Marine Seismic Survey Navigation Files, 2014 Version with Industry Metadata

Geoscience Australia's 2014 release of marine seismic survey navigation files in Shape and KML formats. The collection includes 3D exploration, 2D exploration, and 2D investigative seismic files, updated with recent openfile surveys. Data is derived from a cleansed collection of P190 navigation files following the UKOOA standard.

Use Cases

• Visualizing historical seismic survey tracks in applications like Google Earth based on the provided KML files.
• Analyzing offshore petroleum exploration patterns based on the categorized 3D and 2D survey shapefiles.
• Integrating seismic navigation lines with other geospatial datasets using the industry-standard P190 format metadata preserved in the attribute tables.

Strengths

• Includes extensive industry-standard metadata preserved in the dataset attribute tables.
• Data is categorized into 3D exploration, 2D exploration, and 2D investigative seismic files.
• Collection is based on a cleansed, updated set of P190 navigation files following the UKOOA standard.

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.
• The dataset's last update is listed as 2026-05-14; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Created from a cleansed collection of P190 navigation files, incorporating data from regulatory submissions, older navigation files, and digitized track maps.

Time Range

2014 version, includes recent surveys at time of release.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:16:25.104603.

Geography

Marine areas, likely Australian offshore regions.