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The required incoming metadata record has three levels as modelled below, with metadata values being inherited as it is collected left to right:

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1 - Data Owner Metadata

At the time of writing, data owner metadata is contained within the survey metadata profile. In the future, AusSeabed will be providing a services that allows the data owner to profile the owning organisations details initially, and simply supplementing it at the survey level (eg supplementing with additional lead scientists or authors).

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Organisation Attributes

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Requirement

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Example

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Organisation Name

...

1:1

...

Required

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Deakin University

...

Representative Name

...

1:M

...

Required

...

John Smith

...

Representative email

...

1:M

...

Required

...

JSmith@deakin.edu.au

...

Representative phone

...

1:M

...

Required

...

+61 3 61234567

...

Named Representative Role

...

1:M

...

Required

...

Snr Data Manager

...

Estimated Data submission commencement date

...

1:1

...

Optional

...

[Date]

...

Estimate of data volumes (Year 1)

...

1:1

...

Required

...

1500GB

...

Estimate of data volumes (Year 2)

...

1:1

...

Optional

...

2500GB

...

Estimate of data volumes (Year 3)

...

1:1

...

Optional

...

2500GB

...

Or, if your submission is not and ongoing process:

...

Estimate of data volume (One off)

...

1:1

...

Conditional

...

2000GB

...

Preferred submission date

...

1:1

...

Conditional

...

[Date]

Link to downloadable form - [Here]

2 - Primary Survey/Mission/Voyage Metadata

The following tables are available for metadata capture in the attached Excel workbook.

View file
nameAusSeabedMetadataTemplateGuidev1.0.xlsx

1A. General

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Survey/Mission Attributes

...

 

...

Requirement

...

Example

...

Definition

...

Preferred Vocabulary Service

...

Survey Title

...

1:1

...

Required

...

XYZ Marine Park Survey (SOL7491)

...

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

...

N/A

...

Survey ID

...

1:1

...

Required

...

SOL7491

...

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

...

N/A

...

GA Short Title

...

1:1

...

GA populated

...

Shortened Name (standards)

...

Def: A Standard shortened simple Title used for product naming conventions

...

N/A

...

GA ID

...

1:1

...

GA populated

...

GA0135

...

Def: The GA survey ID allocated by Geoscience Australia. A compilation will have multiple IDs

...

N/A

...

Abstract

...

1:1

...

Required

...

The XXXX bathymetry survey,  SurveyID XXXX was acquired by XXXX onboard the XXXX (e.g. IFREMER) XXXX (e.g. N/O L'Atalante) from the XXth of XXXX to the XXth of MONTH YEAR using a XXXX (e.g. Kongsberg EM2040 Multibeam) sonar system.

Objective (Example - replace with survey specific content):
[The objectives of the west Tasmanian swath-mapping cruise (Tasmante) are to: determine the structure of the continental margin off west Tasmania, on the South Tasman Rise, and on the adjacent abyssal plain; examine the relationships between lithospheric extension in continental crust, the orientation of the seafloor spreading phases, and the formation of the transform margin along west Tasmania and the South Tasman Rise; map sedimentary patterns and processes to build an understanding of Neogene changes in sedimentation and their relationship to tectonic and climatic.]

...

Def: Narrative summary of the survey

...

N/A

...

Lineage

...

1:1

...

Required

...

The XYZ Marine Park survey, was acquired by the Australian Government through ABCD/GA on-board the MV XYZ from the 05th of June to the 30th of July 2016. The data was processed using XXX and the following processing steps were performed:

  1. Start here

  2. Process 1

  3. Process 2

  4. Output created

...

Def: Provenance Information and references for sources and processes that were used to create the Survey/Dataset

...

N/A

...

Data Collected 

...

1:M

...

Required

...

Bathymetry

...

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

...

N/A

...

Data Collected 

...

1:M

...

Optional

...

Backscatter

...

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

...

N/A

...

Keywords/Tags

...

1:M

...

Optional

...

Marine, Bathymetry, Multibeam, Bathymetric Grids, AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES

...

Def: Keywords or Tags the data provider is seeking to have added, used to aid search and discovery. 

...

ANZRC Fields of Research, ANZLIC Geographic Extent Name register, GCMD Keywords, GEMET Concepts

1B. Citation

...

Survey/Mission Attributes

...

 

...

Requirement

...

Example

...

Definition

...

Preferred Vocabulary Service

...

Survey Title

...

1:1

...

Inherited

...

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

...

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

...

N/A

...

Survey ID

...

1:1

...

Inherited

...

SOL7491

...

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

...

N/A

...

Data Owner

...

1:1

...

Required

...

Def: The person and/or organisation that owns the submitted data for the purpose of empowering ausSeabed to act as custodian

...

N/A

...

Custodian

...

1:1

...

Required

...

Geoscience Australia

...

Def: The person and/or organisation that accepts archives and disseminates the data

...

N/A

...

Point of Contact/Principal Investigator

...

1:1

...

Required

...

Def: The key point of contact, often the Lead Scientist on the survey

...

N/A

...

Point of Contact/Principal Investigator - Contact details

...

1:1

...

Required

...

Def: The contact details of the point of contact, include email plus address and phone where possible.

...

N/A

...

Collecting Entity

...

1:M

...

Required

...

Def: Name of the collecting institution/s-organisation/s

...

N/A

...

Attribution Citation

...

1:1

...

Required

...

Ierodiaconou, A., Young, B., O'Brien, C., et al 2020. Deakin University ABC Marine Park  Survey 2020.

...

Def: Statement of attribution that must  be included whenever the data being provided is distributed/redistributed or  used by another organisation.

...

N/A

...

Legal Constraints (Licence)

...

1:1

...

Required

...

Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0

...

Def: Provide the URL to a standard or specific licence, enter "Freely Distributed" or "None", or describe any restrictions to data access and distribution in free text.

...

N/A

...

Access Constraints

...

1:1

...

Optional

...

As per Licence

...

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the access to the  information being provided. Access constraints are applied to assure the  protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special  restrictions or limitations on obtaining the resource or metadata. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

...

N/A

...

Use Constraints

...

1:1

...

Optional

...

As per Licence

...

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the use of the  information being provided. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

...

N/A

...

Country (Data Ownership)

...

1:M

...

Required

...

Australia

...

The required incoming metadata record has three levels as modelled below, with metadata values being inherited as it is collected left to right:

...

1 - Data Owner Metadata

At the time of writing, data owner metadata is contained within the survey metadata profile. In the future, AusSeabed will be providing a services that allows the data owner to profile the owning organisations details initially, and simply supplementing it at the survey level (eg supplementing with additional lead scientists or authors).

Organisation Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Organisation Name

1:1

Required

Deakin University

Representative Name

1:M

Required

John Smith

Representative email

1:M

Required

JSmith@deakin.edu.au

Representative phone

1:M

Required

+61 3 61234567

Named Representative Role

1:M

Required

Snr Data Manager

Estimated Data submission commencement date

1:1

Optional

[Date]

Estimate of data volumes (Year 1)

1:1

Required

1500GB

Estimate of data volumes (Year 2)

1:1

Optional

2500GB

Estimate of data volumes (Year 3)

1:1

Optional

2500GB

Or, if your submission is not and ongoing process:

Estimate of data volume (One off)

1:1

Conditional

2000GB

Preferred submission date

1:1

Conditional

[Date]

Link to downloadable form - Contributing Data Partner Request form

2 - Primary Survey/Mission/Voyage Metadata

The following tables are available for metadata capture in the attached Excel workbook.

View file
nameAusSeabedMetadataTemplateGuidev1.0.xlsx

2A. General

Survey/Mission Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Required

XYZ Marine Park Survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Required

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

GA Short Title

1:1

GA populated

Shortened Name (standards)

Def: A Standard shortened simple Title used for product naming conventions

N/A

GA ID

1:1

GA populated

GA0135

Def: The GA survey ID allocated by Geoscience Australia. A compilation will have multiple IDs

N/A

Abstract

1:1

Required

The XXXX bathymetry survey,  SurveyID XXXX was acquired by XXXX onboard the XXXX (e.g. IFREMER) XXXX (e.g. N/O L'Atalante) from the XXth of XXXX to the XXth of MONTH YEAR using a XXXX (e.g. Kongsberg EM2040 Multibeam) sonar system.

Objective (Example - replace with survey specific content):
[The objectives of the west Tasmanian swath-mapping cruise (Tasmante) are to: determine the structure of the continental margin off west Tasmania, on the South Tasman Rise, and on the adjacent abyssal plain; examine the relationships between lithospheric extension in continental crust, the orientation of the seafloor spreading phases, and the formation of the transform margin along west Tasmania and the South Tasman Rise; map sedimentary patterns and processes to build an understanding of Neogene changes in sedimentation and their relationship to tectonic and climatic.]

Def: Narrative summary of the survey

N/A

Lineage

1:1

Required

The XYZ Marine Park survey, was acquired by the Australian Government through ABCD/GA on-board the MV XYZ from the 05th of June to the 30th of July 2016. The data was processed using XXX and the following processing steps were performed:

  1. Start here

  2. Process 1

  3. Process 2

  4. Output created

Def: Provenance Information and references for sources and processes that were used to create the Survey/Dataset

N/A

Data Collected 

1:M

Required

Bathymetry

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

N/A

Data Collected 

1:M

Optional

Backscatter

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

N/A

Keywords/Tags

1:M

Optional

Marine, Bathymetry, Multibeam, Bathymetric Grids, AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES

Def: Keywords or Tags the data provider is seeking to have added, used to aid search and discovery. 

ANZRC Fields of Research, ANZLIC Geographic Extent Name register, GCMD Keywords, GEMET Concepts

2B. Citation

Survey/Mission Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Data Owner

1:1

Required

Def: The person and/or organisation that owns the submitted data for the purpose of empowering ausSeabed to act as custodian

N/A

Custodian

1:1

Required

Geoscience Australia

Def: The person and/or organisation that accepts archives and disseminates the data

N/A

Point of Contact/Principal Investigator

1:1

Required

Def: The key point of contact, often the Lead Scientist on the survey

N/A

Point of Contact/Principal Investigator - Contact details

1:1

Required

Def: The contact details of the point of contact, include email plus address and phone where possible.

N/A

Collecting Entity

1:M

Required

Def: Name of the collecting institution/s-organisation/s

N/A

Attribution Citation

1:1

Required

Ierodiaconou, A., Young, B., O'Brien, C., et al 2020. Deakin University ABC Marine Park  Survey 2020.

Def: Statement of attribution that must  be included whenever the data being provided is distributed/redistributed or  used by another organisation.

N/A

Legal Constraints (Licence)

1:1

Required

Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0

Def: Provide the URL to a standard or specific licence, enter "Freely Distributed" or "None", or describe any restrictions to data access and distribution in free text.

N/A

Access Constraints

1:1

Optional

As per Licence

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the access to the  information being provided. Access constraints are applied to assure the  protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special  restrictions or limitations on obtaining the resource or metadata. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

N/A

Use Constraints

1:1

Optional

As per Licence

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the use of the  information being provided. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

N/A

Country (Data Ownership)

1:M

Required

Australia

Def: The country that owns the data collected. Please copy the row if there are multiple Countries

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Country Codes

DOI

1:1

Optional

https://doi.org/10.17600/93000810

Def: The DOI or Digital object identifier provide a persistent interoperable identifier for the Survey, Dataset or Publication

N/A

2C. Details

Survey/Mission Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Survey/mission   … Start Location

1:1

Required

Perth

Def: The location, departure point or Port the survey or data collection started from

N/A

… End Location 

1:1

Required

Perth

Def: The location, arrival point or Port the survey or data collection ended at

N/A

… Start DateTime 

1:1

Required

Dec 31 2020 OR [20201221T13:45:30]

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection commenced

N/A

… End DateTime 

1:1

Required

Jan 6 2021 OR [ 2021-0106T15:30:30]

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection ended

N/A

… Survey Area (general)

1:1

Optional

Indian ocean approximately 1100nm off the coast of Perth Australia.

Def: Plain English description of the  location of the survey. E.g Indian ocean approximately 1100nm  off the coast of Perth Australia.

N/A

… Sea Areas

1:M

Optional

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Country Codes

DOI

Sea Areas

Survey/Mission Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

… Sea Areas

1:1M

Optional

https://doi.org/10.17600/93000810

Def: The DOI or Digital object identifier provide a persistent interoperable identifier for the Survey, Dataset or Publication

N/A

1C. Details

Survey/mission   … Start Location

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

… Bounding Box Coordinates

1:1

Required

78.00, -42.00, 116.00, -12.00

Def: The detailed coordinates of the survey. This may  be provided in a variety of formats, however full positioning information is  required.

N/A

Coordinate Reference System (Bounding Box)

1:1

Required

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Def: The coordinate reference system  used to define the survey bounding box.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

Coordinate Reference System (Survey Data)

1:1

RequiredPerth

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Def: The location, departure point or Port coordinate reference system used to define the survey or data collection started from

N/A

… End Location 

locations.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

Horizontal datum

1:1

RequiredPerth

WGS 84

Def: The location, arrival point or Port the survey or data collection ended at

N/A

… Start DateTime 

horizontal reference datum for data collection

EPSG.io

Vertical datum

1:1

Required

Dec 31 2020 OR [20201221T13:45:30]EGM2008

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection commenced

N/A

… End DateTime 

vertical reference datum for data collection

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - L11 Depth Reference Planes

Coordinate Epoch

1:1

RequiredDerived

Dec 31 2020 to Jan 6 2021 OR
[20201221T13:45:30 – 2021-0106T15:30:30]

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection ended

N/A

… Survey Area (general)

1:1

Optional

Indian ocean approximately 1100nm off the coast of Perth Australia.

Def: Plain English description of the  location of the survey. E.g Indian ocean approximately 1100nm  off the coast of Perth Australia.

N/A

… Sea Areas

1:M

Optional

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

… Sea Areas

1:M

Optional

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

… Bounding Box Coordinates

1:1

Required

78.00, -42.00, 116.00, -12.00

Def: The detailed coordinates of the survey. This may  be provided in a variety of formats, however full positioning information is  required.

N/A

Coordinate Reference System (Bounding Box)

1:1

Required

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Def: The coordinate reference system  used to define the survey bounding box.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

Coordinate Reference System (Survey Data)

Temporal metadata. Recording the Coordinate Epoch is important for propagating coordinates through time when data is gathered on a dynamic datum such as the Australian Terrestrial Reference Frame (ATRF2014) - Derived from Start and End DateTimes.

N/A

2D. Technical

Survey/Mission Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Platform Class

1:1

Required

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)SHIP

Def: The coordinate reference system used to define the survey data locations.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

Horizontal datum

platform hosting the instruments and sensors used to collect the data. e.g  Ship / Research Vessel / AUV / Satellite / Drone / Plane.

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Platform Categories

Platform Name

1:1

Required

WGS 84

Def: The horizontal reference datum for data collection

EPSG.io

Vertical datum

1:1

Required

EGM2008

Def: The vertical reference datum for data collection

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - L11 Depth Reference Planes

Coordinate Epoch

1:1

Derived

Dec 31 2020 to Jan 6 2021 OR
[20201221T13:45:30 – 2021-0106T15:30:30]

Def: Temporal metadata. Recording the Coordinate Epoch is important for propagating coordinates through time when data is gathered on a dynamic datum such as the Australian Terrestrial Reference Frame (ATRF2014) - Derived from Start and End DateTimes.

N/A

1D. Technical

Survey/Mission

R/V Investigator

Def: Registered Name of the ship, vessel, plane, satellite, etc 

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - ICES Platform Codes

Geometries

1:M

Optional

Supplied as attachments

Def: One or more geometries used to define the survey or specfic data collection. An initial geometry may be a ShipTrack (captured as a line), it may be a Swath Polygon or a polygon that encompasses the gridded product. The preference for submission is either as a shapefile or in Well Known Text (WKT) format.

N/A

The minimum requirement for a survey geometry/shape is a bounding box, although it is recognised that this is not an effective definition for extensive or complex surveys. The preference is that additional shapes are also provided as shapefiles or in Well Known Text (WKT) formats. These could include a line shape for Ship Tracks, a polygon definition for a bathymetry swath, a polygon boundary that encompasses a gridded product generated from the data.

3 - Bathymetry Metadata

3A. General

Platform NameR/V Investigator Registered Name of the ship, vessel, plane, satellite, etc 

Bathy Metadata Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Platform Type

1:1

Required

SHIP

Def: The platform hosting the instruments and sensors used to collect the data. e.g  Ship / AUV / Satellite / Drone / Plane.

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Platform Categories

/A

Survey ID

1:1

Required

Inherited

SOL7491

Def:

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - ICES Platform Codes

Geometries

1:M

Optional

Supplied as attachments

Def: One or more geometries used to define the survey or specfic data collection. An initial geometry may be a ShipTrack (captured as a line), it may be a Swath Polygon or a polygon that encompasses the gridded product. The preference for submission is either as a shapefile or in Well Known Text (WKT) format.

N/A

The minimum requirement for a survey geometry/shape is a bounding box, although it is recognised that this is not an effective definition for extensive or complex surveys. The preference is that additional shapes are also provided as shapefiles or in Well Known Text (WKT) formats. These could include a line shape for Ship Tracks, a polygon definition for a bathymetry swath, a polygon boundary that encompasses a gridded product generated from the data.

2A. General

...

Bathy Metadata Attributes

...

 

...

Requirement

...

Example

...

Definition

...

Preferred Vocabulary Service

...

Survey Title

...

1:1

...

Inherited

...

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

...

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

...

N/A

...

Survey ID

...

1:1

...

Inherited

...

SOL7491

...

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

...

N/A

...

GA Short Title

...

1:1

...

GA populated

...

Shortened Name (standards)

...

Def: A Standard shortened simple Title used for product naming conventions

...

N/A

...

GA ID

...

'1:1

...

GA populated

...

GA0135

...

Def: The GA survey ID allocated by Geoscience Australia. A compilation will have multiple IDs

...

N/A

...

Abstract

...

1:1

...

Required (Copied or New)

...

The XXXX bathymetry survey,  SurveyID XXXX was acquired by XXXX onboard the XXXX (e.g. IFREMER) XXXX (e.g. N/O L'Atalante) from the XXth of XXXX to the XXth of MONTH YEAR using a XXXX (e.g. Kongsberg EM2040 Multibeam) sonar system.

Objective (Example - replace with survey specific content):
[The objectives of the west Tasmanian swath-mapping cruise (Tasmante) are to: determine the structure of the continental margin off west Tasmania, on the South Tasman Rise, and on the adjacent abyssal plain; examine the relationships between lithospheric extension in continental crust, the orientation of the seafloor spreading phases, and the formation of the transform margin along west Tasmania and the South Tasman Rise; map sedimentary patterns and processes to build an understanding of Neogene changes in sedimentation and their relationship to tectonic and climatic.]

...

Def: Narrative summary of the survey

...

N/A

...

Lineage

...

1:1

...

Required (Copied or New)

...

The XYZ Marine Park survey, was acquired by the Australian Government through ABCD/GA on-board the MV XYZ from the 05th of June to the 30th of July 2016. The data was processed using XXX and the following processing steps were performed:

  1. Start here

  2. Process 1

  3. Process 2

  4. Output created

...

Def: Provenance Information and references for sources and processes that were used to create the Survey/Dataset

...

N/A

...

Data Collected 

...

1:M

...

Required

...

Bathymetry

...

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

...

N/A

...

Data Collected 

...

1:M

...

Optional

...

Backscatter

...

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

...

N/A

...

Keywords/Tags

...

1:M

...

Optional

...

Marine, Bathymetry, Multibeam, Bathymetric Grids, AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES

...

Def: Keywords or Tags the data provider is seeking to have added, used to aid search and discovery. 

...

ANZRC Fields of Research, ANZLIC Geographic Extent Name register, GCMD Keywords, GEMET Concepts

2B. Citation

Data Owner

Bathy Metadata Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

GA Short Title

1:1

GA populated

Shortened Name (standards)

Def: A Standard shortened simple Title used for product naming conventions

N/A

GA ID

'1:1

GA populated

GA0135

Def: The GA survey ID allocated by Geoscience Australia. A compilation will have multiple IDs

N/A

Abstract

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

The XXXX bathymetry survey,  SurveyID XXXX was acquired by XXXX onboard the XXXX (e.g. IFREMER) XXXX (e.g. N/O L'Atalante) from the XXth of XXXX to the XXth of MONTH YEAR using a XXXX (e.g. Kongsberg EM2040 Multibeam) sonar system.

Objective (Example - replace with survey specific content):
[The objectives of the west Tasmanian swath-mapping cruise (Tasmante) are to: determine the structure of the continental margin off west Tasmania, on the South Tasman Rise, and on the adjacent abyssal plain; examine the relationships between lithospheric extension in continental crust, the orientation of the seafloor spreading phases, and the formation of the transform margin along west Tasmania and the South Tasman Rise; map sedimentary patterns and processes to build an understanding of Neogene changes in sedimentation and their relationship to tectonic and climatic.]

Def: Narrative summary of the survey

N/A

Lineage

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

The XYZ Marine Park survey, was acquired by the Australian Government through ABCD/GA on-board the MV XYZ from the 05th of June to the 30th of July 2016. The data was processed using XXX and the following processing steps were performed:

  1. Start here

  2. Process 1

  3. Process 2

  4. Output created

Def: Provenance Information and references for sources and processes that were used to create the Survey/Dataset

N/A

Data Collected 

1:M

Required

Bathymetry

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

N/A

Data Collected 

1:M

Optional

Backscatter

Def: Data Collections or Data Product Families, a high level categorisation of the data collected during the programme. This will likely have multiple types, add additional rows for each unique value.

N/A

Keywords/Tags

1:M

Optional

Marine, Bathymetry, Multibeam, Bathymetric Grids, AusSeabed, EARTH SCIENCES

Def: Keywords or Tags the data provider is seeking to have added, used to aid search and discovery. 

ANZRC Fields of Research, ANZLIC Geographic Extent Name register, GCMD Keywords, GEMET Concepts

3B. Citation

Bathy Metadata Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Data Owner

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Def: The person and/or organisation that owns the submitted data for the purpose of empowering ausSeabed to act as custodian

N/A

Custodian

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Def: The person and/or organisation that accepts archives and disseminates the data

N/A

Point of Contact/Principal Investigator

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Def: The key point of contact, often the Lead Scientist on the survey

N/A

Point of Contact/Principal Investigator - Contact details

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Def: The contact details of the point of contact, include email plus address and phone where possible.

N/A

Collecting Entity

1:M

Required (Copied or New)

Def: Name of the collecting institution/s-organisation/s

N/A

Attribution Citation

1:1

Required (Copied or New)Def: The person and/or organisation that owns the submitted data for the purpose of empowering ausSeabed to act as custodian

Ierodiaconou, A., Young, B., O'Brien, C., et al 2020. Deakin University ABC Marine Park Multibeam Sonar Survey 2020.

Def: Statement of attribution that must  be included whenever the data being provided is distributed/redistributed or  used by another organisation.

N/A

CustodianLegal Constraints (Licence)

1:1

Required (Copied or New)Def: The person and/or organisation that accepts archives and disseminates the data

Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0

Def: Provide the URL to a standard or specific licence, enter "Freely Distributed" or "None", or describe any restrictions to data access and distribution in free text.

N/A

Point of Contact/Principal InvestigatorAccess Constraints

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Def: The key point of contact, often the Lead Scientist on the survey

N/A

Point of Contact/Principal Investigator - Contact details

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Def: The contact details of the point of contact, include email plus address and phone where possible.

N/A

Collecting Entity

1:M

Required (Copied or New)

Def: Name of the collecting institution/s-organisation/s

N/A

Attribution Citation

1:1

Optional

As per Licence

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the access to the  information being provided. Access constraints are applied to assure the  protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special  restrictions or limitations on obtaining the resource or metadata. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

N/A

Use Constraints

1:1

Optional

As per Licence

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the use of the  information being provided. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

N/A

Country (Data Ownership)

1:M

Required (Copied or New)

Ierodiaconou, A., Young, B., O'Brien, C., et al 2020. Deakin University ABC Marine Park Multibeam Sonar Survey 2020.AUSTRALIA

Def: Statement of attribution that must  be included whenever the data being provided is distributed/redistributed or  used by another organisation.

N/A

Legal Constraints (Licence)

The country that owns the data collected. Please copy the row if there are multiple Countries

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Country Codes

DOI

1:1

Required

Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0

Def: Provide the URL to a standard or specific licence, enter "Freely Distributed" or "None", or describe any restrictions to data access and distribution in free text.

N/A

Access Constraints

1:1

Optional

As per Licence

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the access to the  information being provided. Access constraints are applied to assure the  protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special  restrictions or limitations on obtaining the resource or metadata. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

N/A

Use Constraints

1:1

Optional

As per Licence

Def: Details of any constraints that  are not determined under the licence constraints regarding the use of the  information being provided. If there are no additional restrictions from the licence simply enter 'As per Licence'.

N/A

Country (Data Ownership)

1:MOptional

https://doi.org/10.17600/93000810

Def: The DOI or Digital object identifier provide a persistent interoperable identifier for the Survey, Dataset or Publication

N/A

3C. Detail

Bathy Metadata Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Data Collection   … Start Location 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

AUSTRALIAPerth

Def: The country that owns the data collected. Please copy the row if there are multiple Countries

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Country Codes

DOI

1:1

Optional

https://doi.org/10.17600/93000810

Def: The DOI or Digital object identifier provide a persistent interoperable identifier for the Survey, Dataset or Publicationlocation, departure point or Port the survey or data collection started from

N/A

2C. Detail

Bathy Metadata Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Data Collection   … Start Location 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Perth

Def: The location, departure point or Port the survey or data collection started from

N/A

… End Location 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Perth

Def: The location, arrival point or Port the survey or data collection ended at

N/A

… Start DateTime 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Dec 31 2020 OR [20201221T13:45:30]

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection commenced

N/A

… End DateTime … End Location 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Perth

Def: The location, arrival point or Port the survey or data collection ended at

N/A

… Start DateTime 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Dec 31 2020 OR [20201221T13:45:30]

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection commenced

N/A

… End DateTime 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Jan 6 2021 OR [ 2021-0106T15:30:30]

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection ended

N/A

… Survey Area (general)

1:1

Optional

Indian ocean approximately 1100nm off the coast of Perth Australia.

Def: Plain English description of the  location of the survey. E.g Indian ocean approximately 1100nm  off the coast of Perth Australia.

N/A

… Sea Areas 

1:M

Optional - Preferred

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

… Sea Areas

1:M

Optional

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

…  Bounding Box Coordinates 

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

Jan 6 2021 OR [ 2021-0106T15:30:30]78.00, -42.00, 116.00, -12.00

Def: The Date and Time the Survey or the specific data collection endeddetailed coordinates of the survey. This may  be provided in a variety of formats, however full positioning information is  required.

N/A

Survey Area (general)

1:1

Optional

Indian ocean approximately 1100nm off the coast of Perth Australia.

Def: Plain English description of the  location of the survey. E.g Indian ocean approximately 1100nm  off the coast of Perth Australia.

N/A

… Sea Areas 

1:M

Optional - Preferred

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

… Sea Areas

1:M

Optional

Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean

Def: Ocean, Sea, Water Body names. Note: Make additional rows for each uique entry

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

…  Bounding Box Coordinates Coordinate Reference System (Bounding Box)

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Def: The coordinate reference system  used to define the survey bounding box.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

… Coordinate Reference System (Bathy Data)

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Def: The coordinate reference system used to define the survey data locations.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

… Horizontal datum

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

WGS 84

Def: The horizontal reference datum for data collection

EPSG.io

… Vertical datum

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

78.00, -42.00, 116.00, -12.00EGM2008

Def: The detailed coordinates of the survey. This may  be provided in a variety of formats, however full positioning information is  required.

N/A

… Coordinate Reference System (Bounding Box)

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Def: The coordinate reference system  used to define the survey bounding box.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

… Coordinate Reference System (Bathy Data)

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

Def: The coordinate reference system used to define the survey data locations.

Geodetic Database (epsg.org)

… Horizontal datum

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

WGS 84

Def: The horizontal reference datum for data collection

EPSG.io

… Vertical datum

1:1

Required (Copied or New)

EGM2008

Def: The vertical reference datum for data collection

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - L11 Depth Reference Planes

… Coordinate Epoch

1:1

Derived

Dec 31 2020 to Jan 6 2021 OR
[20201221T13:45:30 – 2021-0106T15:30:30]

Def: Temporal metadata. Recording the Coordinate Epoch is important for propagating coordinates through time when data is gathered on a dynamic datum such as the Australian Terrestrial Reference Frame (ATRF2014)

N/A

2D. Technical

SHIP

Bathy Metadata Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Platform Type

1:1

Inherited

vertical reference datum for data collection

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - L11 Depth Reference Planes

… Coordinate Epoch

1:1

Derived

Dec 31 2020 to Jan 6 2021 OR
[20201221T13:45:30 – 2021-0106T15:30:30]

Def: Temporal metadata. Recording the Coordinate Epoch is important for propagating coordinates through time when data is gathered on a dynamic datum such as the Australian Terrestrial Reference Frame (ATRF2014)

N/A

3D. Technical

RV Investigator Registered Name of the ship, vessel, plane, satellite, etc NVS ICES Platform Codes

Bathy Metadata Attributes

 

Requirement

Example

Definition

Preferred Vocabulary Service

Survey Title

1:1

Inherited

XYZ Marine Park survey (SOL7491)

Def: Survey/Dataset Title

N/A

Survey ID

1:1

Inherited

SOL7491

Def: The ID assigned to the survey by the Collecting organisation

N/A

Platform Class

1:1

Inherited

SHIP

Def: The platform hosting the instruments and sensors used to collect the data. e.g  Ship / Research Vessel / AUV / Satellite / Drone / Plane.

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Platform Categories

Platform Name

1:1

Inherited

RV Investigator

Def: Registered Name of the ship, vessel, plane, satellite, etc 

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - ICES Platform Codes

Platform Speed

1:1

Optional

6-7

Def: The speed of the platform maintained during the data capture period.

Platform  Speed Units

1:1

Optional

knots

Def: The units of measure used for the Platform Speed above.

Secondary Platform Class

1:1

Optional

AUV

Def: The platform hosting the instruments and sensors used to collect the data. e.g  Ship / Research Vessel / AUV / Satellite / Drone / Plane. In this case it may be an AUV launched from the Ship Platform of the Survey

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Platform Categories

Secondary Platform Name

1:1

Optional

Def: Registered Name of the ship, vessel, plane, satellite, etc 

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - ICES Platform Codes

Instrument Type

1:1

Inherited

Required

Multi-beam echosounder

Def:

The family of sensor (Multibeam, Single-beam, LADS, etc). If multiple please copy this row AND at least one Sensor set of attributes.

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) -

Platform Speed

Instrument Types

Sensor Type

1:1

Optional

6-7Required

Kongsberg EM302

Def: The speed of the platform maintained during the data capture period.

Platform  Speed Units

brand and model of the sensor (Kongsberg EM2040c). If multiple please copy the sensor rows.

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Device Catalogue

Year of Installation

1:1

OptionalRequired

knots2012

Def: The units of measure used for the Platform Speed above.

Secondary Platform Type

year the Sensor was installed on the Platform

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

OptionalRequired

AUVFrequency

Def: The platform hosting the instruments and sensors used to collect the data. e.g  Ship / AUV / Satellite / Drone / Plane. In this case it may be an AUV launched from the Ship Platform of the Survey

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Platform Categories

Secondary Platform Name

parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

OptionalRequired

30

Def: Registered Name of the ship, vessel, plane, satellite, etc 

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - ICES Platform Codes

Instrument Type

The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Required

Multi-beam echosounderkHz

Def: The family of sensor (Multibeam, Single-beam, LADS, etc). If multiple please copy this row AND at least one Sensor set of attributes.

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Instrument Types

Sensor Type

Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

Optional

Number of Beams

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

RequiredOptional

Kongsberg EM302320

Def: The brand and model of the sensor (Kongsberg EM2040c). If multiple please copy the sensor rows.

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Device Catalogue

Year of Installation

defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

RequiredOptional

2012 

Def: The year the Sensor was installed on the PlatformUnit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

RequiredOptionalFrequency

Beamwidth across Track

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

RequiredOptional30

1.5

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

RequiredOptional

kHzdegrees

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

OptionalNumber of Beams

Beamwidth along Track

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

Optional320

1.5

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Optional

 degrees

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

OptionalBeamwidth

across TrackPulse Length 

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

Optional

1.5Variable

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Optional

degrees 

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

OptionalBeamwidth

along TrackDepth Range

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

Optional1.5

0-110

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Optional

degreesm

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

Optional

Pulse Length 

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.for the specific sensor type

N/A

Nominal Sensor valueType

1:1

OptionalVariable

Kongsberg EM710

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

brand and model of the sensor (Kongsberg EM2040c). If multiple please copy the sensor rows as often as required (see example above)

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Device Catalogue

Year of Installation

1:1

Optional

 2012

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor typeyear the Sensor was installed on the Platform

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

Optional

Depth RangeFrequency

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

Optional

0-11070

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Optional

mkHz

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Instrument Type

1:1

Optional

Single-beam echosounder

Def: The family of sensor (Multibeam, Single-beam, LADS, etc). If multiple please copy this row AND at least one Sensor set of attributes.

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Instrument Types

Sensor Type

1:1

OptionalKongsberg EM710

Kongsberg  (Simrad) EA600

Def: The brand and model of the sensor (Kongsberg EM2040c). If multiple please copy the sensor rows as often as required (see example above).

NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX Device Catalogue

Year of Installation

1:1

Optional

2012

Def: The year the Sensor was installed on the Platform

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

Optional

Frequency

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

Optional

12

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Optional

kHz

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Nominal Sensor valueGeometries

1:1M

Optional70

Supplied as attachments

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Optional

kHz

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Instrument Type

1:1

Optional

Single-beam echosounder

Def: The family of sensor (Multibeam, Single-beam, LADS, etc). If multiple please copy this row AND at least one Sensor set of attributes.One or more geometries used to define the survey or specfic data collection. An initial geometry may be a ShipTrack (captured as a line), it may be a Swath Polygon or a polygon that encompasses the gridded product. The preference for submission is either as a shapefile or in Well Known Text (WKT) format.

N/A

The minimum requirement for a survey geometry/shape is a bounding box, although it is recognised that this is not an effective definition for extensive or complex surveys. The preference is that additional shapes are also provided as shapefiles or in Well Known Text (WKT) formats. These could include a line shape for Ship Tracks, a polygon definition for a bathymetry swath, a polygon boundary that encompasses a gridded product generated from the data.

4 - Preferred Vocabulary Services

Purpose

Internationally Hosted

ARDC Hosted

Country Codes

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) -

Instrument Types

Sensor Type

1:1

Optional

Kongsberg  (Simrad) EA600

Def: The brand and model of the sensor (Kongsberg EM2040c). If multiple please copy the sensor rows.

NVS

Country Codes

AODN Geographic Extents Vocabulary - Research Vocabularies Australia (ardc.edu.au) - Countries

Ocean, Sea, Water Body Areas

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - Sea Areas

AODN Geographic Extents Vocabulary - Research Vocabularies Australia (ardc.edu.au) - Global Oceans, Regional Seas etc

Platform Types

NVS Search (nerc.ac.uk) - SeaVoX

Device Catalogue

Year of Installation

1:1

Optional

2012

Def: The year the Sensor was installed on the Platform

N/A

Sensor parameter

1:1

Optional

Frequency

Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.

N/A

Nominal Sensor value

1:1

Optional

12

Def: The defined or measured value assigned to the Sensor. This is the actual value used not the range of the Sensor.

N/A

Sensor UOM

1:1

Optional

kHz

Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type

N/A

Geometries

1:M

Optional

Supplied as attachments

Def: One or more geometries used to define the survey or specfic data collection. An initial geometry may be a ShipTrack (captured as a line), it may be a Swath Polygon or a polygon that encompasses the gridded product. The preference for submission is either as a shapefile or in Well Known Text (WKT) format.

N/A

The minimum requirement for a survey geometry/shape is a bounding box, although it is recognised that this is not an effective definition for extensive or complex surveys. The preference is that additional shapes are also provided as shapefiles or in Well Known Text (WKT) formats. These could include a line shape for Ship Tracks, a polygon definition for a bathymetry swath, a polygon boundary that encompasses a gridded product generated from the data.

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