Geoscience Australia collected video footage during the SS0608 survey on the Lord Howe Rise between April 16 and 29, 2008. The survey was a collaboration with the University of Wollongong as part of the CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub's Surrogates Program. A single video transect was recorded at station 9 in 35 meters water depth.
Use Cases
- Analyze benthic community composition based on underwater video footage.
- Test correlations between physical parameters and biodiversity patterns as described in the survey objectives.
- Study seabed habitats in a specific 35-meter depth zone on the Lord Howe Rise.
- Validate remote sensing or acoustic data against ground-truthed video observations.
Strengths
- Data collection was part of a formal research program (CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub Surrogates Program).
- Survey details are precisely documented, including dates (April 16-29, 2008), vessel (Southern Surveyor), and coordinates.
- Video was recorded to mini DV tapes and later copied to digital format for preservation.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The dataset appears to contain only a single video transect from one station, limiting spatial coverage.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Video transect recorded from the RV Southern Surveyor.
- Time Range
- April 16-29, 2008
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-14 04:27:47.883760; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lord Howe Rise, station 9 (31.58°S, 159.04°E to 31.59°S, 159.03°E)