# AODN - Australian Ocean Data Network

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/aodn-australian-ocean-data-network/  
**Website:** https://imos.org.au/data/about-the-australian-ocean-data-network  
**APIs profiled:** 0

AODN - Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) provides a collaborative, distributed data infrastructure for marine and oceanographic research in Australia. It aggregates, curates, and makes accessible a wide range of ocean data, including physical, chemical, biological, and geological datasets, through web services and portals. AODN supports scientists, policymakers, and the public by offering tools for data discovery, visualization, and download, fostering open science and informed decision‑making about marine environments.

## Kin Score — 8.2 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Access Clarity | 10.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 9.8 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 3.1 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## Security (1)

- **Aodn Australian Ocean Data Network Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Oceanography, Data, Research, Australia

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/aodn-australian-ocean-data-network/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.