South-west Corner and Perth Canyon Marine Park Bathymetry Survey, 2022

Multibeam sonar bathymetry data from the South-west Corner and Perth Canyon Marine Parks, acquired in March-April 2022. The dataset contains five GeoTIFF files at 64m and 128m resolutions, processed from Kongsberg EM304 data. The survey was led by Dr. Todd Bond of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre aboard the MV Pangaea Ocean Explorer.

Use Cases

• Model seafloor terrain based on 64m and 128m resolution bathymetric grids.
• Analyze submarine canyon and continental shelf features in the Perth Canyon region.
• Support marine park management and habitat mapping based on derived bathymetry data.

Strengths

• Data processed using QPS Qimera v.2.5 software, a standard industry tool.
• Explicit spatial resolution provided: one 64m and four 128m resolution GeoTIFF files.
• Clear provenance with lead researcher (Dr. Todd Bond) and processing scientist (Dr. Yakup Niyazi) named.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, University of Western Australia, published via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Acquired using a Kongsberg EM304 multibeam sonar aboard the MV Pangaea Ocean Explorer.

Time Range

24 March 2022 to 05 April 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 16:35:21.618081; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-west Corner and Perth Canyon Marine Parks, Australia