Marine Seismic Survey Navigation Files, 2014 Version

The 2014 version of marine seismic survey navigation files released by Geoscience Australia includes recent openfile surveys. The collection is based on cleansed P190 navigation files following the UKOOA standard and includes surveys categorized as 3D exploration, 2D exploration, and 2D investigative seismic. Geoscience Australia provides the data in both KML and Shapefile formats.

Use Cases

• Visualizing seismic survey tracks in geobrowsers like Google Earth based on the provided KML format
• Analyzing offshore petroleum exploration areas based on the categorized 3D and 2D seismic survey data
• Checking and validating navigation data for regulatory compliance under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations
• Integrating historical survey data with modern navigation collections based on the digitization of old survey track maps

Strengths

• Data follows the UKOOA industry standard for navigation files
• Includes extensive industry standard metadata preserved in the attribute tables
• Covers all marine surveys undertaken by Geoscience Australia for exploration or investigative purposes
• Available in two widely supported geospatial formats: KML and Shapefile

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Created from a cleansed, updated collection of P190 navigation files, incorporating data submitted under regulations, checked SNIP files, and digitized old track maps.

Time Range

2014 version, includes recent surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 01:56:18.741193; freshness should be verified

Geography

Marine areas, likely focused on Australian offshore regions.