---Download Instructions - Seamap Australia National Benthic Habitat Layer (NBHL)---

Option 1: Pre-packaged Geodatabase
Seamap Australia is available in a zipped Geodatabase (.gdb) package, which can be read by any desktop GIS software. NOTE THIS IS THE COMPLETE, UNSUBSETTED LAYER. Delivery as ESRI Shapefile is no longer possible as the layer has outgrown ESRI's 2GB filesize limitations.
To download the Geodatabase, locate the "DATA ACCESS OPTION 1" link in the metadata record (direct download, ~670MB zipped Geodatabase)

Option 2: CSV format
Seamap Australia is available in CSV format via WFS service, which can be read by any desktop GIS software. NOTE THIS IS THE COMPLETE, UNSUBSETTED LAYER.
To download as CSV, locate the "DATA ACCESS OPTION 2" link in the metadata record.

Option 3: Subsettable ESRI Shapefile
If accessing Seamap Australia through the IMAS or AODN Portals, the data can be subsetted spatially, by State, or by IMCRA/MEOW regional units.
If accessessing Seamap Australia through the Seamap Australia data portal (https://seamapaustralia.org/map), the data can be subsetted spatially.
Note that this option takes some time to compile the Shapefile before the download commences. If your selected area is too large, the download may time out (fail). In this case, please make a smaller selection, or choose another download option.

Option 4: Web Mapping / Web Feature Service
To connect directly to the current version of the Seamap Australia NBHL via WMS or WFS, use the following connection parameters
WMS:	http://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/seamap/wms
WFS:	http://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/seamap/wfs
Layer:	SeamapAus_National_Benthic_Habitat_Layer

Older versions of the dataset are available at the following endpoints:
WMS:	http://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/seamap/wms
WFS:	http://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/seamap/wfs
Layer (2022): SeamapAus_National_Benthic_Habitat_Layer_archived2022
Layer (2021): SeamapAus_National_Benthic_Habitat_Layer_archived2021
Layer (2020): SeamapAus_National_Benthic_Habitat_Layer_archived2020
Layer (2017): SeamapAus_National_Benthic_Habitat_Layer_archived2017