Adolphus Channel to Great North East Channel Bathymetry Survey (2023-2024)

From 16 November 2023 to 8 February 2024, bathymetry data was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office via the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey was conducted by PHS using a Kongsberg EM2040-07|Kongsberg 2040P MKII multibeam echosounder and processed with CARIS HIPS and SIPS software. The final product is a 30-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid covering the Adolphus Channel to Great North East Channel area.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed morphology and underwater terrain based on high-resolution bathymetric data.
• Creating nautical charts and marine navigation aids based on detailed depth measurements.
• Supporting coastal zone management and environmental impact studies based on seafloor topography.
• Analyzing sediment transport and habitat mapping based on the 30-meter resolution depth grid.

Strengths

• Data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040-07|Kongsberg 2040P MKII multibeam echosounder, a specific and capable survey instrument.
• The final grid has a defined 30-meter spatial resolution and 32-bit floating point precision.
• The survey has a precise temporal coverage from 16 November 2023 to 8 February 2024.

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 primary application.

Provenance

Source

Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) via the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program.

Collection Method

Contracted survey conducted by PHS using a Kongsberg multibeam echosounder, processed with CARIS HIPS and SIPS software.

Time Range

16 November 2023 – 8 February 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:59:01.864028; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Adolphus Channel to Great North East Channel, Australia