Brief description
The Approaches to Newcastle bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the MV Offshore Guardian during the period 4 Dec 2020 – 15 Jan 2021. This was a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Guardian Geomatics as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompases an area east of Approaches to Newcastle NSW. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM 2040-07, and processed using Caris Hips & Sips processing software. The dataset was then exported as a 30m resolution, 32 bit floating point GeoTIFF grid of the survey area.
This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.
Lineage
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This surface is a 30 metre Shoal Depth True Position (SDTP) surface derived from International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Order 1A, 1 and 2 metre Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry Estimator (CUBE) surfaces supplied to the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO), with depth, position, density and uncertainty preserved from the original surface.
Full resolution surfaces available from AHO on request under restricted licence.
Survey metadata:
aho_id: 39791783
version: 1
name: SI 1001 Approaches to Newcastle, NSW
nb-of-points: 5135
north: -32.7945337
south: -33.0695991
east: 152.1762295
west: 151.7644768
boundingbox-crs: EPSG:4326
start-date: 4-Dec-20
end-date: 15-Jan-21
survey area: Approaches to Newcastle, New South Wales
platform-class: Ship
vessel: MV Offshore Guardian
surveyor: Paul Kennedy
external-reference: SI 1001
classification: Official
abstract: This is a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Guardian Geomatics as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area is east of Approaches to Newcastle, NSW.
Lineage (Description): This surface is a 30 metre Shoal Depth True Position (SDTP) surface derived from International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Order 1A, 1 and 2 metre Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry Estimator (CUBE) surfaces supplied to the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO), with depth, position, density and uncertainty preserved from the original surface. Full resolution surfaces available from AHO on request under restricted licence.
data-owner: Australian Hydrographic Office, Commonwealth of Australia
custodian: Geoscience Australia, Commonwealth of Australia
point-of-contact: hydro.licensing@defence.gov.au
legal-constraints: Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
geodetic-datum: WGS84
projection: Latitude/Longitude (WGS 84)
vertical-datum: Mean Sea Level (MSL)
instrument-type: Multibeam Echosounder (MBES)
sensor-type: Kongsberg EM 2040-07
sensor-frequency: 350 kHz
horizontal-positioning-method: Hemisphere S631 GNSS running NTRIP (Primary) and Starfix AD492 (secondary)
vertical-reduction-method: Reduced to LAT using an AHO approved tidal model based on observed tides. Final adjustment to MSL by AHO
accepted-soundings-accuracy (unit(m)): 0.65
accepted-positional-accuracy (unit(m)): 2
accepted-survey-order: Order 1A
accepted-survey-order-url: https://iho.int › pubs › S-44_Edition_6.0.0_EN.pdf
usage-limitation: Not to be used for Navigation
contact-address: 8 Station St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia 2500
GCMD-keyword: EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY
GA-keyword: AusSeabed, Bathymetry, Marine, Bathymetry Grids
name of survey contractor: Guardian Geomatics
statement_of_requirements: HIPP SOR 2020 v1.2
year of installation: 2020
number of sensor heads: 2
number of soundings: 1024
beamwidth along track (degree): 0.5
beamwidth across track (degree): 1
pulse length (μs): 60
absorption (dB/km): 141
selectable depth range (m): 100
vessel speed (kt): 6-Jul
start port: Perth, WA
end port: Perth, WA
sensor operating mode: Equidistant Beam Mode
sensor swath (degrees): 120/130
grid sounding density: 95% of nodes >5 soundings per node at survey resolution
processing software: CARIS HIPS&SIPS v11.3.12
processing methodology: Processed in accordance with HIPP SOR 2020 v1.2 using CUBE techniques, 1 and 2m CUBE surfaces generated as the final L3 dataset
grid resolution (m): 30
number of grids: 1
Processing methodology:
This dataset was produced using CARIS HIPS & SIPS as follow:
1. Processed in accordance with HIPP SOR 2020v 1.2 using CUBE techniques, 1m and 2m CUBE surfaces generated as the final L3 product (a gridded surface derived from cleaned point data).
2. Data was provided to Geoscience Australia for publication.
3. The final processed grid was exported as a 32-bit floating point Geotiff at 30 m resolution, referenced to MSL, WGS 84 (EPSG:4326).
DATA QUALITY
This dataset has been subject to independent post-production validation and testing. Tests have been performed for data completeness, correct spatial representation, attribute accuracy, logical consistency, metadata completeness and correctness, and where appropriate for compliance with Geoscience Australia's data dictionaries.
Errors found in this dataset should be reported to:
Corporate Data Manager
Geoscience Australia
GPO Box 378
Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Email: Sales@ga.gov.au
Reported Errors will be rectified in subsequent data releases, if any.
Notes
PurposeAcquiring bathymetry dataset
Issued: 19 11 2023
Data time period: 2020-12-04 to 2021-01-15
text: westlimit=151.7645; southlimit=-33.0696; eastlimit=152.1762; northlimit=-32.79453; projection=WGS 84 / geographic 2D (EPSG: 4326)
text: uplimit=-14; downlimit=-117; projection=MSL depth / vertical (EPSG: 5715)
Subjects
AusSeabed |
EARTH SCIENCES |
Earth Science | Oceans | Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography | Bathymetry |
HVC_144641 |
Oceans |
Published_External |
bathymetric grids |
bathymetry |
geoscientificInformation |
marine |
multibeam |
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Other Information
Approaches to Newcastle, NSW (HIPP SI 1001) Bathymetry 2020 30m (zip) [18.5 MB]
Identifiers
- DOI : 10.26186/149069
- URI : pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/149069
- global : 8506b98a-e2bb-4819-93f1-bb899c72dcd4
