SI 1012 Backstairs Passage, SA. (HIPP) Bathymetry Acquisition (20210022S)

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

The Backstairs Passage Bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the MV Ocean Dynasty during the period 12 January - 22 March 2021. This is a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Precision Hydrographic Services as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program (HIPP). The survey area encompases Backstairs Passage Southern Australia. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040P and R2 Sonic 2024 systems and processed using QPS 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.

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Title SI 1012 Backstairs Passage, SA. (HIPP) Bathymetry Acquisition (20210022S)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/5ff844e7-bb49-4496-ac81-606c04ea8fb9
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Geoscience Australia Data
hydro.licensing@defence.gov.au
Reference Period 12/01/2021 - 22/03/2021
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "SI 1012 Backstairs Passage, SA. (HIPP) Bathymetry Acquisition (20210022S)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/si-1012-backstairs-passage-sa-hipp-bathymetry-acquisition-20210022s