An assessment was made of the state of research knowledge in the Australian Marine Parks (2022 boundaries). This quality assessment is specifically of the suitability of data streams for deriving habitat maps.

Five nationally-aggregated data streams were used in the assessment:

(1) Seamap Australia (seafloor habitat)

(2) AusSeabed bathymetry survey extents (bathymetry mapping)

(3) Squidle+ imagery deployments (habitat observations)

(4) GlobalArchive video deployments (habitat observations)

(5) Geoscience Australia's Marine Sediment Database (MARS)

From these data streams, quality ratings (0-5) have been made for the state of research knowledge for three research disciplines:

(A) bathymetry maps;

(B) habitat observations; and

(C) habitat maps.

Data quality assessments are reported for each AMP Network and Park. Assessments can be accessed in context at https://seamapaustralia.org/region-reports, via the State-of-Knowledge functionality in the Seamap Australia mapping portal: https://seamapaustralia.org/map, or as a stand-alone file in the 'Downloads' section of this record. This data is live and is refreshed weekly.