Full description
The AusSeabed Survey Coordination Tool is a web-based tool that provides a central location for, and improve consistency in, the specification of bathymetric data acquisition for scientific research purposes in the Australian marine estate. It was developed to support more coordinated planning of bathymetric, seabed mapping and marine biodiversity data acquisition, recognising that these data are time-consuming and costly to collect and that future survey effort should be directed toward areas of shared end-user priority.This record describes the source code and associated mapping services for the AusSeabed Survey Coordination Tool, including the front-end submission tool and WMS/WFS services used to publish submitted spatial information. The tool was developed by Geoscience Australia and FrontierSI in collaboration with the broader seabed mapping community, supported by NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Project 1.2.
The Survey Coordination Tool supports three key functions;
1) Survey planning: allows the marine research community to publicise planned surveys by submitting a spatial outline of the intended survey area, target data types, survey focus, chief investigator contact details and anticipated survey dates. Once published, these survey plans are visible through the upcoming surveys spatial layer on the AusSeabed portal.
2) Submission of Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program (HIPP) requests: the tool hosts the online form for survey requests to the Australian Hydrographic Office for consideration under the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Programme.
3) Areas of Interest submission: allows users to describe their seabed mapping or biodiversity characterisation data needs with spatial context. These submissions help identify regions of mutual interest, support collaborative multi-disciplinary survey planning, and inform high-value survey activities priorities for legacy data release.
The current maintained source code is available from: https://github.com/ausseabed/survey-request-and-planning-tool
The front-end of the tool is accessible to registered users at: https://coordination.ausseabed.gov.au
This record provides a static archival snapshot of the source code associated with activities supported by NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Project 1.2. For the most current version of the source code, please refer to the GitHub repository.
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Statement: Development of the tool was informed by work undertaken through NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Project 1.2, which scoped a prioritisation framework for physical and biological seabed data collection in Australia. Focused workshops and targeted engagement with seabed mapping organisations were used to define a standard set of metadata for describing spatial Areas of Interest and survey-related submissions. These metadata requirements were implemented in the AusSeabed Survey Coordination Tool as web-based submission workflows. The tool captures spatial outlines, relevant survey or data-need attributes, contact information and anticipated timing where applicable. Submitted information is then published through associated Geoscience Australia spatial services, including WMS and WFS, enabling the resulting survey plans and Areas of Interest to be displayed through the AusSeabed portal and accessed by compatible mapping clients.Notes
CreditThe data collections described in this record are funded by the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) through the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub. In addition to NESP (DCCEEW) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
Data time period: 2021-09-01 to 2023-06-30
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Current Areas of Interest map (WMS - dynamic) (Areas_of_Interest)
url :
https://warehouse.ausseabed.gov.au/geoserver/ausseabed/wms
Current Community Survey Plans map (WMS - dynamic) (Survey_Plans)
url :
https://warehouse.ausseabed.gov.au/geoserver/ausseabed/wms
Current HIPP Survey Plans map (WMS - dynamic) (Survey_Plans_HIPP)
url :
https://warehouse.ausseabed.gov.au/geoserver/ausseabed/wms
(Survey Coordination Tool (web-based front-end))
url :
https://coordination.ausseabed.gov.au
(Code archive for Survey Coordination Tool (30-06-2022 archive))
Use for the most up-to-date version of the codebase (AusSeabed GitHub repository of code)
url :
https://github.com/ausseabed/survey-request-and-planning-tool
(View current AOIs and Priority Areas in AusSeabed)
url :
https://portal.ga.gov.au/restore/030a6a6c-ef21-4b69-95a6-4e5c9c54e3d9
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NESP MaC Project 1.2 - National Areas of Interest for Seabed Mapping, Characterisation and Biodiversity Assessment, 2021-2022 (GA)
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10.71676/0e28edaf
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