SEA-MES Voyage 3: Benthic Habitat Imagery from RV Investigator, Nov-Dec 2024

A collection of video and stereo still imagery of benthic habitats, collected during the RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V05 from November 13 to December 12, 2024. The data was gathered by the Marine National Facility's Deep Towed Camera system and includes navigational data, focusing on the southeast marine ecosystem. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze changes in benthic habitat composition over time based on the multi-year study focus mentioned in the description
• Train computer vision models for automated benthic species identification based on the stereo still imagery
• Correlate habitat imagery with oceanographic conditions based on the mention of collected oceanographic data
• Map seafloor features and habitats based on the navigational data accompanying the imagery

Strengths

• Data collected over a defined 30-day voyage period from November 13 to December 12, 2024
• Includes multiple data modalities: video, stereo stills, and navigational data
• Imagery is specifically focused on benthic habitats, providing targeted ecological context

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the single voyage and location

Provenance

Source

Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V05

Collection Method

Collected using the MNF Deep Towed camera (DTC) system

Time Range

November 13, 2024 to December 12,我们发现 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:40:43.661224; freshness should be verified

Geography

Southeast marine ecosystem, voyage departed from and returned to Hobart