Brief description
The Seamap Australia spatial data layer is a nationally synthesised data product of seafloor marine habitat data. Australian continental shelf benthic habitat layers in GIS format were collected from various stakeholders around the country. Through compiling all of these data sets, we established a controlled vocabulary, reviewed by ANDS and external independent assessors, to produce a national classification of marine habitats. This national marine habitat classification scheme complements work undertaken by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub (Theme D). The Seamap Australia product is of national importance and highlights the diversity of benthic habitats around our marine estate. This is the first edition of a seafloor marine habitat data layer that seamlessly brings together data from each of Australia’s state and territory marine habitat databases. Seamap Australia is a constantly evolving product as we continuously improve our skills in standardising, collating and sharing marine spatial data. This record describes a static version of the Seamap Australia national data layer as of 28/11/2018. The most current version of the data is available from the Seamap Australia website [http://seamapaustralia.org/map]. We envisage that the 'live' product will be constantly developed and updated as future surveys continue to improve our knowledge of our vast marine estate.Lineage
Statement: A full report outlining the methods utilised to create the Seamap Australia spatial data layer is available online at https://seamapaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Seamap-Australia-Report_18_12_11.pdfNotes
CreditAll marine data providers are listed in the Appendix of the report [see Online Resources section of this record].
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
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Australian National Data Service (ANDS)
Australian National Data Service (ANDS)
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Seamap Australia would not have been possible without the contribution of source datasets from the following providers [see downloaded data product for specific ownership details]: • CSIRO • Geoscience Australia (GA) • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) • Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) • UniDive (The University of Queensland Underwater Club) • Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Northern Territory Government • Department of Land Resource Management (DLRM), Northern Territory Government • Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), South Australian Government • Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing (DNPSR), Queensland Government • Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM), Queensland Government • Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Queensland Government • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Queensland Government • Department of Primary Industries (DPI), New South Wales Government • Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), New South Wales Government • Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), Victorian Government • Department of Environment Regulation (DER), Western Australian Government • Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPAW), Western Australian Government • Department of Water (DoW), Western Australian Government • Deakin University (DU) • Griffith University (GU) • James Cook University (JCU) • The University of Queensland (UQ) • The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Seamap Australia would not have been possible without the contribution of source datasets from the following providers [see downloaded data product for specific ownership details]: • CSIRO • Geoscience Australia (GA) • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) • Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) • UniDive (The University of Queensland Underwater Club) • Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Northern Territory Government • Department of Land Resource Management (DLRM), Northern Territory Government • Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), South Australian Government • Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing (DNPSR), Queensland Government • Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM), Queensland Government • Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Queensland Government • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Queensland Government • Department of Primary Industries (DPI), New South Wales Government • Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), New South Wales Government • Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), Victorian Government • Department of Environment Regulation (DER), Western Australian Government • Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPAW), Western Australian Government • Department of Water (DoW), Western Australian Government • Deakin University (DU) • Griffith University (GU) • James Cook University (JCU) • The University of Queensland (UQ) • The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Data time period: 1967-01-01 to 2017-06-30
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Subjects
Biological Sciences |
Benthic physical habitat |
Biotic taxonomic identification |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | WETLANDS | MARINE |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | BENTHIC |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | COASTAL |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | COASTAL | SAV/SEA GRASS BED |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | ESTUARY | SAV/SEA GRASS BED |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | REEF |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | REEF | CORAL REEF |
EARTH SCIENCE | OCEANS | BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY | BATHYMETRY |
EARTH SCIENCE | OCEANS | BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY | BATHYMETRY | COASTAL BATHYMETRY |
Ecology |
Environmental Science and Management |
Environmental Sciences |
Environmental Management |
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) |
biota |
boundaries |
human |
oceans |
research aeroplane |
research vessel |
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Other Information
(INFO - Seamap Australia column descriptions [.docx])
(DATA ACCESS - Shapefile format - Seamap Australia national layer [direct download ~280MB])
(REPORT - Seamap Australia final report [inc. full methodologies] [pdf direct download])
uri :
https://seamapaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Seamap-Australia-Report_18_12_11.pdf
(Seamap Australia interactive web mapping portal)
Identifiers
- DOI : 10.25959/5C06FC1BEDED6
- global : fd6f2aed-eba5-4e60-888a-480b2078e513
