This document describes the necessary metadata information required to accept submit one or more marine data packages or products related to a Survey to the AusSeabed Data Hub. i.e the This includes mandatory, preferred and optional requirements for the submission of a Survey collecting multibeam bathymetry, backscatter, singlebeam bathymetry, water column sonar, sub bottom profile, side scan sonar and supplemental other data such as well as Imageryimagery, Video video and Samplessamples.
Appropriate metadata is imperative for documenting the lineage of the a survey, providing insights into the data collected and ensuring long term access and preservation. The minimum (and complete) metadata requirements can be found in Section 4.2.4 Dataset level metadata attributes.
The key benefits of metadata, to both the Contributing Hub Manager and the Client/Customer using the data, are to improve the understanding of the data, reduce duplication of effort, minimise community effort and aid in decision making. Other benefits include:
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