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NESP MaC Project 1.2 - National Areas of Interest for Seabed Mapping, Characterisation and Biodiversity Assessment

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub scoping study - "National Areas of Interest for Seabed Mapping, Characterisation and Biodiversity Assessment". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.

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Seabed and marine biodiversity data are time-consuming and costly to collect, so it is imperative that acquisition is focused on areas that align with end user priorities. The value that different stakeholders place on seabed and biodiversity data can be difficult to determine. Therefore, a shared process for identifying survey priorities is required to ensure the maximum shared benefit of future survey investment across research users, funding agencies, infrastructure providers, as well as the wider marine research community.


The project aimed to assist with the planning and prioritisation of marine surveys (both physical and biological) by scoping a prioritisation framework for marine surveys undertaking physical and biological seabed data collection in Australia. Focused workshops and targeted engagements with seabed mapping organisations were used to develop a standard set of metadata for agencies to define spatial Areas of Interest (AOI). The standard metadata were used in a prototype prioritisation framework that allows users to transparently and consistently rank and prioritise survey work or data delivery processes. The prioritisation is then based on rankings established by defined sets of criteria.


A web-based AOI submission tool and mapping publication service was then developed for these defined areas as part of the AusSeabed Survey Coordination Tool. Adoption of this tool facilitates the development of an interim national areas of interest product to inform future survey planning. This product supports both the needs of Parks Australia's network Science Plans, and consideration of information needs for Indigenous Protected Areas within Sea Country.


Outputs

• National Areas of Interest polygon & interactive map [dataset]

• Code for Survey Coordination Tool [Github Repo]

• Final Report with Value Prioritisation Framework [written]

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2021-03-01

Resource provider

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), Australian Government
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)
GPO Box 858
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
2601
Australia

Principal investigator

Geoscience Australia - Leplastrier, Aero
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Principal investigator

Geoscience Australia - Picard, Kim
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Collaborator

Geoscience Australia - Nichol, Scott
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Collaborator

Geoscience Australia - Lennard, Natalie
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Collaborator

CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere - Althaus, Franzis
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Collaborator

CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere - Dunstan, Piers
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Collaborator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - Monk, Jacquomo
University of Tasmania
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Collaborator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - Barrett, Neville
University of Tasmania
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Purpose
To facilitate the marine survey planning process by establishing a community-endorsed value framework and set of metadata attributes that can be used to identify areas of common interest.
Credit
National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
Credit
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Australian Government
Credit
In addition to NESP (DCCEEW) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
Status
Completed

Point of contact

Geoscience Australia - Leplastrier, Aero
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Point of contact

Geoscience Australia - Picard, Kim
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Geoscientific information
  • Biota

Extent



Temporal extent

Time period
2021-09-01 2022-03-31
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Keywords (dataSource)
  • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
Keywords (Theme)
  • Marine survey prioritisation
  • bathymetry
  • biodiversity
  • biodiversity
  • Australian Marine Parks
  • Indigenous Protected Areas
GCMD Earth Science keywords
  • BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY
  • ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Resource constraints

Use limitation
This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) through the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.

Resource constraints

Linkage
http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png

License Graphic

Title
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


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Website
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

License Text

Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

OnLine resource
Project Final Report

Leplastrier A, Althaus F, Monk J, Hurst L, Lennard N, Nichol S (2022) National areas of interest for seabed mapping, characterisation and biodiversity assessment: scoping study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Geoscience Australia.

OnLine resource
Project page on NESP Marine and Coastal Hub website

OnLine resource
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: NESP MaC Hub website

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/bdf1bf5a-3ca9-402f-9846-123a99b8ddb9

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - Emma Flukes (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Data Manager (Southern node))
Parent metadata
  • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal (MaC) Hub - Funding Program 2021-2027

Type of resource

Resource scope
Field session
Name
MaC Hub Project 1.2
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bdf1bf5a-3ca9-402f-9846-123a99b8ddb9

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2022-03-01T12:00:00
Date info (Revision)
2025-02-03T09:00:36

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

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Spatial extent

Keywords

Australian Marine Parks Indigenous Protected Areas Marine survey prioritisation bathymetry biodiversity biodiversity
GCMD Earth Science keywords
BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT

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