17adadcf-b357-4bd1-b913-ac802b9e45a3 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2026-04-04T03:24:23 creation ISO 19115 2016 The Search for Flight MH370 – Phase 2 5 m resolution sonar images for data visualisation 17adadcf-b357-4bd1-b913-ac802b9e45a3 On behalf of Australia, and in support of the Malaysian accident investigation, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) led search operations for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the Southern Indian Ocean. Geoscience Australia provided advice, expertise and support to the ATSB to facilitate marine surveys, which were undertaken to provide a detailed map of the sea floor topography and to aid navigation during the underwater search. This dataset comprises Side Scan Sonar (SSS), Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) and multibeam sonar backscatter data at 5 m resolution. Data was collected during Phase 2 marine surveys conducted by the Governments of Australia, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China between September 2014 to January 2017. The data was acquired by Echo Surveyor 7 (Kongsberg AUV Hugin 1000), Edgetech 2400 Deep Tow and SLH PS-60 Synthetic Aperture Sonar Deep Tow deployed from the following vessels: Fugro Supporter, Fugro Equator, Fugro Discovery, Havila Harmony, Dong Hai Jiu 101 and Go Phoenix. All material and data from this access point is subject to copyright. Please note the creative commons copyright notice and relating to the re-use of this material. Geoscience Australia's preference is that you attribute the datasets (and any material sourced from it) using the following wording: Source: Governments of Australia, Malaysia and the People's Republic of China, 2018. MH370 Phase 2 data. We honour the memory of those who have lost their lives and acknowledge the enormous loss felt by their loved ones. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[80.0, -45.0], [100.0, -45.0], [100.0, -25.0], [80.0, -25.0], [80.0, -45.0]]]} 80.0 100.0 -45.0 -25.0 MH370 Published_External backscatter marine sidescan sonar Explore and download the data via Ausseabed Marine Data Portal documentDigital Explore and download the data via Ausseabed Marine Data Portal HTML Explore GA’s ArcGIS Story Map documentDigital Explore GA’s ArcGIS Story Map HTML