MH370 Search Area Bathymetry Data Visualizations and Communications

Australian Ocean Data Network provides multimedia visualizations of sea floor terrain from the MH370 search area. The collection includes video flythroughs, images, and public communications developed from Phase 1 bathymetric data. It also contains Malay and Chinese translations of the associated ESRIOnline Story Map.

Use Cases

• Visualizing underwater topography based on bathymetric data visualizations mentioned in the description
• Communicating search efforts based on public communications and translated story maps
• Studying seafloor terrain in a specific search area based on the described geographic focus

Strengths

• Includes multimedia products like video flythroughs and images
• Contains translated materials in Malay and Chinese for broader accessibility

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Developed from a sample of bathymetric data collected during Phase 1 of the MH370 search.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:18:24.873158; freshness should be verified

Geography

MH370 search area