This IMOS-led project, supported by the ARDC, has created an enhanced national data asset of Australian in-situ wave observations from Commonwealth agencies, state agencies, universities and private industries.
Wave dynamics are critical for operational efficiency and navigational safety in marine industries such as fisheries, shipping, and offshore operations, coastal development and leisure activities.
Building on the real-time and delayed mode surface wave buoy data that were already available on IMOS’ Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal, this project has brought together wave data that wasn’t publicly available from a number of organisations across various sectors including Commonwealth agencies, state agencies, universities and private industries.
This collaborative project has greatly improved data delivery to national and international stakeholders by providing a harmonised, standardised and trustworthy collection of wave measurements collected by a range of platforms, consolidating the delivery into a national collection through the AODN infrastructure.
“This project demonstrates the power of collaboration across the various organisations. We have improved the availability of in-situ wave data delivering it to national and international stakeholders to contribute to the understanding and monitoring of waves,” says IMOS Director, Michelle Heupel.
The project also reviewed and streamlined workflows, and developed best practices and procedures for quality control, metadata and data formats.
“The project has produced a harmonised, standardised and trustworthy collection of wave measurements, which provides a foundation for additional data contributions from the deployment of wave buoys in new locations,” says IMOS AODN Director, Mark Rehbein.
The Partners
We thank and recognise our partners in this project which was made possible with the co-investment from the ARDC:
- IMOS
- NSW Department of Planning and Environment
- The University of Western Australia
- RPS MetOcean Pty Ltd
- CSIRO
- Bureau of Meteorology
- Deakin University
- The University of Melbourne
- Pilbara Ports Authority
- OMC International
- Queensland Department of Environment and Science
- University of Tasmania
- Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Western Australia Department of Transport
- Manly Hydraulics Laboratory.
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