Australian Maritime Facilities: Major Ports and Public Ferry Terminals

Australia and its territories provide spatial data on maritime facilities via the Australian Ocean Data Network. This web service offers locations and attributes for major ports and public ferry terminals. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05 04.

Use Cases

• Map port infrastructure networks based on spatial locations.
• Analyze public ferry terminal accessibility based on geographic distribution.
• Model maritime logistics and supply chains based on port feature attribution.

Strengths

• Data covers Australia and its territories, providing national scope.
• Includes feature attribution for spatial locations, likely adding descriptive context.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-05-04 23:34:51.001765.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is served via WMS/HTML web services, which may require specific GIS tools for access.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely aggregated from official maritime and port authorities.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:34:51.001765; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia and its territories