Redmap South Australia: Community-Sourced Bony Fish Sightings with Photos

Redmap is a community science platform inviting the public to log uncommon marine species sightings along the South Australian coast. The dataset includes verified sightings with photos and anecdotal community reports, collecting species, location, date/time, activity, and optional biological and environmental data. It is maintained by the Australian Ocean Data Network, updated live, and subject to a three-year data embargo.

Use Cases

• Modeling potential species range shifts based on community-reported location and date data.
• Assessing the reliability of citizen science data by comparing verified photo sightings with anecdotal reports.
• Analyzing correlations between species sightings and optional environmental data like water temperature and depth.
• Mapping temporal and spatial patterns of uncommon marine species occurrences.

Strengths

• Includes both verified (with photo) and community (anecdotal) sighting categories for comparison.
• Collects optional biological data (sex, size, weight) and environmental data (water depth, temperature, habitat).
• Data is updated live, reflecting ongoing community contributions.

Limitations

• Spatial elements have reduced accuracy, as noted in the description.
• Subject to a three-year embargo, meaning it does not contain data less than three years old.
• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Redmap community science project.

Collection Method

Community-submitted sightings via a website, with a portion verified by marine biologists based on photos.

Time Range

Covers sightings older than three years due to the embargo; temporal range is not explicitly stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 20:11:08.610445; data is live and changes over time.

Geography

South Australian coast and marine regions.