for marine research.
• Support coastal and offshore planning based on depth information.
• Validate or update nautical charts using high-resolution survey data.
• Study geological formations in the Bonaparte Archipelago region.

Strengths

• Data acquired using Kongsberg EM2040P and EM2040-07 multibeam echosounders.
• Processed using CARIS HIPS & SIPS software and exported as a 30-meter resolution grid.
• Survey conducted over a defined period from 15 September to 26 November 2022.

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 conducted as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program.

Time Range

15 September 2022 – 26 November 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 01:08:17.877952; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Booby Island to D'Arcole Islands, Bonaparte Archipelago, Western Australia