Crowdsourced bathymetry on the Great Barrier Reef (Old ID 26203)
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Crowdsourced bathymetry is the collection of depth measurements from vessels, using standard navigation instruments. Bathymetry and navigation data are logged to a SmartLog USB data logger from the vessel's depth sounder and GPS, then used to improve the accuracy of the high-resolution 3D depth model of the Reef, through Project 3D-GBR. The GBR Foundation is funding a pool of data loggers to enable more partner vessels to collect depth data. This project gives people an increasing role in contributing valuable citizen science data to improve a fundamental dataset that helps the reef.
Date
05 Nov 2018 - 30 Dec 2019
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Great Barrier Reef;Geomorphology;Marine Management;bathymetry
Funding Body
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Amount
10000
Project Team
N/A