AMSIS: Australian Marine Spatial Information with Over 80 Data Layers

AMSIS is a web-based interactive mapping and decision support system providing integrated information for the Australian Marine Jurisdiction. It contains over 80 layers of data, including maritime boundaries, bathymetry, physical and environmental information, legal interests, fisheries, shipping, and offshore mineral locations, sourced from Geoscience Australia, other government agencies, and industry. The system is developed using interoperability standards and is maintained by the Australian Ocean Data Network, with a last update recorded on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Maritime boundary analysis based on the legal boundaries and jurisdictional layers.
• Environmental impact modeling based on the physical and environmental information layers.
• Resource management planning based on the fisheries and offshore mineral location data.
• Shipping route and traffic analysis based on the shipping data layers.

Strengths

• Contains over 80 integrated layers of information from multiple sources.
• Sourced from authoritative bodies like Geoscience Australia and other government agencies.
• Developed using standards to support interoperability with other systems like the National Oceans Portal.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description explicitly states it should not be relied upon as the sole source for commercial decisions or used for navigation.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, other Australian government agencies, and some industry sources, aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Integrated from various government and non-government sources into a web-based mapping system.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:55:08.600949; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Marine Jurisdiction.