SSCN Segment 2-B: Bathymetry Survey of Western Eyre Marine Park, April 2024

Bathymetry and seabed feature data were collected by Geoscience Australia Data in April 2024. The survey was conducted onboard the RV Bold Explorer within the Western Eyre Marine Park as part of a subsea cable route investigation. It includes data from multibeam echosounder systems calibrated during the specified period.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed topography for cable route planning based on bathymetry data
• Identifying potential seabed hazards for infrastructure projects based on seabed feature investigation
• Analyzing shallow geology for environmental assessments along the proposed route
• Calibrating marine survey equipment based on documented DGPS and MBES verification procedures

Strengths

• Data collection followed a documented calibration process for positioning and echosounder systems between 17-20 April 2024
• Survey area is precisely confined to the Western Eyre Marine Park
• Dataset is part of a broader survey investigating multiple seabed characteristics

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on a specific Australian marine park

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Acquired via marine survey using multibeam echosounders and other sensors onboard the RV Bold Explorer.

Time Range

Survey conducted in April 2024, with specific activities from 17th to 20th April.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 25 16:06:49.296270; freshness should be verified

Geography

Western Eyre Marine Park, Australia.