Required Incoming Metadata

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.

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: Start here Process 1 Process 2 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) - 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)	1:1	Required	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	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

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 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
Platform Name	1:1	Required	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

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: Start here Process 1 Process 2 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)	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
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 (Copied or New)	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

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)	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	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)	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 (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

3D. Technical

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	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
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 Type	1:1	Optional	AUV	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	1:1	Optional		Def: Registered Name of the ship, vessel, plane, satellite, etc	NVS (nerc.ac.uk) - ICES Platform Codes
Instrument Type	1:1	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) - Instrument Types
Sensor Type	1:1	Required	Kongsberg EM302	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	1:1	Required	2012	Def: The year the Sensor was installed on the Platform	N/A
Sensor parameter	1:1	Required	Frequency	Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.	N/A
Nominal Sensor value	1:1	Required	30	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	Required	kHz	Def: The 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	Optional	320	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		Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type	N/A
Sensor parameter	1:1	Optional	Beamwidth across Track	Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.	N/A
Nominal Sensor value	1:1	Optional	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	Optional	Beamwidth along Track	Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.	N/A
Nominal Sensor value	1:1	Optional	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	Optional	Pulse Length	Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.	N/A
Nominal Sensor value	1:1	Optional	Variable	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		Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type	N/A
Sensor parameter	1:1	Optional	Depth Range	Def: The parameter or function as defined or measured by the specific Sensor type.	N/A
Nominal Sensor value	1:1	Optional	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	m	Def: The Unit of Measure associated with the value for the specific sensor type	N/A
Sensor Type	1:1	Optional	Kongsberg EM710	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.	N/A
Nominal Sensor value	1:1	Optional	70	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.	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 (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