AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
WEST10MV Fremantle Southeast Indian Ridge Hobart Bathymetry 1995 (1274/19950001S)

The WEST10MV bathymetry survey was acquired by the Oregon State University onboard the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC/SIO) Research Vessel Melville from the 29 January to 12 March 1995 using the Seabeam 2000 sonar system.
The bathymetry dataset was acquired while the Research Vessel Melville was transiting from Frematle to Southeast Indian Ridge to Hobart. 
This dataset contains the 8-210m resolution, 32-bit geotiffs of the WEST10MV survey produced from the processed SeaBeam system using the CARIS HIPS and SIPS software. 
Appropriate acknowledgment must be given to both the original scientists (Christie, David) (http://www.marine-geo.org/tools/search/entry.php?id=WEST10MV#datasets) and to the Marine Geoscience Data System (www.marine-geo.org).

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, Indian Ocean, Marine, Published_External, RV Melville, Southern Ocean, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
NESP D3 Hunter Marine Park Bathymetry 2019 (20190061S)

Gridded multi-beam echousounder (MBES) bathymetry data for Hunter Marine Park acquired using NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment MBES system aboard RV Bombora for the National Environmental Science Program (NESP Biodiversity Hub). Fieldwork was funded, both cash and in-kind, by NSW DPIE and NESP in Year 1 (2015) and 4 (2018) of the D3 Project. Initial surveys (2015) were exploratory as long-lines across the inner Special Purpose Zone (trawl) over the continental shelf with later surveys (2018) focused on 100% coverage over areas previously identified as containing the Key Ecological Feature ‘Continental Shelf Reef’. Reports by Davies et al (2016) 'Mapping Shelf Rocky Reef Habitats in the Hunter Commonwealth Marine Reserve', National Environmental Science Program Biodiversity Hub D3 Project –Evaluating and monitoring the status of marine biodiversity assets on the continental shelf; and Williams et al (2020) 'Mapping and characterising reef habitat and fish assemblages of the Hunter Marine Park', Project D3- Preparing for and implementing monitoring of CMR’s and the status of marine biodiversity assets on the continental shelf, Milestone Report December 2020; detail these MBES surveys as well as towed underwater video and BRUVs, to characterise seabed habitats, fish and sessile invertebrate assemblages of the Hunter Marine Park. Reports are available at https://www.nespmarine.edu.au/publications. Survey sites for focused mapping in 2018-19 were 1) 3-6 NM east and south-east of Seal Rocks - Sugarloaf Point, 2) Outer Gibber - a feature in 20-60m of water north-east of Broughton Islands and ~3-4 NM from shore and 3) 3-7 NM east to north-east of Broughton Island.

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, Marine, Published_External, RV Bombora, Tasman Sea, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Macreadie Seagrass Bathymetry 2015 (4499/20150044S)

The Macreadie Seagrass bathymetry survey was acquired by Deakin University Marine onboard the Motor Vessel Yolla over two days in 2015 (09/12/2015-10/12/2015) using a Kongsberg EM2040c.

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Bass Strait (Great Australian Bight), Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, MV Yolla, Marine, Published_External, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
SI 1023 Kangaroo Island (South-East) (HIPP) Bathymetry Acquisition (20230003S)

The Kangaroo Island (South-East)&nbsp;bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) during the period 1 Dec 2022 – 31 May 2023. This was a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Precision Hydrographic Services as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompasses an area in Kangaroo Island (South-East)&nbsp;. Bathymetry data was acquired using Kongsberg EM2040-07, Kongsberg EM2040-P and Kongsberg EM2040-P SV MKII, and processed using 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.

Tags: AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth Science | Oceans | Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography | Bathymetry, HVC_144641, Multibeam, Oceans, Published_External, bathymetric grids, bathymetry, multibeam
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Merri Marine Sanctuary Bathymetry 2014 (4889/20140011S)

The Merri Marine Sanctuary bathymetry survey was acquired by Deakin University Marine Mapping lab onboard the Motor Vessel Yolla over four days in 2014 (10/03, 11/03, 30/03, 01/04) using a Kongsberg EM2040c. These data were collected as part of a Parks Victoria project to map the seafloor inside the marine sanctuary and in several locations outside to help associate southern rock lobster with seafloor habitats.

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Bass Strait (Great Australian Bight), Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, Great Australian Bight, MV Yolla, Marine, Published_External, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
KN145L4 Perth Canyon Bathymetry 1994 (1179/19940008S)

The KN145L4 bathymetry survey was acquired by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution onboard the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Research Vessel Knorr from the 19 November to 22 November 1994 using the SeaBeam 2112 sonar system. The bathymetry dataset was acquired while the Research Vessel Knorr was surveying the Perth Canyon in Australia.   

This dataset contains the 128-210m resolution, 32-bit geotiffs of the KN145L4 survey produced from the processed SeaBeam system using the CARIS HIPS and SIPS software. 

Appropriate acknowledgment must be given to both the Dr. (Purdy, G. M.) (http://www.marine-geo.org/tools/search/entry.php?id=KN145L4#datasets) and to the Marine Geoscience Data System (www.marine-geo.org).

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, Indian Ocean, Marine, Published_External, RV Knorr, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Shark Bay Satellite-Derived Bathymetry Acquisition (20210029C)

The Shark Bay Bathymetry was derived form a time series of multispectral satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite sensor, acquired between January 2017 and December 2020. This dataset was produced by the University of Western Australia to support student research projects. The dataset encompasses the Shark Bay in Western Australia. These critical geospatial data layers provide the essential environmental baseline information for the long-term monitoring and management. Mapping the shallow water zone is of importance both from an environmental and socioeconomic perspective. Bathymetry data was processed following the workflow of Lebrec et al. (2021) [https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5191-2021]. This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes. This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

Tags: AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth Science | Oceans | Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography | Bathymetry, HVC_144641, Oceans, Published_External, Satellite-Derived Bathymetry, bathymetric grids, bathymetry, satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB)
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
FK150301 Henderson Perth Canyon to Henderson Bathymetry 2015 (4441/20150012S)

The FK150301 bathymetry Survey/Acquisition was acquired by University of Western Australia onboard the Research Vessel Falkor during the period 1st of March 2015 to 12th March 2015 using the Sensor/Instrument Kongsberg EM302 (30 kHz), EM710 (30 kHz) 

A primary goal for the mission was to run ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) surveys at various depths to assess what animals might be found, their abundance, and the best sites for more focused research. The researchers expected to find a range of species including corals, sponges, sea fans, sea pens, urchins, sea stars, and large fish including sharks. While researchers had ideas of what they would see, having never actually explored the canyon there was no telling what they might find. Species new to science are always a possibility, especially during deeper dives. 

Appropriate acknowledgment must be given to both the original scientists (Professor Malcolm McCulloch)(https://www.marine-geo.org/tools/search/DataSets.php?data_set_uids=22296,22297) and to the Marine Geoscience Data System (www.marine-geo.org).

This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, Indian Ocean, Marine, Published_External, RV Falkor, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
AUV Imagery and Environmental Data from Gippsland Basin (GA350 - 'Before' survey)

This dataset is part of the Gippsland Marine Environmental Monitoring (GMEM) project. The GMEM was developed in response to stakeholder concerns from the fisheries industry about a Geoscience Australia seismic survey in the Gippsland Basin (GA352 in April 2015), in addition to a broader need to acquire baseline data to be used to quantify impacts of seismic operations on marine organisms. A component of this study was to acquire images of the seafloor before and after the seismic survey for analysis of potential impacts of seismic operations on scallops.

This dataset contains information collected from the AUV-Gavia on survey GA-350 conducted 27 March  3 April 2015. The Gavia is an AUV operated by the Australian Maritime College and includes a single camera and a range of environmental sensors. It was flown at an altitude of XX m at ~ 1.5 m/s with XX megapixel images acquired every XX seconds using a XX lighting system (the latter functional for Stations XX , XX, XX). In addition, Go-Pro cameras were mounted on the AUV's exterior to provide continuous video of the seafloor. The Gavia returned usable still images at 9 sites. This dataset contains the following data types: 1) Geotiffs acquired from the AUV nose cone camera with associated broadcale assessment of image quality on each transect, 2) Go-Pro videos acquired from external AUV mount, 3) optical backscatter, 4) ADCP data, 5) interferometric bathymetry, 6) associated shapefiles and location maps. For each data type, a Word file provides additional data about the folder structure, file types, and post-processing if applicable.

Tags: Data Package, Earth Sciences, HVC_144640, Published_External, marine
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Forster (Cape Hawke to Black Head), NSW Bathymetry Acquisition (20190018S)

The Forster, Cape Hawke to Black Head, bathymetry survey was acquired by the NSW government (Department of Planning and Environment – DPE) onboard the RV Bombora during the period 27 Feb 2019 – 14 Oct 2020, using DPE’s R2Sonic 2022 multibeam sonar. The survey was completed as part of the SeabedNSW program funded by NSW government through Coastal Reforms (&gt;2015), HabMap Program funded through Marine Parks Authority (now under Marine Estate Management Authority) or through collaborations with partner agencies or institutions. The purpose of the project was to 1) provide a baseline dataset and 2) map the spatial distribution of seabed types.  This dataset contains 32-bit floating point geotiff files of bathymetry and backscatter in 5m resolution for the study area, derived from the processed Hypack, R2Sonic GUI, POSView, POSPac, Qimera and FMGT software. General details on vessel setup, mobilisation and processing are provided at https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Research/Our-science-and-research/seabed-nsw-standard-operating-procedures-multibeam-surveying-190101.pdf with survey specific details in the Survey Report and DPIE Rigor Statement (can be provided upon request).

This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

Tags: AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth Science | Oceans | Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography | Bathymetry, HVC_144641, Oceans, Published_External, bathymetric grids, bathymetry
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
SI 1046 Howard Channel (HIPP) Bathymetry Acquisition (20230007S)

The Howard Channel&nbsp;bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) during the period 9 Aug 2023 – 13 Sep 2023. This was a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by EGS Australia as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompasses an area in Howard Channel. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040C, 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.

Tags: AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth Science | Oceans | Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography | Bathymetry, HVC_144641, Multibeam, Oceans, Published_External, bathymetric grids, bathymetry, multibeam
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Build Back Better: Where Knowledge is Not Enough

That knowledge forms an important element of disaster risk reduction is undisputed. Understanding risk and knowing how to better prepare for and mitigate disasters is critical to protecting lives and livelihoods. But does knowledge translate into practice at the community level? Through a series of post-disaster programs in West Sumatra, Indonesia, the Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR) set out to explore this question. Following the implementation of a unique engineering survey directly after the 2009 West Sumatra earthquake, AIFDR supported an innovative public awareness campaign to encourage affected communities to build back better. The campaign engaged Indonesian celebrities and delivered multi-media messages through entertaining and informative formats. A comprehensive evaluation of the Build Back Better campaign found that knowledge had importantly reduced community resistance to change. Despite this, house owners were not moved to action and a significantly low number of people actually used their new knowledge to rebuild homes using earthquake safe construction techniques. Based on the learning that knowledge was not enough, AIFDR designed and implemented a research program to explore the motivations for behaviour change. The findings of this research raise important considerations for governments, donors and program implementers seeking improved DRR outcomes throughout the disaster cycle.

This product is a chapter for a wider work titled <i>UNDERSTANDING RISK IN AN EVOLVING WORLD - Emerging Best Practices in Natural Disaster Risk assessment</i> created by the Global Faciity for Disaster Reduction and Recovery for the World Bank.

Tags: EARTH SCIENCES, Natural disasters, Published_External, Reducing economic loss, Risk
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Port Phillip Bay TieLines (Sandringham-St Leonards) Bathymetry 2021 (4894/20210010S)

The Port Phillip Bay bathymetry tielines survey was acquired by Deakin University Marine Mapping lab onboard the Motor Vessel Yolla over one day in 2021 (13/12) using a Kongsberg EM2040c. These data were collected to assess the movement of sediment through time.

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Bass Strait (Great Australian Bight), Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, Great Australian Bight, MV Yolla, Marine, Published_External, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
What are mass spectrometers, how do they work, and why does it matter to you

This presentation was created for an invited technical workshop talk for the Laser Ablation User Group Meeting and Workshop held on the 9th of February 2026 at CSIRO, Clayton Vic.  These workshops were associated with the seventeenth Symposium of the Australian Microbeam Analysis Society (AMAS) 11-13th February 2026.

Tags: Isotope Geochemistry, LA-ICP-MS, Published_External, SHRIMP (Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe), SHRIMP Mass Spectrometer ICP-MS, U-Pb SHRIMP geochronology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
SSCN SEGMENT 2-B Western Eyre Marine Park Bathymetry Acquisition (20240015S)

This dataset is part of a broader survey carried out by EGS onboard the survey vessel RV Bold Explorer (RV BE) during the  SUBCO Subsea Cable Network (SSCN) cable route survey. 

The area is confined to the data within the Western Eyre Marine Park. The Survey team and client representative joined the RV Bold Explorer on 17th April 2024 at Fremantle Port,  Australia. Following the embarkation of the survey team, equipment testing and commissioning was carried out. Calibration and verification of the DGPS positioning system and survey gyros onboard RV BE were performed while the vessel was alongside at Fremantle Port, Australia between 17th April and 18th April 2024. 

Prior to departure, tow sensors and hull-mounted sensors were wet tested. All systems were found to be operational. The RV Bold Explorer departed Fremantle Port, Australia and transited to the first site on 19th April 2024. The offshore calibration of shallow water multibeam echosounder (MBES) and USBL were performed on 19th April 2024 while the  calibration of deep water MBES was carried out on 20th April 2024.

The SSCN Segment 2-B survey comprised an investigation of bathymetry, seabed features and shallow geology along the proposed route. A subsequent geotechnical sampling programme was also executed.

This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

Tags: AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES, HVC_144641, Multibeam, Oceans, Published_External, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
FK200930 Northern Great Barrier Reef Bathymetry Acquisition (20200014S)

This resource includes bathymetry data acquired during the Northern Depths of the Great Barrier Reef survey on RV Falkor using its Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar system. The EM710 data acquired on this survey will be included in a future release.

The primary objective of the survey was to explore the Cape York Peninsula region, through geophysical mapping of the shelf edge and continental slope adjacent to the barrier reefs and around the seven detached reefs lying north of Cape Weymouth, including within the large Wreck Bay. The offshore Cape York area is considered a frontier marine region with very little multibeam data collected previously in this far northern section of the Great Barrier Reef. The survey aimed to reveal the full inventory of submarine canyons, drowned reefs and any other significant seabed features in the region.

A secondary objective was to conduct geophysical mapping of the Swain slide, an underwater landslide on the slope adjacent to the Swain Reefs in the southern Great Barrier Reef, with a headscarp about 10 km wide and a debris field extending ~20 km from the headscarp. The mapping aimed to reveal the full extent of the debris field and nature of the debris material proximal to the headscarp.

Another objective was to conduct geophysical mapping around the steeper slopes around reefs in the eastern Coral Sea Marine Park, including the Saumarez, Frederick, Kenn, Wreck and Cato Reefs. The mapping aimed to fill data gaps between existing airborne LIDAR bathymetry over the shallow reefs and previously collected multibeam data around the steeper flanks.

To achieve these objectives, the survey extended over 47 days, leaving Brisbane, Australia on September 30, 2020 and returning to Brisbane, Australia on November 17, 2020. The voyage was split into three legs, with port calls made at Cairns and Horn Island in the Torres Strait.

Geophysical mapping involved the use of both Kongsberg EM302 and EM710 multibeam systems on the RV Falkor, typically operated in Dual Swath mode. In depths deeper than ~1200 m, the EM710 was turned off. Backscatter and water column data were also collected on both multibeam systems.

This dataset contains fifteen 4m, 9, 10, 16 and 32m resolution 32-bit geotiff files of the FK200930 survey area produced from the processed EM302 only bathymetry data.

This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

Tags: AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES, HVC_144641, Marine Data, RV Falkor, backscatter, bathymetric grids, bathymetry, marine, multibeam, water column data (wcd)
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
SSCN SEGMENT 2-B Great Australian Bight Marine Park Bathymetry Acquisition (20240013S)

This dataset is part of a broader survey carried out by EGS onboard the survey vessel RV Bold Explorer (RV BE) during the  SUBCO Subsea Cable Network (SSCN) cable route survey. 

The area is confined to the data within the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. The Survey team and client representative joined the RV Bold Explorer on 17th April 2024 at Fremantle Port,  Australia. Following the embarkation of the survey team, equipment testing and commissioning was carried out. Calibration and verification of the DGPS positioning system and survey gyros onboard RV BE were performed while the vessel was alongside at Fremantle Port, Australia between 17th April and 18th April 2024. 

Prior to departure, tow sensors and hull-mounted sensors were wet tested. All systems were found to be operational. The RV Bold Explorer departed Fremantle Port, Australia and transited to the first site on 19th April 2024. The offshore calibration of shallow water multibeam echosounder (MBES) and USBL were performed on 19th April 2024 while the  calibration of deep water MBES was carried out on 20th April 2024.

The SSCN Segment 2-B survey comprised an investigation of bathymetry, seabed features and shallow geology along the proposed route. A subsequent geotechnical sampling programme was also executed.

This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

Tags: AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES, HVC_144641, Multibeam, Oceans, Published_External, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Crowdy Head Offshore, NSW Bathymetry 2021 (20210105S)

The Crowdy Head Offshore, NSW, multibeam survey was acquired by the NSW government (Department of Planning and Environment – DPE) onboard the Research Vessel Bombora during the period 20/APR/2021 - 30/APR/2021, using DPE’s R2Sonic 2022 multibeam sonar. The survey was completed as part of the SeabedNSW program funded by NSW government through Coastal Reforms (&gt;2015), HabMap Program funded through Marine Parks Authority (now under Marine Estate Management Authority) or through collaborations with partner agencies or institutions. The purpose of the project was to 1) provide a baseline dataset and 2) map the spatial distribution of seabed types. This dataset contains 32-bit floating point geotiff files of bathymetry and backscatter in 5m resolution for the study area, derived from the processed Hypack, R2Sonic GUI, POSView, POSPac, Qimera and FMGT software. General details on vessel setup, mobilisation and processing are provided at https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Research/Our-science-and-research/seabed-nsw-standard-operating-procedures-multibeam-surveying-190101.pdf with survey specific details in the Survey Report and DPIE Rigor Statement (can be provided upon request).

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Backscatter, Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, Marine, Published_External, RV Bombora, Tasman Sea, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data