Home - IMOS Skip to content About UsAbout IMOS Governance IMOS Science and Technology Advisory Committee Strategy and Plans Contact Us Events ImpactObserving the Impact of IMOS Impact Database PartnersOur Partners Indigenous Partnerships ResourcesAcknowledging Us Activity Planning User Reporting Branding Assets Community Social Media Guidelines Methodological Documentation DataOverview Access Ocean Data Ocean Information Resources About the Australian Ocean Data Network FacilitiesIMOS Facilities NodesAll Nodes NewsIMOS News Marine Matters Newsletter Annual Highlights Document From Observations to Impact: The 1st Decade of IMOS Search Search DataOverview Access Ocean Data Ocean Information Resources About the Australian Ocean Data Network FacilitiesIMOS Facilities NodesAll Nodes NewsIMOS News Marine Matters Newsletter Annual Highlights Document From Observations to Impact: The 1st Decade of IMOS About UsAbout IMOS Governance IMOS Science and Technology Advisory Committee Strategy and Plans Contact Us Events ImpactObserving the Impact of IMOS Impact Database PartnersOur Partners Indigenous Partnerships ResourcesAcknowledging Us Activity Planning User Reporting Branding Assets Community Social Media Guidelines Methodological Documentation Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. Integrated Marine Observing System IMOS operates a wide range of observing equipment throughout Australia’s vast and valuable coastal and open ocean estate. Access data About us Nick Thake Siboni and Doszpot, CSIRO Anita Slotwinski, CSIRO Why does IMOS matter? Data shortcuts IMOS Data Australian Ocean Data Network Visit page Data visualisation Biological Ocean Observer Visit page Data visualisation OceanCurrent Visit page Data Ocean data Ocean information resources Australian Ocean Data Network OceanCurrent QA/QC Data usage tutorials What our data includes A key element of IMOS is that all observations are turned into quality-controlled data that can be discovered, accessed, downloaded, used and reused in perpetuity. These datasets and time series are the research infrastructure that IMOS creates, maintains and makes freely available. Learn More Access the AODN portal Ocean information resources These resources provide improved accessibility to the wealth of data we collect around Australia. This includes data visualisation products, specialised data applications, toolkits for data scientists and analysis code examples. We provide innovative methods for people to connect and use our data and understand it in different ways. Learn more What is the Australian Ocean Data Network? The Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) stands at the forefront of marine data management in Australia, providing an essential infrastructure for the discovery, sharing and reuse of comprehensive marine and climate data. By managing the IMOS data collection program and incorporating contributions from universities and government research agencies, AODN supports a diverse range of users including researchers, data scientists, government, and industry. Learn more What is the IMOS OceanCurrent? IMOS OceanCurrent contains the latest information about the state of the oceans and seas around Australia. The online application allows users to view ocean conditions both current and historical, around Australia, and access associated IMOS datasets. The ocean conditions include sea surface temperature (SST), ocean colour, and surface waves, overlaid with sea level contours and surface current velocities. Learn more High-quality ocean observations One of the main challenges for ocean observing programs such as IMOS is the diversity in nature and format of the data collected by its Facilities and sub-Facilities. To provide reliable ocean observations and ensure the highest possible data quality standards and interoperability, IMOS has developed a QA/QC framework outlining the procedural expectations for the collection, treatment, management and delivery of IMOS data streams. Learn more Step-by-step instructions The IMOS GIS Tutorials and User library provides step-by-step instructions for accessing, processing and visualising various IMOS data using Geographic Information System (GIS) software (currently available for ArcGIS and QGIS). We also provide user code examples to access data using Python, R and MATLAB. Learn more Facilities IMOS Facilities Nodes IMOS Nodes About us What is IMOS? Australias Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) has been operating a wide range of observing equipment throughout Australia’s coastal and open oceans since 2006. IMOS makes all of its data openly and freely accessible to the marine and climate science community, other stakeholders and users, and international collaborators About Us News Read what’s new All News 20th Anniversary, Animal Tracking 17/08/2026 20 years of animal-borne ocean observing by the IMOS Animal Tagging Facility Read More: 20 years of animal-borne ocean observing by the IMOS Animal Tagging Facility IMOS 13/08/2026 National Science Week 2026: Growing ocean knowledge for all Read More: National Science Week 2026: Growing ocean knowledge for all IMOS, sea Country 30/07/2026 Caring for sea Country through turtle tracking Read More: Caring for sea Country through turtle tracking Subscribe to our newsletter Facility updates, new data streams, user resources, impact stories, and research findings direct to your inbox. * indicates required Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. Principal participants SIMS is a partnership involving 4 universities Associate participants IMOS thanks the many other organisations who partner with IMOS, providing co-investment, funding and operational support, including investment from the Tasmanian and Western Australian Governments. Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. 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