The AusSeabed Bathymetry Compilations Coverage Database contains polygon extents of bathymetry data acquisitions. It is a live database updated regularly and augmented by collaborators, identifying data spanning coastal, continental shelf, and deep sea locations, including the Australian Antarctic Territory. Each polygon contains metadata describing compilation details.
Use Cases
- Map bathymetry data availability across Australia's marine jurisdiction based on polygon extents.
- Identify contact details for bathymetry data not held by Geoscience Australia.
- Analyze the distribution of seabed surveys across coastal, shelf, and deep-sea locations.
- Track updates to bathymetry compilation coverage as new information is contributed.
Strengths
- Database is live and updated regularly via the AusSeabed Marine Data Portal.
- Coverage includes Australia's marine jurisdiction and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
- Polygons contain metadata describing compilation details and contact information.
Limitations
- Polygons may not represent true survey extent due to the data gridding process.
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
- Data freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-04-16.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Generated from one or more Survey/Data Acquisitions by a wide range of organisations and countries.
- Freshness
- Updated regularly; last metadata update 2026-04-16.
- Geography
- Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the Australian Antarctic Territory.