AMSIS: Legacy Offshore Minerals Data for Australian Waters, 2006-2015

Legacy offshore minerals data from the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS) between 2006 and 2015. The data is not authoritative and has a currency date of 2006, with no updates since then. The service is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical offshore mineral exploration trends based on the 2006-2015 legacy data.
• Study changes in marine spatial planning frameworks based on the described legacy service.
• Assess the evolution of data licensing and access policies in marine information systems.

Strengths

• Covers a defined historical period from 2006 to 2015.
• Originates from the established Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS).

Limitations

• Data is explicitly described as not authoritative and has not been updated since 2006.
• Only a WMS web service is available, limiting direct data access and analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Aggregated from the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS).

Time Range

2006 to 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:11:55.608115; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian offshore waters