Australian Seabed Mapping Metadata Registry

Geoscience Australia's Marine Data Register stores metadata for seabed mapping data, including bathymetry and geophysical surveys. It serves as a lifecycle management system documenting data acquisition, processing, and publication. The Australian Ocean Data Network maintains this resource, last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Discover bathymetry datasets by location and acquisition method via the Query Builder interface.
• Track the processing and publication status of geophysical survey metadata throughout its lifecycle.
• Identify publicly available versus GA-held seabed datasets for specific Australian marine regions.

Strengths

• Metadata lifecycle management covers acquisition, registration, processing, publication, and decommissioning phases.
• Powers data discovery for the public-facing AusSeabed Marine Data Portal.

Limitations

• Contains only metadata, not the actual bathymetry or geophysical data files.
• Specific row counts, column details, and data volume are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia's National Seabed Mapping Section.

Collection Method

Centralized registry for metadata submitted by external users and internal holdings.

Freshness

Updated in April 2026.

Geography

Australian seabed regions.