SSCN SEGMENT 2-B: Bathymetry Survey of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park (2024)

Bathymetry and seabed feature data were collected by EGS onboard the RV Bold Explorer in April 2024 for the SUBCO Subsea Cable Network (SSCN) Segment 2-B survey. The dataset covers the proposed cable route within the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. It was published by Geoscience Australia Data.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed topography for subsea cable route planning based on the described bathymetry survey.
• Analyzing seabed features and shallow geology for environmental impact assessments within the marine park.
• Calibrating and verifying marine survey equipment and methodologies based on the detailed calibration procedures described.

Strengths

• Data collection followed a documented calibration process for positioning and multibeam echosounder systems.
• Survey details, including specific dates (April 2024) and vessel (RV Bold Explorer), are explicitly provided.
• The dataset is confined to a specific, protected geographic area: the 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 a marine survey using multibeam echosounder (MBES) and other sensors from the RV Bold Explorer.

Time Range

April 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:18:11.131990; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Australian Bight Marine Park, Australia