Queensland Ship Vessel Tracking (AIS) May-August 2013

107 days of Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracking data for the Queensland region, collected at 1-hour intervals from May to August 2013. The dataset contains just under 1 million points and was sourced from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) via the Australian Ocean Data Network. It has been converted to Shapefile format for geospatial analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyzing coastal traffic density and vessel routes based on the 1 million geospatial points.
• Supporting search and rescue response planning based on historical vessel movement patterns.
• Studying maritime environmental protection by mapping vessel activity in the Queensland region.
• Investigating the temporal patterns of vessel traffic using the 1-hour interval position data.

Strengths

• Contains just under 1 million geospatial data points.
• Covers a specific 107-day period from May to August 2013.
• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

Limitations

• Data is sampled at 1-hour intervals, which may not capture rapid vessel maneuvers.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The original download source (Spatial@AMSA Historic Vessel Tracking website) is no longer available.

Provenance

Source

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)

Collection Method

Downloaded from the Spatial@AMSA Historic Vessel Tracking Request website in 3-day CSV lots, compiled, and converted to Shapefile format.

Time Range

May to August 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 15:52:14.475151; freshness should be verified

Geography

Queensland region, Australia