The AusSeabed Bathymetry Compilations Coverage Database contains polygon extents of bathymetry data acquisitions with identifying attributes and contact details. It is a live database updated regularly and augmented by collaborators via the AusSeabed Marine Data Portal. Compilations are generated from multiple survey acquisitions by various organisations and intersect with Australia's marine jurisdiction.
Use Cases
- Identify bathymetry data availability for marine research based on polygon extents.
- Plan survey campaigns by locating existing data coverage along coastal and deep-sea locations.
- Coordinate data sharing among marine organisations based on contact details and compilation metadata.
- Assess data gaps in Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the Antarctic Territory, based on coverage polygons.
Strengths
- Polygon extents cover coastal, continental shelf, and deep sea locations.
- Database is live and updated regularly with contributions from AusSeabed collaborators.
- Compilations are generated from multiple survey acquisitions by a wide range of organisations.
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
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Compilations generated from one or more Survey/Data Acquisitions by various organisations.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 03:08:28.514084; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the Australian Antarctic Territory.