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Vessel Traffic Density from AIS Data (2013-2015)

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Updated 25/06/2025

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Maps of vessel density 2013-2015 for AIS-equipped vessels, in terms of km traversed in each cell for range of vessel classes for the Australian EZ. AIS data was sourced from AMSA and subsequently processed. The density was calculated for subsets of vessels based on various characteristics such as size or vessel use/purpose. These characteristics were derived and may contain errors. See Peel et. al. (2018) for detail on the processing methods. References Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) – Custom data extraction of AIS data 2013-2015. https://www.operations.amsa.gov.au/Spatial/DataServices/DigitalData Peel, D., Smith, J.N., Erbe, C., Patterson, T., and Childerhouse, S. (2018). Quantification of risk from shipping to large marine fauna across Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme, Marine Biodiversity Hub. CSIRO. 211pp. Note that this dataset was collected as part of the following project: NESP MB PROJECT C5 – QUANTIFICATION OF RISK FROM SHIPPING TO LARGE MARINE FAUNA ACROSS AUSTRALIA https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/metadata.show?uuid=5fb8766b-b3cb-4fd0-aad7-7dfcda6582a9

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Field Value
Title Vessel Traffic Density from AIS Data (2013-2015)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/49067d6c-efef-489d-8258-3a65d5042a77
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Piers.Dunstan@csiro.au
Reference Period 05/08/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        109.5,
        -44.5
      ],
      [
        163.5,
        -44.5
      ],
      [
        163.5,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        109.5,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        109.5,
        -44.5
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Vessel Traffic Density from AIS Data (2013-2015)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/vessel-traffic-density-from-ais-data-2013-2015