AMSIS: Australian Marine Spatial Information for Decision Support

The Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS) is a web-based interactive mapping and decision support tool maintained by Geoscience Australia. It integrates curated government, state, and academic data across themes like Maritime Boundaries, Petroleum, Fisheries, Environment, Native Title, and Regulation. The system was last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Visualizing competing marine interests based on integrated data layers.
• Supporting marine spatial planning decisions based on themes like Petroleum and Fisheries.
• Analyzing regulatory and environmental constraints for marine activities.
• Facilitating multi-sectoral discussions on marine jurisdiction management.

Strengths

• Integrates curated data from multiple sources including government, state, and academia.
• Covers multiple thematic layers including Maritime Boundaries, Petroleum, Fisheries, and Environment.
• Maintained by the authoritative agency Geoscience Australia.

Limitations

• Data is not warranted to be correct; users must consult metadata and regulating agencies.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The primary format is HTML, which may not be directly machine-readable for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, in collaboration with other Australian Government agencies, Industry, and Academia.

Collection Method

Curated and integrated from across government, state, and academic sources.

Time Range

Best available information at the time of publication; specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 18:17:29.186463; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Marine Jurisdiction.