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

South-west Corner and Perth Canyon Marine Parks bathymetry data was acquired from March 24 to April 5, 2022. The survey was conducted by the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre using a Kongsberg EM304 multibeam sonar aboard the MV Pangaea Ocean Explorer. The dataset contains 64m and 128m resolution GeoTIFF files derived from the processed sonar data.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor terrain based on the 64m and 128m resolution bathymetric grids.
• Analyzing submarine canyon geomorphology within the Perth Canyon Marine Park.
• Creating habitat maps for marine conservation planning based on bathymetric features.
• Conducting baseline studies for marine park management using the 2022 survey data.

Strengths

• Data was collected using a specific, high-resolution instrument (Kongsberg EM304 multibeam sonar).
• Processing was performed with specialized software (QPS Qimera v.2.5).
• The survey has a precise temporal scope (March 24 to April 5, 2022).
• Data is published with explicit permission from Geoscience Australia's CEO.

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

Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, University of Western Australia.

Collection Method

Acquired via ship-based multibeam sonar survey and processed with QPS Qimera software.

Time Range

March 24, 2022 to April 5, 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:49:02.232523; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-west Corner and Perth Canyon Marine Parks, Australia