Topic GIS Data

Currency 2000

• Torres Strait 1:100,000 Topographic Basemap - Topographic dataset derived from 1:100,000 Topographic map series and Landsat TM imagery. Attributed with both Gazetted and Traditional placenames. [Dataset] [Project: TSCP97] ref: D104

Currency 1998

• Torres Bathymetry - Thematic contours of all depth soundings available to date for the Central Torres Strait. Spatially modelled with 100 meter grids. Data has not been corrected for tidal variation. [Dataset] [Project: TSCP97] ref: D83
• Regional Bathymetry - Regional scale thematic contours of all depth soundings available to date for the Torres Strait and Gulf of Papua. Data has not been corrected for tidal variation. Spatially modelled with 500 meter grids. [Dataset] [Project: TSCP97] ref: D84

Currency 1997

• Bathymetry - Regional scale thematic contours of all depth soundings available to date for the Torres Strait and Gulf of Papua. Data has not been corrected for tidal variation. [Dataset] [Project: Gis97] ref: D68

Currency 1996

• Protected Zone Boundary - The Torres Strait Protected Zone as scheduled in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 (Reprinted 1993). [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D24
• Depth Survey sites - Depth soundings throughout Torres Strait as collated and adapted from various Nautical Charts and CSIRO survey cruises, current to 1994. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D1
• Depth contours - Depth contours throughout Torres Strait as derived from M5depth.dbf compiled from various Nautical Charts and CSIRO survey cruises to 1994. Contoured to 5 meter intervals with all reefs and land edges given zero metre values. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D2
• Depth (5m zones) - Depth polygons, at 5 metre intervals, throughout Torres Strait as derived from collated database M5depth.dbf. Current to 1994. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D3
• Depths - Roxanne 1993 - Filtered subset (448 points at approx. 100m intervals) of CSIRO Roxanne data collected during 1993. Derived from Rox93.dbf. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D4
• Central Torres Strait Imagery - Enhanced Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery of Central Torres Strait. Scene Path 99, Row 67. Acquired 10am 1/08/93. Histogram equalised (land / water) for maximum contrast. Precision geocoded with 8m RMS; pixel size 25m. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D8
• Eastern Torres Strait Imagery - Enhanced Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery of Eastern Torres Strait. Scene Path 98, Row 67. Acquired 10am 11/1192. Histogram equalised for maximum contrast. Precision geocoded with 28m RMS; pixel size 25m. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D9
• Eastern Torres Strait Imagery (Daru) - Enhanced Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery of Southern PNG (Daru). Scene Path 98, Row 66. Acquired 10am 31/10/88. Histogram equalised for maximum contrast. Precision geocoded with 13m RMS; pixel size 25m. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D10
• Fisheries Jurisdiction Line - Fisheries Jurisdiction Line as scheduled in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 (Reprinted 1993). [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D21
• Seabed (o/s) Jurisdiction Line - Australia/Papua New Guinea Seabed Jurisdiction Lineas scheduled in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 (Reprinted 1993). Offset ~1.7km south to aid map interpretation. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D23
• Territorial Seas - Australian Territorial Seas north of the Seabed Jurisdiction Line. Polygon features. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D26
• Protected Zone - The Torres Strait Protected Zone (polygon features) as scheduled in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 (Reprinted 1993). [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D33
• Australia Pilot Text - Geographic locations (uniqloc.dbf events) hotlinked via uniqloc.dbf to text files that contain collated information as adapted from the Australia Pilot Vol.3 (Copyright RAN). Using ArcView with the hotlink button activated, users are presented with textual information describing the location as mentioned in the Pilot. Note: Under development; only 250/540 are presently georeferenced. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D60
• Aust. Pilot (Image Hotlinks) - Geographic locations (views.dbf events) hotlinked via views.dbf to image files that display views as adapted from the Australia Pilot Vol.3 (Copyright RAN). Using ArcView with the hotlink button activated, users are presented with graphic information. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D61
• Shipping Routes - Shipping routes created by visual overlay of nautical charts Aus 700, Aus 839, Aus 840. Bearings in decimal degrees. NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL USE. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D62
• Navigation Lights - Admiralty Lights above 12 degrees South latitude. From Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals Vol. K 1995. Converted to decimal degrees. [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D63
• Torres Strait 1:100,000 Topographic Basemap - Derived from 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 Topographic map series. Digitised 1993. SE corner digitised from 1:250,000 map. Polygons of mainland, island, reef, foreshore (tst_g.shp polygon features). [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D67
• Seabed Jurisdiction Line - Australia/Papua New Guinea Seabed Jurisdiction Line as scheduled in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 (Reprinted 1993). [Dataset] [Project: Gis93-96] ref: D22