Franklin Voyage FR 01/2002 Multibeam Echosounder Data

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

Multibeam echosounder data collected on Franklin voyage 01/2002 using a high resolution multibeam echosounder (supplied by James Cook University) to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information. This voyage took place in Torres Strait and the Gulf of Papua during January and February 2002. Ping rate varied according to depth. Geoscience Australia have supplied processesed data (.gsf and MBSystem code 121 files).

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Franklin Voyage FR 01/2002 Multibeam Echosounder Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c4c799e6-3f38-4600-b6be-58df7a637f59
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 17/01/2002 - 09/02/2002
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        140.0,
        -28.0
      ],
      [
        155.0,
        -28.0
      ],
      [
        155.0,
        -8.0
      ],
      [
        140.0,
        -8.0
      ],
      [
        140.0,
        -28.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Franklin Voyage FR 01/2002 Multibeam Echosounder Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/franklin-voyage-fr-01-2002-multibeam-echosounder-data