SSCN SEGMENT 2-C: Bathymetry Survey of Murray Marine Park, April 2024

Murray Marine Park bathymetry data acquired during a subsea cable route survey in April 2024. The survey was conducted by EGS onboard the RV Bold Explorer, involving equipment calibration and verification at Fremantle Port. The dataset is part of the SUBCO Subsea Cable Network (SSCN) survey and is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed topography for submarine cable routing based on bathymetry data.
• Identifying seabed features and shallow geology for marine habitat mapping.
• Calibrating and validating multibeam echosounder (MBES) survey methodologies.
• Supporting marine spatial planning within the Murray Marine Park boundaries.

Strengths

• Data collection followed a documented calibration protocol for DGPS and multibeam echosounders on specific dates (April 17-20, 2024).
• Survey scope is clearly defined, focusing on a specific marine park and cable segment.
• Dataset is part of a broader, professionally conducted survey for the SUBCO Subsea Cable Network.

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.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Acquired via multibeam echosounder (MBES) survey from the vessel RV Bold Explorer, operated by EGS.

Time Range

Survey conducted April 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:57:42.068341; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Murray Marine Park, Australia.