TAN0713 Survey: Videos and Images from Eastern Australian Margin

42 video transects and 6,229 still photographs were collected from the Capel and Faust basins and Gifford Guyot during the TAN0713 survey between October and November 2007. The voyage was conducted on the Tangaroa by Geoscience Australia in collaboration with NIWA, Fugro Robertson Inc., and the University of the Sea. Data covers water depths from 259 to 2,260 meters, exploring deep-sea habitats and underlying geology for petroleum potential assessment.

Use Cases

• Characterizing deep-sea habitats based on video transects and still images.
• Assessing geological features for petroleum potential based on survey imagery.
• Studying benthic communities across a depth gradient from 259 to 2,260 meters.
• Creating representative habitat video snippets for educational or research purposes.

Strengths

• Includes 42 video transects, each approximately 1 hour in duration.
• Contains 6,229 still photographs.
• Covers a wide depth range from 259 to 2,260 meters.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-06-04.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Collected during the TAN0713 survey voyage on the RV Tangaroa.

Time Range

October 7 to November 22, 2007.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:18:46.296896; freshness should be verified

Geography

Eastern Australian Margin, specifically the Capel and Faust basins and Gifford Guyot.