Australia's maritime jurisdiction covers approximately 7,000,000 km², with less than 25% surveyed at high resolution. Geoscience Australia, as co-custodian since September 2001, hosts varied bathymetry data from 48 vessels and 26 multibeam systems. This document provides standards and guidance for personnel and contractors to improve consistency in multibeam data acquisition and processing.
Use Cases
- Establishing survey acquisition standards based on the mandatory checklist and deliverables described.
- Improving processing efficiency for varied multibeam datasets based on the described standards.
- Applying specific processing tips for Kongsberg EM series data mentioned in the appendix.
- Ensuring data consistency across surveys using the critical steps and guidance provided.
Strengths
- Document provides standards for a jurisdiction covering approximately 7,000,000 km².
- Addresses data from 48 vessels and 26 different multibeam sonar systems.
- Includes specific processing guidance for Caris HIPS & SIPS software and Kongsberg EM series data.
Limitations
- Metadata completeness 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
- Documentation of standards and procedures.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 02:41:26.692225; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australian Marine Jurisdiction