Developing Principles, Protocols and Characteristics for Data Management Under the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and R

⁠⁠⁠The Requirement
This ATM falls under the Australian and Queensland government partnership to implement theReef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050 Plan)which provides an overarching strategy for coordinating actions and guiding adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef to 2050.

The Reef 2050 Plan responds to the challenges facing the Reef and presents actions to protect its values, health and resilience while allowing ecologically sustainable use. It addresses the findings of the Authority’s Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014 (Outlook Report) and builds on the comprehensive Great Barrier Reef Region Strategic Assessment: Strategic Assessment Report 2014 (Strategic Assessment). The Plan was developed in close consultation with partners, including Traditional Owners.

A key part of the this Plan is the establishment of the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring, Modelling and Reporting Programwhich will track the progress of the Reef 2050 Plan’s outcomes and targets across seven themes; ecosystem health; biodiversity; heritage; water quality; community benefits; economic benefits and governance (see Program Logic at Appendix B to this ATM).

The Customer has a requirement to fulfil the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring, Modelling and Reporting Program actions Data Management and Systems (DMS) 3 and 5:
DMS3: Identify principles, protocols and characteristics for the Program’s data management approach, including protocols for managing sensitive information and formats for data storage and handling.
DMS5: Conduct an audit of available data (measured and modelled) against program design and synthesis & reporting requirements, including: quality, availability, location/custodian, and caveats for use. Identify data products that need updating, modifications or need for new data sets.

Specifically, the objectives of these work packages are to ensure that the data collected through the RIMReP program is able to deliver the maximum benefit to the development of a coordinated and integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting framework.

A detailed Requirement is set out in Appendix A to this ATM.