Geoscience Australia Bathymetry Compilations Extent as of June 2019

Australian seabed bathymetry compilation products delivered by Geoscience Australia. The dataset shows the spatial extent of compilations generated from sources including survey data, lidar, and interpolation as of June 2019. Each polygon includes attributes on data sources, product details, and access methods.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial coverage of available bathymetric data based on the polygon extents.
• Identify data sources and access methods for specific seabed regions based on polygon attributes.
• Plan new marine surveys by analyzing gaps in existing compilation coverage.
• Integrate bathymetric layers for marine spatial planning based on the compilation products.

Strengths

• Compilation products are generated from multiple data sources including survey data and lidar.
• Polygon extents and attributes provide structured metadata on data sources and access.
• Dataset is maintained by Geoscience Australia, a national geoscience agency.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compiled from numerous data sources including survey data, lidar, and interpolation.

Time Range

Current extent as of June 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:05:25.736675; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia