SSCN SEGMENT 2-B: Bathymetry Survey of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park

A bathymetry survey conducted from April 17-20, 2024, onboard the RV Bold Explorer. The dataset covers seabed features and shallow geology along a proposed subsea cable route within the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. It was acquired by EGS for Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Mapping underwater topography based on multibeam echosounder data mentioned in the description
• Identifying seabed hazards for subsea cable routing based on the survey's investigation of seabed features
• Analyzing shallow geology for environmental assessments based on the described survey scope

Strengths

• Survey equipment underwent calibration and verification on specific dates (April 17-20, 2024)
• Dataset is confined to a defined protected area (Great Australian Bight Marine Park)

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

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Acquired via multibeam echosounder (MBES) and other sensors from the survey vessel RV Bold Explorer.

Time Range

Survey conducted in April 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:44:05.924866; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Australian Bight Marine Park, Australia.