Marine Seismic Survey Navigation Files for Offshore Exploration, 2014 Version

Geoscience Australia's 2014 release of marine seismic survey navigation files includes recent openfile surveys. The collection is based on cleansed P190 navigation files following the UKOOA standard and is categorized into 3D exploration, 2D exploration, and 2D investigative seismic files. All marine surveys undertaken by Geoscience Australia for exploration or investigative purposes are included.

Use Cases

• Mapping offshore seismic survey coverage based on the categorized 3D and 2D exploration files.
• Analyzing navigation accuracy and survey history based on the cleansed P190 navigation collection.
• Visualizing marine survey tracks in geobrowsers like Google Earth using the provided KML format.

Strengths

• Includes extensive industry-standard metadata preserved in the attribute tables.
• Data is available in both KML and Shapefile formats for broad application support.
• Collection has been updated to include recent openfile surveys.

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 official disclaimer states no warranty regarding the data's accuracy, completeness, or suitability.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Created from a cleansed, updated collection of P190 navigation files, incorporating data from regulatory submissions, the 2003 SNIP files, and digitized old survey track maps.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:16:51.295040; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Marine areas around Australia where surveys were conducted.