AusSeabed Bathymetry Compilations Coverage Database for Australian Marine Jurisdiction
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Description
AusSeabed collaborators supply polygon extents of bathymetry data acquisitions, including coastal, continental shelf, and deep sea locations. The database is live and regularly updated via OGC web services, covering areas intersecting Australia's marine jurisdiction and the Australian Antarctic Territory. Geoscience Australia and the Australian Ocean Data Network manage this resource, which was last updated on 2026-04-10.
Use Cases
Map known bathymetry data coverage for marine spatial planning based on polygon extents.
Identify data acquisition sources and contacts for specific marine regions based on metadata attributes.
Analyze bathymetry data distribution across coastal, shelf, and deep-sea zones mentioned in the description.
Integrate compilation coverage into marine GIS systems using OGC-compliant web services.
Strengths
Database is live and regularly updated, with a last update timestamp of 2026-04-10 21:29:04.355132.
Covers a wide geographic scope including Australia's marine jurisdiction and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
Includes metadata describing compilation details for each polygon.
Compilations are generated from multiple organizations and countries using various systems.
Limitations
Polygons may not represent true survey extents due to the data gridding process.
Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
Australian Ocean Data Network and Geoscience Australia, via AusSeabed collaborators.
Collection Method
Polygon extents and metadata supplied by a wide range of organizations and countries.
Time Range
Ongoing; database is live and augmented as new coverage details are supplied.
Freshness
Updated regularly; last updated 2026-04-10.
Geography
Australia's marine jurisdiction, including coastal, continental shelf, deep sea locations, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
Polygons are compilation coverages and may not match original survey extents precisely.