AMSIS: Australian Marine Spatial Information with Over 80 Data Layers

AMSIS is a web-based interactive mapping and decision support system for the Australian Marine Jurisdiction. It contains over 80 layers of information, including maritime boundaries, bathymetry, physical and environmental data, legal interests, fisheries, shipping, and offshore mineral locations. The data is sourced from Geoscience Australia, other Australian government agencies, and some industry sources.

Use Cases

• Marine spatial planning based on integrated maritime boundaries and legal interests layers.
• Environmental impact assessment based on physical and environmental information layers.
• Fisheries management analysis based on fisheries data layers.
• Shipping route planning and analysis based on shipping data layers.
• Offshore resource exploration based on offshore mineral locations data.

Strengths

• Over 80 integrated layers of information from multiple sources.
• 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.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Information should not be relied upon as the sole source for commercial and operational decisions.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, other Australian government agencies, and some industry sources.

Collection Method

Integrated from various government and non-government sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:29:20.929216; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Marine Jurisdiction.