IMOS - National Reef Monitoring Network Sub-Facility - Image Annotation Protocol Manual

Various methods in image annotation are possible, this protocol provides a method of producing standardised habitat cover data compatible with previous work. This allows data synthesis over broad scales, contributing to downstream platforms for reef reporting, such as the Reef Life Explorer, and enhancing the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability (FAIR) of data.

This document forms part of the National Reef Monitoring Network Sub-Facility data. The National Reef Monitoring Network provides publicly accessible data for shallow reef biodiversity on a global scale, integrating high quality compatible data from long-term scientific monitoring programs and citizen science programs globally.

Identification info

Date (Publication): 2025-12-17T12:00:00

Identifier

Code: 10.26198/mwwh-gx50

Codespace: doi.org

Description: Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Author

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Oh, Elizabeth (Program Support Officer)

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Author

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Cooper, Antonia (Technical Officer)

IMAS - Taroona

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Australia

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Publisher

Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

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Credit: Reef Life Survey

Credit: Squidle+ was created and is managed by Ariell Friedman (Greybits Engineering), with support from the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the Integrated Marine Observing System and the Nectar science cloud.

Credit: IMOS is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.

Status: On going

Point of contact

Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) - Data Officer

University of Tasmania

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Hobart

Tasmania

7001

Australia

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Website of the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) >

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Oh, Elizabeth (Technical Officer)

IMAS - Taroona

Private Bag 49

Hobart

Tasmania

7001

Australia

+61 3 6226 8347

+61 3 6227 8035 (facsimilie)

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Oh, Elizabeth (Program Support Officer)

IMAS - Taroona

Private Bag 49

Hobart

Tasmania

7001

Australia

+61 3 6226 8347

+61 3 6227 8035 (facsimilie)

Topic category

Oceans
Biota
Environment

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

AODN Organisation Vocabulary

National Reef Monitoring Network Sub-Facility, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

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Other constraints: The citation in a list of references for Version 2.0: "Oh, E. and Cooper, A. (2025). Reef Life Survey Image Annotation Prototocol. Version 2.0. Reef Life Survey; Integrated Marine Observing System. DOI: 10.26198/mwwh-gx50 (https://doi.org/10.26198/mwwh-gx50)."