AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - SST - L3S - Multi Sensor - 1 day - night time - Australia

This is a multi-sensor SSTskin L3S product for a single night-time period, derived using sea surface temperature retrievals from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi-NPP satellite and JPSS series of satellites, and AVHRR sensor on the NOAA and Metop series of Polar-orbiting satellites. The sensors and satellite platforms contributing to each file are listed in the sensor and platform global attributes in the file header. The Multi-sensor L3S product is provided as a 0.02deg x 0.02deg cylindrical equidistant projected map over the region 70E to 170W, 20N to 70S. The quality level for each pixel was remapped using the original ACSPO VIIRS and AVHRR L3U quality levels and Sensor Specific Error Statistics (SSES), as described in Griffin et al. (2017) Appendix at http://imos.org.au/facilities/srs/sstproducts/sstdata0/sstdata-references/, before compositing single swaths from the sensors. Each grid cell contains the 1 night average of all the highest available quality SSTs that overlap with that cell, weighted by the area of overlap. Refer to the IMOS SST products web page at http://imos.org.au/sstproducts.html for further information.

Tags: Continents | Antarctica, Countries | Australia, Countries | Fiji, Countries | Indonesia, Countries | Malaysia, Countries | New Caledonia, Countries | New Zealand, Countries | Papua New Guinea, Countries | Philippines, Countries | Singapore, Countries | Thailand, Countries | Timor-Leste, Countries | Vanuatu, Countries | Vietnam, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC, Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA, Marine Features | Strait of Malacca, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Offshore Islands (Australia) | Macquarie Island, Regional Seas | Arafura Sea, Regional Seas | Banda Sea, Regional Seas | Celebes Sea, Regional Seas | Coral Sea, Regional Seas | Gulf of Thailand, Regional Seas | Java Sea, Regional Seas | Philippine Sea, Regional Seas | Solomon Sea, Regional Seas | South China Sea, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, Regional Seas | Timor Sea, Remote Sensing | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales, States, Territories (Australia) | Northern Territory, States, Territories (Australia) | Queensland, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, States, Territories (Australia) | Victoria, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Merchant Vessel OOCL Panama : a platform of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity - Sea Surface Temperature Sensors for Australian Vessels Sub-Facility

The Merchant Vessel OOCL Panama is a platform of the Ships of Opportunity (formerly known as Enhancement of Measurements on Ships of Opportunity (SOOP)) Facility. The vessel is a container ship (callsign VRDU8, IMO Number 9355769) of 260 m length (beam 32 m, draught – 12.6 m). It performs regular transects around Australian East and West coasts up to Singapore via Indonesian waters.

SST data are processed from the hull-contact sensor SBE48 which is located in the bow thruster room at approximately 8 m depth.

Observed data are 1-minute median SST values and are retrieved from the vessel once an hour and quality controlled at the Bureau of Meteorology. A daily file is available after 0100 UTC.

Tags: IMOS Platform | VRDU8 | OOCL Panama, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - MODIS - 01 day - Ocean Colour - SST

The MODIS Sea Surface Temperature product is derived from MODIS bands 31 and 32 according to the algorithm described at https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/atbd/sst/. This is not a GHRSST-quality product, and demanding applications requiring a high standard of accuracy should consider using one of the IMOS GHRSST products in preference. The MODIS SST is nevertheless useful primarily because it is measured at the same time as the water leaving radiances used to derive the optical properties (eg chl). This means it is both contemporaneous, and has a matching cloud mask, so it is valuable for applications that seek to combine both SST and optical properties (ie Net Primary Productivity variants). The data set provided here matches the Chl_oci product in temporal and spatial extent.

This SRS dataset covers waters around Australia.

Production of contemporary MODIS data ceased at 2024/12/26. Users requiring similar Ocean Colour Radiometry data beyond 2024 should consider the VIIRS instruments on the SNPP and NOAA20+ series of satellites, also provided by IMOS.

Tags: Countries | Australia, Countries | Indonesia, Countries | Malaysia, Countries | New Caledonia, Countries | New Zealand, Countries | Papua New Guinea, Countries | Philippines, Countries | Timor-Leste, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC, Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Ocean Color, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Regional Seas | Arafura Sea, Regional Seas | Banda Sea, Regional Seas | Celebes Sea, Regional Seas | Coral Sea, Regional Seas | Java Sea, Regional Seas | Philippine Sea, Regional Seas | Solomon Sea, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, Regional Seas | Timor Sea, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales, States, Territories (Australia) | Northern Territory, States, Territories (Australia) | Queensland, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, States, Territories (Australia) | Victoria, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - SST - L3S - Single Sensor - 1 month - day and night time - Southern Ocean

This is a single-sensor SSTfnd product for a one month period, derived using observations from AVHRR instruments on all available NOAA polar-orbiting satellites.  It is provided as a 0.02deg x 0.02deg cylindrical equidistant projected map over the Southern Ocean region 3°E to 158°W, 27°S to 78°S. Each grid cell contains the one month average of all the highest available quality SSTs that overlap with that cell, weighted by the area of overlap.  The diagram at https://help.aodn.org.au/satellite-data-product-information/ indicates where this product fits within the GHRSST suite of NOAA/AVHRR products. The SSTfnd is derived by adding a constant 0.17 degC to the SSTskin observations after rejecting observations with low surface wind speeds (&lt;6m/s by day and &lt;2m/s at night) (see http://www.bom.gov.au/amoj/docs/2011/beggs.pdf). Matchups with buoy SSTfnd observations for the central date indicate typical 2014 biases of &lt; 0.03 degC and standard deviations of 0.6 degC.  Refer to the IMOS SST products web page at http://imos.org.au/sstproducts.html and Beggs et al. (2013) at http://imos.org.au/sstdata_references.html for further information.

Production of this single sensor product ceased in June 2025, due to decommissioning of the NOAA-18 satellite. Please refer to the following multi sensor product for data after June 2025 - IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - SST - L3S - Multi Sensor - 1 month - day and night time - Southern Ocean (https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/579fc1ac-6ee5-40e2-9170-6a857e9b40da).

Tags: Continents | Antarctica, Countries | Australia, Countries | New Zealand, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC, Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Offshore Islands (Australia) | Macquarie Island, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, Remote Sensing | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, States, Territories (Australia) | Victoria, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - SST - L3S - Multi Sensor - 1 day - day time - Australia

This is a multi-sensor SSTskin L3S product for a single day-time period, derived using sea surface temperature retrievals from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi-NPP satellite and JPSS series of satellites, and AVHRR sensor on the NOAA and Metop series of Polar-orbiting satellites. The sensors and satellite platforms contributing to each file are listed in the sensor and platform global attributes in the file header. The Multi-sensor L3S product is provided as a 0.02deg x 0.02deg cylindrical equidistant projected map over the region 70E to 170W, 20N to 70S. The quality level for each pixel was remapped using the original ACSPO VIIRS and AVHRR L3U quality levels and Sensor Specific Error Statistics (SSES), as described in Griffin et al. (2017) Appendix at http://imos.org.au/facilities/srs/sstproducts/sstdata0/sstdata-references/, before compositing single swaths from the sensors. Each grid cell contains the 1 day average of all the highest available quality SSTs that overlap with that cell, weighted by the area of overlap. Refer to the IMOS SST products web page at http://imos.org.au/sstproducts.html for further information.

Tags: Continents | Antarctica, Countries | Australia, Countries | Fiji, Countries | Indonesia, Countries | Malaysia, Countries | New Caledonia, Countries | New Zealand, Countries | Papua New Guinea, Countries | Philippines, Countries | Singapore, Countries | Timor-Leste, Countries | Vanuatu, Countries | Vietnam, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC, Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA, Marine Features | Strait of Malacca, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Offshore Islands (Australia) | Macquarie Island, Regional Seas | Arafura Sea, Regional Seas | Banda Sea, Regional Seas | Celebes Sea, Regional Seas | Coral Sea, Regional Seas | Java Sea, Regional Seas | Philippine Sea, Regional Seas | Solomon Sea, Regional Seas | South China Sea, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, Regional Seas | Timor Sea, Remote Sensing | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales, States, Territories (Australia) | Northern Territory, States, Territories (Australia) | Queensland, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, States, Territories (Australia) | Victoria, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - SST - L3S - Single Sensor - 6 day - night time - Australia

This is a single-sensor multi-satellite SSTskin product for six consecutive night-time periods, derived using observations from AVHRR instruments on all available NOAA polar-orbiting satellites.  It is provided as a 0.02deg x 0.02deg cylindrical equidistant projected map over the region 70°E to 170°W, 20°N to 70°S.  Each grid cell contains the 6 night average of all the highest available quality SSTs that overlap with that cell, weighted by the area of overlap.  The diagram at https://help.aodn.org.au/satellite-data-product-information/ indicates where this product fits within the GHRSST suite of NOAA/AVHRR products.  Matchups with buoy SST observations for the central date (adjusted to skin depths) indicate typical 2014 biases of &lt; 0.05 degC and standard deviations of 0.6 degC.  Refer to the IMOS SST products web page at http://imos.org.au/sstproducts.html and Beggs et al. (2013) at http://imos.org.au/sstdata_references.html for further information.

Production of this single sensor product ceased in June 2025, due to decommissioning of the NOAA-18 satellite. Please refer to the following multi sensor product for data after June 2025 - IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - SST - L3S - Multi Sensor - 6 day - night time - Australia (https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/e1908591-b3cf-42aa-a32f-424322b28165)

Tags: Continents | Antarctica, Countries | Australia, Countries | Fiji, Countries | Indonesia, Countries | Malaysia, Countries | New Caledonia, Countries | New Zealand, Countries | Papua New Guinea, Countries | Philippines, Countries | Singapore, Countries | Thailand, Countries | Timor-Leste, Countries | Vanuatu, Countries | Vietnam, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC, Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA, Marine Features | Strait of Malacca, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Offshore Islands (Australia) | Macquarie Island, Regional Seas | Arafura Sea, Regional Seas | Banda Sea, Regional Seas | Celebes Sea, Regional Seas | Coral Sea, Regional Seas | Gulf of Thailand, Regional Seas | Java Sea, Regional Seas | Philippine Sea, Regional Seas | Solomon Sea, Regional Seas | South China Sea, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, Regional Seas | Timor Sea, Remote Sensing | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales, States, Territories (Australia) | Northern Territory, States, Territories (Australia) | Queensland, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, States, Territories (Australia) | Victoria, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Bathymetry grids of Jervis Bay

Geoscience Australia carried out marine surveys in Jervis Bay (NSW) in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (GA303, GA305, GA309, GA312) to map seabed bathymetry and characterise benthic environments through colocated sampling of surface sediments (for textural and biogeochemical analysis) and infauna, observation of benthic habitats using underwater towed video and stills photography, and measurement of ocean tides and wavegenerated currents. Data and samples were acquired using the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) Research Vessel Kimbla. Bathymetric mapping, sampling and tide/wave measurement were concentrated in a 3x5 km survey grid (named Darling Road Grid, DRG) within the southern part of the Jervis Bay, incorporating the bay entrance. Additional sampling and stills photography plus bathymetric mapping along transits was undertaken at representative habitat types outside the DRG. The dataset contains 11 bathymetry grids of Jervis Bay survey area produced from the processed EM3002 bathymetry data using the CARIS HIPS and SIPS software. Please see the metadata for detailed informaiton.

This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

Tags: AU-NSW, AusSeabed, CERF, HVC_144641, Marine Data Bathymetry Grid, Marine Geoscience, Published_External, abiotic surrogates, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Utilisation of the introduced New Zealand screwshell (Maoricolpus roseus) by native hermit crabs in eastern Tasmania - spatial variability in occupancy

Interactions between native and introduced species can help to elucidate the impact of exotic species on the broader community. This work examines utilisation of an introduced gastropod, the New Zealand screwshell (Maoricolpus roseus) by native hermit crabs in eastern Tasmania.

Samples of screwshells were collected from Bass Strait, Maria Island, Pirates Bay and Dennes Point using a modified scallop dredge or collected by divers. Site location, date, depth, dredge opening size were recorded, and random sub-samples of shells were measured for length and width, and spire damage was scored. Hermit crabs, if present, were identified to species, sexed and measured.

Tags: 24 079001, Biosphere | Zoology | Crustaceans, Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Hermit crab occupancy, Maoricolpus roseus, Shell length, Shell weight, Shell width
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
OptiComm Pty Ltd - Anticipatory Notice - 25 July 2025 - Multiple (Partly Declared 29 April 26)

OptiComm Pty Ltd - Anticipatory Notice given on 25 July 2025 Ref ED25/ 63649 for 4 project areas

Project Area	Service_Area_Identifier	Estimated_Completion_Date	Formatted_address	Latlong	ID	Contract signed	Notes

1) Coridale	CRDL	30/12/2026	77 Coridale Boulevard Lara VIC 3212 Australia	-38.008512,144.368071	**19**	1/02/2019	- Coridale-S19 Declared 25 July 2025, **S21 13 March 2026**/**S15B-15D Declared 29 April 2026**/**S20 Declared 29 April 2026**

2) Melbourne Quarter West Tower	MQR2	30/04/2027	658 Flinders Street Docklands VIC 3008 Australia	-37.821102, 144.953222	**901**	6/05/2025	Request sent to Department to amend boundaries of designated service area Melbourne Quarter MELQ which currently overlaps MQR2 **Completed 27 Oct 2025 - Declared 5 Nov 25**

3) 44 O'Dea Avenue, Waterloo	BROA	27/08/2026	44-48 O'Dea Avenue Waterloo NSW 2017 Australia	-33.902241, 151.211988	913	10/07/2025	

4) Beerwah Apartments	ATBW	1/06/2026	43 Beerwah Parade Beerwah QLD 4519 Australia	-26.857438, 152.959608	914	17/07/2025	


Tags: Broadband, Opticomm, SIP, Telecommunications, statutory infrastructure provider
Organization: SIP Register - OptiComm
Opticomm Pty Ltd - Anticipatory Notice - 31 May 2025-Multiple (Partly Declared 29 April 2026)

Opticomm Pty Ltd - Anticipatory Notice given on 31 May 2025 for two project areas Ref ED25/37426

Project Area Service Area Identifier Estimated Completion_Date Formatted_address Latlong ID Contract signed

1) Bluestone Estate-S8 800D 30/06/3036 800 Derrimut Road Tarneit VIC 3029 Australia -37.8135744, 144.6996563 **529** 26/3/2021 **Declared 4/8/2025**

2) Brookhaven Precinct E FBRH 1/03/2026 **226** Bahrs Scrub Road Bahrs Scrub QLD 4207 Australia -27.739385, 153.170044 881
7/05/2025 **SE35-E36 Declared 29 April 2026**

Tags: Opticomm, SIP, Telecommunications, broadband, statutory infrastructure provider
Organization: SIP Register - OptiComm
AusSeabed Bathymetry Compilations Coverage Database

The AusSeabed Bathymetry Compilations Coverage Database contains polygon extents of bathymetry data acquisitions along with identifying attributes and contact details where the data is not held by Geoscience Australia.  It is an important scientific resource that identifies data spanning coastal, continental shelf and deep sea locations. 



This dataset is live and will continue to be augmented as coverage details are supplied from AusSeabed collaborators who wish to share their knowledge of data availability to the broader marine community. The database is updated regularly and is made available via the AusSeabed Marine Data Portal using OGC compliant web services. Compilations have been generated from one or more Survey/Data Acquisitions by a wide range of organisations and countries, both inside and outside Australia's marine jurisdiction, using multiple systems and for various applications. Compilation coverages are published where the polygon extents intersects with Australia's marine jurisdiction, including the Australian Antarctic Territory.  Each polygon in the layer contains metadata describing compilation details. 

Note that polygons may not be representative of the true survey extent due to the data gridding process. 



Please contact us at ausseabed@ga.gov.au if you wish to contribute coverage information to the database.

Tags: AusSeabed, Earth Sciences, HVC_146413, Published_External, bathymetric grids, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean spring phytoplankton bloom impacts regional food webs and the marine carbon cycle, but we do not fully understand which drivers – environmental, ecological, or biological – control the timing or productivity of the spring bloom.  Nutrients, and particularly iron, are likely replete in the austral winter, but the importance of underwater light availability and grazing pressure are topics of ongoing discussion.  Furthermore, in the extreme polar winter, phytoplankton physiology may impart additional constraints on phytoplankton variability when ocean mixing decreases.

Of particular interest is the impact of highly variable sea ice on the Southern Ocean environment, where over the last decade the Antarctic sea ice extent (SIE) has recorded record highs and lows.  The anomalous low in 2023 suggested a new reduced sea-ice state, with unknown impacts on phytoplankton bloom dynamics, including bloom phenology and magnitude.  Such changes in SIE will alter the physical environment, and in turn will have profound implications for the Southern Ocean ecosystem.  Phytoplankton are especially sensitive to such changes in the physical environment, but understanding and predicting future changes resulting from a reduced sea-ice state remains challenging.

Tags: Antarctic, Biological Oceanography, Community Ecology, Environmental Monitoring, Physical Oceanography, Southern Ocean, climate change, food webs, marine carbon cycle, phytoplankton, phytoplankton blooms, phytoplankton dynamics
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Marine Futures Project - Geographe Bay - biota

The Marine Futures Project was designed to benchmark the current status of key Western Australian marine ecosystems, based on an improved understanding of the relationship between marine habitats, biodiversity and our use of these values. Approximately 1,500 km2 of seafloor were mapped using hydroacoustics (Reson 8101 Multibeam), and expected benthic habitats "ground-truthed" using towed video transects and baited remote underwater video systems. Both sources of information were then combined in a spatial predictive modelling framework to produce fine-scale habitat maps showing the extent of substrate types, biotic formations, etc.

Surveys took place across 9 study areas, including Geographe Bay in the southwest Capes region. The marine environment at this location varies from extensive seagrass meadows in protected waters, to kelp-dominated granite and limestone reefs in areas of high wave energy. A small number of corals are also found throughout the region, reflecting the influence of the southward flow of the Leeuwin Current. The fish fauna is also diverse, with a high proportion of endemic species.

Tags: Biotic formations
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Fauna of rock platforms on the east coast of Tasmania and Flinders Island

Rock Platforms on Tasmania's east coast, Flinders Island, and the north coast as far west as Port Sorell, were surveyed between December 1995 and September 1996. At each of 51 sites two transects were sampled using quadrats. All animals and plants were counted, or in the case of sessile species, their cover was estimated.

Tags: Annelids, Chordates, Crustaceans, Echinoderms, Molluscs, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Rock platforms
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network