Full description
The Varzin Passage to Merkara Shoal bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) during the period 4 Sep 2023 – 12 Apr 2024. This was a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Fugro Australia as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompasses an area in Varzin Passage to Merkara Shoal. Bathymetry data was acquired using a LADS HD+, and processed using CARIS HIPS and SIPS, and QIMERA 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: 53601321
name: AHO_SI1017_30m_MSL_WGS84
nb-of-points: 793
north: -10.346706
south: -10.737742
east: 141.822603
west: 141.201957
boundingbox-crs: EPSG:4326
start-date: 4-Sep-23
end-date: 12-Apr-24
survey area: Varzin Passage to Merkara Shoal, QLD
platform-class: Aircraft
vessel: N/A
surveyor: N/A
classification: Official
abstract: This is a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Fugro as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area is Varzion Passage to Merkara Shoal, QLD.
Lineage (Description): This surface is a 30 metre Shoal Depth True Position (SDTP) surface derived from International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Order 1a, 3 metre SDTP 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: [email protected]
legal-constraints: Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
geodetic-datum: WGS84
projection: Latitude/Longitude (WGS 84)
vertical-datum: Mean Sea Level (MSL)
instrument-type: LIDAR (ALB)
sensor-type: LADS HD+
sensor-frequency: 7 kHz
horizontal-positioning-method: Applanix POS AV, Fugro Marine STAR WADGPS, DGPS and GPS.
vertical-reduction-method: Reduced to LAT using an AHO Hydroid model based on observedGNSS / tidal observations. Final adjustment to MSL by AHO
accepted-soundings-accuracy (unit(m)): 0.5
accepted-positional-accuracy (unit(m)): 4.0
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: Furgo Australia
statement_of_requirements: HIPP Statement of Requirements 2023.2
year of installation: 2024
number of sensor heads: N/A
number of soundings: N/A
beamwidth along track (degree): N/A
beamwidth across track (degree): N/A
pulse length (μs): N/A
absorption (dB/km): N/A
selectable depth range (m): Dec-22
Aircraft speed (kt): 160
start port: Horn Is, QLD
end port: Horn Is, QLD
sensor operating mode: at 1800 feet
sensor swath (degrees): 350m/358m
grid sounding density: 95% of nodes > 2 soundings per node at survey resolution
processing software: CARIS HIPS&SIPS v|QIMERA v
processing methodology: Processed in accordance with HIPP SOR 2023.2 using STDP techniques, 3m SDTP 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: [email protected]
Reported Errors will be rectified in subsequent data releases, if any.
Notes
PurposeTo derive bathymetry for the purpose of supporting the sustainable use of our marine environment and jurisdiction; strengthening our resilience to natural hazards and enabling location-based decisions and actions through best practice digital mapping, Earth observations and precise positioning
Created: 07 09 2024
Issued: 13 09 2024
Data time period: 2023-09-04 to 2024-04-12
text: westlimit=141.202; southlimit=-10.73774; eastlimit=141.8226; northlimit=-10.34671; projection=WGS 84 / geographic 2D (EPSG: 4326)
text: uplimit=-4; downlimit=-28; projection=MSL depth / vertical (EPSG: 5715)
Subjects
AusSeabed |
Australia-wide geoscience data |
EARTH SCIENCES |
Earth Science | Oceans | Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography | Bathymetry |
HVC_144641 |
LADS |
Oceans |
Offshore Mapping |
Published_External |
Resourcing Australia's Prosperity |
bathymetric grids |
bathymetry |
geoscientificInformation |
multibeam |
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Other Information
Varzin Passage to Merkara Shoal (HIPP SI 1017) Bathymetry 2023 30m (zip) [76.5 MB]
Identifiers
- DOI : 10.26186/149880
- URL : pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/149880
- global : 69f3f3c4-20ab-43f7-ad58-d01d2824658e
