Marine Seismic Survey Navigation Data for Australia

Geoscience Australia provides updated navigation data for marine seismic surveys in Australia. The collection includes original navigation files, 2003 SNIP navigation files, and digitised survey track maps, formatted in UKOOA standard P190. Data is available in KML and Shape file formats for use in various geobrowsers.

Use Cases

• Visualizing seismic survey tracks based on digitised maps and navigation files
• Integrating seismic navigation data into GIS workflows based on Shape file format
• Analyzing survey coverage patterns based on cleansed navigation collection
• Checking data accuracy and reporting errors based on the ongoing update process

Strengths

• Data follows the UKOOA standard P190 navigation file format
• Collection includes original files, 2003 SNIP files, and digitised maps
• Data is available in both KML and Shape file formats for broad compatibility

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Data is not final and may contain errors as noted by the provider
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Updated collection of navigation files from marine seismic surveys.

Geography

Australia