SSCN SEGMENT 2-B: Bathymetry and Seabed Survey in Western Eyre Marine Park, April 2024

EGS survey data collected from the RV Bold Explorer in April 2024 for a subsea cable network route. The dataset covers bathymetry, seabed features, and shallow geology within the Western Eyre Marine Park. Data acquisition followed specific calibration procedures for multibeam echosounders and positioning systems.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed terrain for cable route planning based on bathymetry data.
• Identifying potential seabed hazards for infrastructure based on seabed feature investigation.
• Analyzing shallow geology for geotechnical assessments based on the survey description.

Strengths

• Data collection followed a documented calibration protocol for positioning and sensor systems.
• Survey includes multiple data types: bathymetry, seabed features, and shallow geology.

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

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Marine survey using multibeam echosounders and other sensors from the RV Bold Explorer.

Time Range

April 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 06:24:49.548338; freshness should be verified

Geography

Western Eyre Marine Park, Australia