Cape Fourcroy West Bathymetry Survey at 30-Meter Resolution

A bathymetry survey of the Cape Fourcroy (West) area was conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office between 18 August and 15 October 2023. Data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040 MKII multibeam echosounder and processed with CARIS HIPS and SIPS and QIMERA software. The final dataset is a 30-meter resolution, 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF grid.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor terrain based on the 30-meter resolution bathymetric grid.
• Analyzing underwater features for marine geological research based on the survey area.
• Supporting hydrographic chart production workflows based on the data processed for the Australian Hydrographic Office.

Strengths

• Data was collected with a Kongsberg EM2040 MKII, a high-resolution multibeam echosounder.
• The final product is a 30-meter resolution grid, providing a specific level of detail.
• Processing was performed using industry-standard software CARIS HIPS and SIPS and QIMERA.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description explicitly states 'This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.'

Provenance

Source

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 2026-05-14 05:14:34.704403; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cape Fourcroy (West) area