SEA-MES 3: Deep-Sea Benthic Imagery from RV Investigator Voyage IN2024_V05

November 13 to December 12, 2024, the Marine National Facility RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V05 collected imagery of benthic habitats and oceanographic data in southeast Australian waters. The dataset includes video and stereo stills from a deep towed camera system, along with navigational data. It was contributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Habitat classification and mapping based on deep-sea imagery.
• Time-series analysis of benthic ecosystem change based on the multi-year SEA-MES program.
• Correlating benthic community observations with oceanographic data collected on the same voyage.

Strengths

• Specific temporal coverage from November 13 to December 12, 2024.
• Includes multiple data modalities: video, stereo stills, and navigational data.
• Data is associated with a defined research voyage (IN2024_V05) and program (SEA-MES).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the MNF Deep Towed camera (DTC) system during the RV Investigator research voyage IN2024_V05.

Time Range

November 13, 2024 to December 12, 2024 (AEST)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 18:16:34.612230; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southeast Australian marine ecosystem, departing from and returning to Hobart.