RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_V02 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V02, which departed Sydney on 15 May 2015 and arrived in Brisbane on 26 May 2015. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information off Fraser Island out to the abyssal plain, surveying for suitable mooring locations. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 167 files totalling 4.66 GB of raw data in this dataset. Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

Files and APIs

Additional Info

Field Value
Title RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_V02 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/8909ba91-6d8b-4a8b-b7f0-3d61cfa19102
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 16/05/2015 - 26/05/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        153.5,
        -28.0
      ],
      [
        155.5,
        -28.0
      ],
      [
        155.5,
        -26.5
      ],
      [
        153.5,
        -26.5
      ],
      [
        153.5,
        -28.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_V02 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/rv-investigator-voyage-in2015_v02-em122-multibeam-echosounder-data