SI 1043: Bathymetry Survey of Cape Fourcroy (West), 30m Resolution

Bathymetry data for an area in Cape Fourcroy (West) was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office between 18 August 2023 and 15 October 2023. The survey was conducted under the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program using a Kongsberg EM2040 MKII multibeam echosounder. Data was processed with CARIS HIPS and SIPS and QIMERA software and exported as a 30-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid.

Use Cases

• Model seafloor topography based on the 30-meter resolution bathymetric grid.
• Analyze underwater terrain for marine spatial planning based on the high-resolution survey data.
• Integrate bathymetric data with other marine datasets based on the geospatial format and defined survey area.

Strengths

• Data was acquired with a Kongsberg EM2040 MKII, a modern multibeam echosounder system.
• The final product is a 30-meter resolution grid, providing a specific level of detail.
• Processing utilized industry-standard software (CARIS HIPS and SIPS, QIMERA).
• Survey has a precise temporal scope from 18 Aug 2023 to 15 Oct 2023.

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.

Provenance

Source

Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO), via Geoscience Australia Data.

Collection Method

Contracted survey conducted under the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program, using a Kongsberg EM2040 MKII multibeam echosounder.

Time Range

18 August 2023 – 15 October 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:37:58.616511; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cape Fourcroy (West), Australia