Australia's AusSeabed Bathymetry Compilations Coverage Database contains polygon extents of bathymetry data acquisitions. The live database is updated regularly with contributions from collaborators and covers coastal, continental shelf, and deep sea locations intersecting Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the Australian Antarctic Territory. It is published by Geoscience Australia via OGC-compliant web services.
Use Cases
- Map data availability for bathymetric surveys based on polygon extents.
- Identify contact details for organizations holding specific bathymetry data.
- Analyze seabed data coverage across Australia's marine jurisdiction.
- Support marine spatial planning based on compiled survey metadata.
Strengths
- Database is live and regularly updated with new coverage details.
- Coverage includes data intersecting Australia's marine jurisdiction and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
- Compilations are generated from multiple organizations and countries using various systems.
Limitations
- Polygons may not represent true survey extent due to the data gridding process.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Compiled from contributions by AusSeabed collaborators.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-14 03:53:12.881908; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia's marine jurisdiction, including coastal, continental shelf, deep sea, and Australian Antarctic Territory.