High resolution bathymetry data was collected for Storm Bay, Tasmania as part of the FRDC project 2018-131 'Storm Bay Observing System'. The data is supplied as a single Web Map Service of hillshaded bathymetry for the mapped region, available for download as bathymetry and hillshade TIFF files.
Use Cases
- Model seabed topography for aquaculture site selection based on bathymetry data.
- Analyze benthic habitat changes over time using high-resolution maps.
- Create visualizations of underwater terrain using hillshade layers.
- Integrate bathymetric data into marine spatial planning models.
- Assess environmental performance of aquaculture developments using mapped bathymetry.
Strengths
- Data has a high 5-meter resolution.
- Data includes both bathymetry and hillshade layers.
- Data is provided via a Web Map Service for easy access.
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.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Likely collected via marine surveying as part of FRDC project 2018-131.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-29 06:28:10.472855; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Storm Bay, Tasmania