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

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

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor terrain based on the 64m and 128m resolution bathymetry grids.
• Analyzing underwater canyon and shelf features within the specified marine parks.
• Supporting marine habitat mapping based on derived bathymetric data.
• Conducting geological studies of the seafloor using processed multibeam sonar data.

Strengths

• Data was collected using a specific, high-resolution Kongsberg EM304 multibeam sonar system.
• Processed outputs include both 64m and 128m resolution GeoTIFF files for analysis.
• Survey has precise temporal coverage from March 24 to April 5, 2022.
• Data processing was performed using QPS Qimera v.2.5 software, a standard industry tool.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is explicitly not to be used for navigational purposes, limiting its application scope.
• Row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Acquired via multibeam sonar survey from the MV Pangaea Ocean Explorer and processed with QPS Qimera software.

Time Range

March 24 to April 5, 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:41:25.184415; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-west Corner and Perth Canyon Marine Parks, Australia