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Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database - Image annotations

Created 16/04/2026

Updated 16/04/2026

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This dataset contains image annotations for 21 Antarctic research campaigns between 1985 and 2019, recorded as part of the Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database (AS-AID). This snapshot of the AS-AID annotations comprises of a total of 632,252 expert annotations. Annotations are based on the Collaborative and Automated Tools for Analysis of Marine Imagery (CATAMI) classification scheme and have been reviewed by experts. Three annotation sets exist for each campaign: point grid annotations of 108 points per image, bounding box annotations for mobile fauna, and bounding box annotations for select benthic species which are classified as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem species.

All annotations are also accessible through Squidle+ by following this persistent link: https://squidle.org/geodata/explore/map?filters=%7B%22platform_ids%22%3A%5B%2222%22%5D%7D

This dataset can be used to investigate species distributions, community patterns, provide a reference to assess change through time, and can be used to train algorithms to automatically detect and annotate marine fauna.  

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database - Image annotations
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/09e2428a-f2b4-43a9-8e36-a4e6c9f9d8a5
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
jan.jansen@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 02/02/1985 - 04/04/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        -180.0,
        -80.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -80.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        -80.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database - Image annotations". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/antarctic-seafloor-annotated-imagery-database-image-annotations