AusSeabed's live database contains polygon extents of bathymetry data acquisitions from coastal to deep-sea locations. The resource is regularly updated with contributions from a wide range of organisations and countries, both inside and outside Australia's marine jurisdiction. Each polygon includes metadata describing compilation details and is published where it intersects with Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the Australian Antarctic Territory.
Use Cases
- Map bathymetric data availability for marine spatial planning based on polygon extents.
- Identify data sources and contacts for specific seabed surveys based on the included metadata attributes.
- Analyze coverage gaps in bathymetric data across Australia's marine jurisdiction.
- Integrate bathymetry compilation extents into marine GIS applications using OGC web services.
Strengths
- The database is live and regularly updated as new coverage details are supplied by collaborators.
- Coverage spans coastal, continental shelf, and deep sea locations within Australia's marine jurisdiction.
- Data is made available via OGC compliant web services, facilitating integration with geospatial tools.
Limitations
- Polygons may not represent the true survey extent due to the data gridding process, as noted in the description.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and specific file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data, via contributions from AusSeabed collaborators.
- Collection Method
- Compilations generated from one or more survey/data acquisitions by various organisations and countries.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 17:15:24.805775; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the Australian Antarctic Territory.