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This website will provide users with information on commonly used functions in the AusSeabed Marine Data Portal and is structured in three sections:
Visualise datasets Visualise datasets held by Geoscience Australia and the broader AusSeabed community using 2D or 3D views
Download datasets as a whole or for a specific area of interest in multiple data formats using Clip, Zip and Ship the Select tool) or a database search tool. Currently, the database search tool is specific to data associated with the search for missing flight MH370
Analyse various datasets characteristics and relationships using analytical tools (e.g. seabed substrate characteristics from the MARine Sediments (MARS) database)
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All datasets within the Portal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Additionally:
The data sets are not suitable for use in marine navigation or in the creation of navigational products or any other purpose involving safety at sea.
Much of this data is published 'as supplied' and may include artefacts or unprocessed portions that may not necessarily reflect the seafloor environment.
A.3 Browser Requirements
We recommend using the AusSeabed Marine Data Portal with an up-to-date modern web browse (e.g. Safari, Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox). Microsoft Explorer is not currently supported.
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Tool | Function |
 | The ‘About’ tool allows users to show and hide information about the portal. |
 | The ‘Layers’ tool allows users to show and hide the layers selection window. |
 | The ‘Location Search’ tool allows users to search for particular locations and zoom to them in the main map. |
 | The ‘Data and Publications’ tool allows users to search and download reports, books or videos held by Geoscience Australia. |
 | The ‘Share URL’ tool allows users to share a URL of the current map extent and selected active layers. |
 | The ‘Autosave application state’ is triggered on browser/tab close or refresh, and automatically saves the layers, and zoom levels that were last selected. |
 | The ‘Help’ button provides information about how to use the Portal. |
 | The ‘Persona’ button allows users to select from multiple personas, which contain tools and data layers relevant to that discipline. |
 | The ‘Tools’ button provides a selection of tools to interrogate and query data:
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  | The ‘Clip’ ‘Select’ tool allows users to download a specified extent of data in multiple formats and projections. |
 | The ‘Map Narrator’ tool allows users to create a narrative using the map layers present in the Portal, add other multimedia content, and share this with other users. |
 | The ‘3D’ tool enables 3D view of the map and selected layers. Please note that only a small subsection of bathymetry point cloud data are available to be used in this tool at this point in time. |
 | The ‘Splitter’ tool enables side-by-side comparison of two datasets. |
 | The ‘Reset Map Position’ button resets the position of the map to the default setting. |
 | The ‘Centre map on current location’ button requires access to your current location, and centres the map based on your location. |
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Figure 2. Detailed location for Tools and functions of the AusSeabed Marine Data Portal in Table 1.