A map of 399 operational aids to navigation managed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) around Australia's coastline. The network includes traditional lighthouses, beacons, buoys, racons, Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) stations, broadcasting tide gauges, and the REEFREP ship reporting system. This resource is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-04-18.
Use Cases
- Maritime route planning based on the location of navigational aids like lighthouses and beacons.
- Analyzing coastal infrastructure coverage based on the network of 399 AMSA-managed locations.
- Integrating navigational data with ship tracking systems based on the inclusion of AIS stations.
- Studying the distribution of different aid types (e.g., buoys vs. DGPS stations) around the coastline.
Strengths
- Contains data on 399 specific aids to navigation locations.
- Lists operational aids managed by a single national authority (AMSA), providing a consistent source.
- Includes multiple modern and traditional aid types such as AIS, DGPS, lighthouses, and buoys.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Only includes AMSA-managed aids; other operational features may exist under state or local authority.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), via the Australian Ocean Data Network.
- Collection Method
- Managed and maintained by AMSA as part of its Commonwealth network responsibility.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-18 19:23:51.037629; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia's coastline.