Bathymetry Survey of the Furneaux Group, Bass Strait (2022)

Bathymetry data for the Furneaux Group in Bass Strait was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office between 11 April and 20 November 2022. Fugro Australia conducted the survey using airborne laser systems as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The final product is a 30-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed topography and coastal erosion based on high-resolution bathymetry data.
• Creating nautical charts for scientific reference based on detailed depth measurements.
• Analyzing marine habitat suitability based on underwater terrain features.
• Integrating bathymetric data with other marine datasets for environmental impact studies.

Strengths

• Data was acquired using specialized LADS HD+ and RIEGL VQ-820-G laser systems.
• Processed using industry-standard CARIS HIPS and SIPS and RIEGL RiProcess software.
• Exported as a high-resolution (30m) 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Airborne laser bathymetry survey contracted to Fugro Australia under the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program.

Time Range

11 Apr 2022 – 20 Nov 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:57:19.491955; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Furneaux Group, Bass Strait, Australia.