<div>The Gulf St Vincent North bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the MV Pacific Conquest during the period 27 August – 21 December 2020. This was a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Fugro Australia Marine as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompases an area North of Gulf St Vincent, South Australia. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040 and processed using CARIS HIPS &amp; SIPS processing software. The dataset was then exported as a 30m resolution, 32 bit floating point GeoTIFF grid of the survey area.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

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.

<div>The Cape Barren to Babel Island bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the MV Ocean Dynasty and MV Pacific Crest during the period 28 February – 06 May 2021. This was a contracted survey conducted by MMA Offshore as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompasses the Cape Barren to Babel Island, Tasmania. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040P 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.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

<div>The Flinders Island bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the MV Offshore Surveyor during the period 16 December – 13 May 2022. This was a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by Guaridan Geomatis Pty Ltd as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompases an area North East of Flinders Island, Tasmania. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040-07 MKII 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.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

<div>The Hay Point to Hydrographers Passage Bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the MV Sea Ranger and MV Brynda during the period 13 August- 09 November 2022. This is a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by EGS as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program (HIPP). </div><div>The survey area encompases Hay Point to Hydrographers Passage in Queensland. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040D and Kongsberg EM 2040C 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.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

<div>The Darwin Reference Surfaces bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) on 8 Jul 2020. This surface was created from a contracted national reference survey in Darwin NT, collected for the purpose of calibrating multibeam echosounders.&nbsp;It was conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program, acquired using R2Sonic 2026 and R2Sonic 2024, and processed using QPS Qimera. Separate grids in 0.5m resolution are provided for the two surveyed sites within this survey area in MSL, LAT and Ellipsoid vertical datum. The dataset was then exported as a 0.5m resolution, 32 bit floating point GeoTIFF grid of the survey area.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

<div>The Adelaide Reference Surfaces bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) during the period 4 Sep 2020 – 16 Sep 2020. This surface was created from a contracted national reference survey in Gulf St Vincent SA, collected for the purpose of calibrating multibeam echosounders.&nbsp;It was conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program, acquired using Kongsberg EM 2040 multibeam echosounder and Kongsberg EA440 singlebeam echosounder, and processed using Caris HIPS &amp; SIPS. Separate grids in 1m resolution are provided for the 2 surveyed sites within this survey area in MSL, LAT and Ellipsoid vertical datum. The dataset was then exported as a 1m resolution, 32 bit floating point GeoTIFF grid of the survey area.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

<div>The Abbot Point to Hydrographers Passage bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the RV Escape during the period 6 Oct 2020 – 16 Mar 2021. This was a contracted survey conducted for the Australian Hydrographic Office by iXblue Pty Ltd as part of the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program. The survey area encompases a section of Two-Way Route from Abbot Point through Hydrographers Passage QLD. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM 2040, and processed using QPS QINSy. The dataset was then exported as a 30m resolution, 32 bit floating point GeoTIFF grid of the survey area.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

<div>The Furneaux Group, Bass Strait&nbsp;bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) using Cessna 441 during the period 11 Apr 2022 – 20 Nov 2022. 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 encompases an area in Furneaux Group, Bass Strait. Bathymetry data was acquired using a LADS HD+ / LADS HD / RIEGL VQ-820-G, and processed using RIEGL RiProcess and CARIS HIPS and SIPS processing software. The dataset was then exported as a 30m resolution, 32 bit floating point GeoTIFF grid of the survey area.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>

<div>The North-East Beagle Gulf and Clarence Strait bathymetry survey was acquired for the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) onboard the MV Offshore Guardian during the period 1 May 2021 – 13 Jul 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 in North-East Beagle Gulf and Clarence Strait, Northern Territory. Bathymetry data was acquired using a Kongsberg EM2040 07 MK II, 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.</div><div>This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.</div>