Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Classification Catalog

This catalog provides example images for biotic labels used in the Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database, based on the Australian Morphospecies Catalog. It includes up to 16 randomly selected images per classification, alongside information on campaigns where organisms were detected, total annotation counts, and VME-taxa status.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of VME-taxa labels across different Antarctic seafloor campaigns to identify vulnerable ecosystem hotspots.
• Use the total annotations count per label to assess data availability and potential class imbalance for training image classification models.
• Cross-reference the Found in campaigns list with other datasets to study the geographic or temporal occurrence patterns of specific morphospecies.
• Validate or extend the Australian Morphospecies Catalog by examining the example images provided for each classification label.

Strengths

• Includes up to 16 example images per biotic classification label for visual reference.
• Labels are based on the established Australian Morphospecies Catalog, an extension of the CATAMI classification scheme.
• Provides metadata fields such as 'Found in campaigns', 'Total annotations', and 'VME-taxa' status for each classification.

Limitations

• The catalog is a static snapshot from the time of a data paper publication and may not reflect the latest database state.
• The underlying data is hosted externally on Squidle+, requiring users to navigate to another platform for the full dataset.
• Sample size per label is limited to a maximum of 16 images, which may not represent the full visual variability of a class.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Derived from the Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database (AS-AID), with labels based on the Australian Morphospecies Catalog.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-21, though the catalog is described as a snapshot from a prior publication date.

Geography

Antarctic seafloor regions covered by the campaigns listed in AS-AID.