Ashmore Reef, NW Australia, From Lead Line to LADS  


Authors / CoAuthors

Glenn, K. | Beard, M. | Pisel, S.

Abstract

Ashmore Reef, 12°20 South, 123°0 E East, is a category one, Marine Protected Area administered by the Australian Government under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It is named after Irish, free mariner, Charles Samuel Ashmore, captain of the mercantile brig 'Hibernia'. He located, named and charted parts of Ashmore Reef on the 11th June, 1811. Since then there has been a range of Navy and research vessels who have continued the charting effort. Such traditional work has been supplemented by data from airborne laser bathymetric technology and Royal Australian Air Force photography. We present a maritime mapping history of Ashmore Reef and demonstrate the range of technologies which have influenced the progression of mapping processes over time. The advancement in sounding / data density and its presentation has been important for the management of Ashmore Reef as the Marine Protected Area is largely guided by the 50 metre contour and latitude and longitudinal references. Onsite compliance and enforcement of the EPBC Act 1999 is provided by personnel from the Australian Custom Service, National Marine Unit.

Product Type

nonGeographicDataset

eCat Id

65593

Contact for the resource

  Custodian

EGD  

  Point of contact

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

Keywords

  • External Publication
( Theme )
  • bathymetry
( Theme )
  • marine jurisdiction
( Theme )
  • AEM
( Theme )
  • marine
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Published_Internal

Publication Date

2008-01-01T00:00:00

Creation Date

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem    

Classification - unclassified

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence    

Access - restricted

Use - license

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Purpose

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unknown

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

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Unknown

Parent Information

Extents

[-14.0, -10.0, 122.0, 124.0]

Reference System

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