AusSeabed National Seabed Mapping Coordination Progress

Australia's marine jurisdiction covers over 10 million square kilometers, with only 25% of its seafloor mapped to adequate resolution. The AusSeabed program, founded three years ago, coordinates cross-sector ocean mapping efforts to address this knowledge gap and improve data quality.

Use Cases

• Analyze the progress of seabed mapping coverage across Australia's 10 million square kilometer jurisdiction.
• Integrate seabed mapping datasets with other marine data types from previously isolated holdings.
• Coordinate data acquisition and processing efforts to eliminate duplication across mapping sectors.

Strengths

• Focuses on a critical knowledge gap, with only 25% of Australia's vast seafloor adequately mapped.
• Program is a three-year national collaborative effort aimed at improving data quality and consistency.
• Seeks to integrate data from a variety of previously isolated and inaccessible holdings.

Limitations

• The record has been superseded, indicating the provided information is not the current authoritative source.
• No structured data (rows, columns, sample) is available; the input is a presentation overview in HTML format.
• Specific metrics on mapping progress, data volume, or spatial resolution are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cross-sector collaborative national program coordinating ocean mapping efforts.

Time Range

Covers three years of program progress.

Freshness

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Geography

Australia's marine jurisdiction, over 10 million square kilometers.