SOL5754/GA0340: Underwater Video and Images from Browse Basin CO2 Storage Survey

Geoscience Australia collected underwater video and still images from 49 stations in the Browse Basin during a 2013 marine survey. This research aimed to identify seabed seepage features and map habitats to assess the basin's potential for long-term CO2 storage. The collection includes real-time video classifications and navigational data from an ultra-short baseline system.

Use Cases

• Detecting past or current gas seepage evidence based on seabed video transects.
• Mapping seabed habitats and biota associated with potential geological faults.
• Assessing CO2 storage site integrity by correlating seabed features with underlying geological structures.
• Analyzing continuous navigational data to georeference video and image observations.

Strengths

• Data originates from a targeted government survey (GA0340/SOL5754) under the National CO2 Infrastructure Plan.
• Includes multiple data modalities: video files, still images, real-time classifications, and navigational text files.
• Coverage spans 49 distinct underwater stations in a defined geographic area (Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin).

Limitations

• Video quality varies between the 49 collection sites.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Marine survey using a towed underwater camera system and ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation.

Time Range

May 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 08:59:36.805949; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Northwest Shelf, Western Australia