Dataset reference

Quick reference for the data model dimensions used to classify datasets in the archive.

Domain types

Code	Domain type	Description
D1	Geophysical	Remote sensing and acoustic survey data (bathymetry, backscatter, seismic, magnetometer/gradiometer)
D2	Geotechnical	Physical sampling and in-situ testing data (superficial sediment samples, cores, CPT tests)

Code	Category	Domain
C1	Bathymetry	Geophysical
C2	Backscatter	Geophysical
C3	Seismic	Geophysical
C4	Magnetometer/gradiometer	Geophysical
C5	Superficial sediment samples	Geotechnical
C6	Cores	Geotechnical
C7	CPT tests	Geotechnical

Code	Stage	Description
S1	Raw data	Unprocessed data as acquired by the instrument
S2	QC	Quality-controlled data with artefacts flagged or removed
S3	Processed data	Data processed into derived products (grids, mosaics)
S4	Interpreted data	Final products with geological or geophysical interpretation

Which file formats appear in which category and stage combinations. See Supported formats for detailed format descriptions.

Format	Raw (S1)	QC (S2)	Processed (S3)	Interpreted (S4)
KMALL	Primary
XYZ	Primary	Primary		Secondary
CSV	Primary	Primary		Secondary
NetCDF			Primary	Primary
GeoTIFF			Primary	Primary
CSAR			Primary
Float Grid (.flt)			Secondary	Primary/Secondary
ASCII Grid (.asc)				Primary
HIPS Project			Primary
Shapefile	Secondary	Secondary	Secondary	Secondary
GeoJSON			Secondary	Secondary
GeoPackage			Secondary	Secondary
KML/KMZ				Secondary
File Geodatabase	Secondary	Secondary	Secondary	Primary/Secondary
XLS	Secondary	Secondary	Secondary

Format	Raw (S1)	QC (S2)	Processed (S3)	Interpreted (S4)
KMALL	Primary
XYZ	Primary			Primary
CSV	Primary			Primary
NetCDF			Primary	Primary
GeoTIFF		Primary	Primary	Primary
CSAR			Primary
Float Grid (.flt)				Primary
ASCII Grid (.asc)				Primary
GeoJSON			Secondary	Secondary
GeoPackage			Secondary	Secondary
KML/KMZ				Secondary
File Geodatabase	Secondary	Secondary	Secondary	Primary/Secondary

Format	Raw (S1)	QC (S2)	Processed (S3)	Interpreted (S4)
SEG-Y	Primary
JSF	Primary