Marine Seismic Survey Navigation Files for Australia

Geoscience Australia provides an updated collection of navigation data for marine seismic surveys conducted in Australian waters. The data includes original navigation files, 2003 SNIP navigation files, and digitised survey track maps, cleansed and made available in KML and Shapefile formats. Users should note the data is not final and may contain errors, as the update process is ongoing.

Use Cases

• Visualizing seismic survey tracks and coverage based on the provided KML and Shapefile data.
• Integrating legacy and updated navigation data for geological analysis based on the SNIP format P190 files.
• Quality checking and correcting seismic survey metadata based on the UKOOA standard information preserved in the collection.

Strengths

• Data is provided in two widely-used geospatial formats: KML and Shapefile.
• Collection includes multiple data generations: original files, 2003 SNIP files, and digitised track maps.
• Industry standard metadata following the UKOOA standard is preserved.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data provider explicitly states the navigation is not final and may contain errors.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Updated collection of navigation files from marine seismic surveys, cleansed and converted.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:26:50.533330; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia (marine areas)