File naming conventions

For further details please see the Draft AusSeabed Folder, File, Field & Layer Naming Conventions

Specific L3 summary below:

Pattern

{GAID/SurveyID}{_ProductType}[{_SurveyYear}]{_Resolution}[{_SensorIdentifier}]{_RegionCode}{_MeasurementLabel}{_VersionIdentifier}.{FormatExtension}

e.g

GA4867/20190002S_Backscatter_2019_64m_SH51_Intensity_20210729.tif

in2019_e01_Backscatter_0p5m_EM710_SH51_Intensity_20201214T052921Z.tif

Element	Value
GAID or SurveyID	The GA SurveyID or the Source SurveyID for example GA-0123 or CSIRO in2019_e01
Product Type	Backscatter
Survey Year (Optional)	Year the Survey commenced (optional) as sometimes this information is visible within the SurveyID e.g. in2019_e01
Resolution - Horizontal	Resolution of grid in metres as per the AusSeabed_DepthRanges_2019 procedure, For fractions such as 0.5m resolution, use - 0p5m
Sensor Identifier (Optional)	e.g. EM122_GEOCODER-TS, EM122_GEOCODER-BA, EM710_SIPS-BA. (Identifier may include raster algorithm-backscatter type, or band contents. TS=Time Series/Snippets. BA=Beam Average)
RegionCode	Each Survey will be broken up into one or more Region Codes based on xxx grid definition.
MeasurementLabel	e.g Intensity
Version Identifier	Usually considered the production or publication date of the GeoTIFF: If a date, submit in a standard format using ISO 8601 – {20201214}[{T052921Z}]. Alternatively or additionally use versions numbers e.g. v1, v2 etc
Format extension	A standard string defining the format of the product – e.g. .tif - original .shp – Shapefile coverage holding geometry and key attributes

Table 2. File naming convention components and associated definitions.

The Vertical datum and CRS were removed as it is available within the broader metadata and does not assist in ensuring uniqueness of the filename.

The Resolution, SensorIdentifier, RegionCode, MeasurementLabel and VersionIdentifier are often required to ensure filename uniqueness when there are multiple options for a single product.

Examples below:

GA4867/20190002S_Backscatter_2019_64m_SH51_Intensity_20210729.tif
in2019_e01_Backscatter_0p5m_EM710_SH51_Intensity_20201214T052921Z.tif

Element	GA Example	CSIRO Example
Survey ID	GA4867/2019002S	in2019_e01
Product Type	Backscatter	Backscatter
Survey Date	2019
Resolution	64m	0p5m
Sensor Identifier		EM710
Region Code	SH51	SH51
Measurement Label	Intensity	Intensity
Version Identifier	20210729	20201214T052921Z
Format Extension	.tif	.tif

Table 3. Differences in file naming conventions between Geoscience Australia and CSIRO. Note resolutions that require a decimal point are presented as per the CSIRO example.