The Marine National Facility RV Investigator voyage IN2025_V04 collected imagery of benthic habitats and oceanographic data in the southeast marine ecosystem. The voyage took place between May 27, 2025 and June 28, 2025, departing from and returning to Hobart. Data includes video, stereo stills, and navigational information captured using the MNF Deep Towed camera.
Use Cases
- Analyze changes in benthic habitats over 25 years based on the SEA-MES program description.
- Study seafloor composition and biodiversity using the oblique forward view imagery.
- Correlate benthic observations with oceanographic conditions mentioned in the voyage description.
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated month-long research voyage from May 27 to June 28, 2025.
- Includes multiple data types: video, stereo stills, and navigational data.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network via the Marine National Facility.
- Collection Method
- Collected using the MNF Deep Towed camera (DTC) during the RV Investigator voyage IN2025_V04.
- Time Range
- May 27, 2025 to June 28, 2025 (AEST).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-27 16:17:40.797724; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southeast marine ecosystem, voyage departed from and returned to Hobart.