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Vernon Islands bathymetry survey (B-1/GA4871)

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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This resource includes bathymetry data acquired during the Vernon Islands bathymetry survey collected by University of Queensland during the period 21 – 26 May 2019 on the charter vessel Lauri-j using Bathyswath interferometric sonar system. The survey was undertaken as a project of the Australian Tidal Energy (AUSTEn; http://austen.org.au/) co-funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for the Advancing Renewables Program. The purpose of the project was to map the country’s tidal energy resource in unprecedented detail and assess its economic feasibility and ability to contribute to Australia’s energy needs. It will aid the emerging tidal energy industry to develop commercial-scale tidal energy projects. This dataset contains a 4m resolution 32-bit floating point geotiff file of the bathymetry in study area and transits, derived from the processed Bathyswath interferometric data, using Fledermaus. A final report of the project is provided in: Penesis, I et al. 2020. Tidal Energy in Australia: Assessing Resource and Feasibility in Australia’s Future Energy Mix (https://tethys-engineering.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/tidal-energy-in-australia-2020.pdf). This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes. This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

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Title Vernon Islands bathymetry survey (B-1/GA4871)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a3166e14-dfc6-4b56-9ead-282d53b79d0e
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clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 21/05/2019 - 26/05/2019
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        130.8939,
        -12.1372
      ],
      [
        131.0986,
        -12.1372
      ],
      [
        131.0986,
        -11.9926
      ],
      [
        130.8939,
        -11.9926
      ],
      [
        130.8939,
        -12.1372
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Vernon Islands bathymetry survey (B-1/GA4871)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/vernon-islands-bathymetry-survey-b-1-ga4871