High-resolution 5-meter bathymetry data was collected for Storm Bay, Tasmania, as part of the FRDC project 2018-131 'Storm Bay Observing System'. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this data as a Web Map Service and downloadable GeoTIFF files, including both bathymetry and hillshade layers. Its primary objective was to map benthic habitats and assess changes in key areas to support aquaculture development.
Use Cases
- Modeling seafloor topography for aquaculture site selection based on the high-resolution bathymetry.
- Assessing benthic habitat changes over time as referenced in the project's objective.
- Creating marine navigation charts and hazard maps using the detailed hillshaded bathymetry data.
- Integrating seafloor data into coastal ecosystem models for environmental impact studies.
Strengths
- Data has a high 5-meter spatial resolution for detailed seafloor analysis.
- Includes both raw bathymetry and a processed hillshade layer for visualization.
- Data is provided via a Web Map Service (WMS) for direct online access and as downloadable files.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as 2026-07-13.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Collected as part of FRDC project 2018-131 'Storm Bay Observing System'.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-13 20:40:13.985339
- Geography
- Storm Bay, Tasmania, Australia