How do I make a data request?
You can request data from the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) Database via the forms below:
- Make a data request for your own data
- Make a data request on behalf of a scientific organisation
- Make a data request as a citizen scientist or member of the public
Data Request Appendices
Appendix 1
An Event Summary Request provides the following data*:
- Collection ID
- Site Name
- Site Area
- Quadrat ID
- Start Point coordinates
- End Point Coordinates
- Start Date
- Start Time
- End Date
- End Time
- Event Duration (in hours)
- Participants
- Itemised Percentage
- Total Item Count
- Total litres
- Total Kilograms
- Length of collection (in metres)
- Width of collection (in metres)

*Please note: entries may not provide all of the above data
Appendix 2
An Item Summary Request provides the following data*:
- Collection ID
- Date
- SiteName
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Name (broad category of debris item)
- SubType (specific category of debris item)
- Material (plastic, foam, rubber, etc)
- Category (consumer item, fishing items, remnants, etc)
- Total (count of items in this category)
- Notes (additional notes about item)

*Please note: entries may not provide all of the above data