Great Barrier Reef Surficial Facies Maps Using Entropy-Ratio Classification

The Great Barrier Reef is the focus of this dataset. It contains entropy-ratio maps for classifying surficial reef facies, using a ternary classification based on detritus, framework encrustation, and pavement. The data was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Mapping reef facies zonation across reef flats based on the ternary classification.
• Superimposing the entropy-ratio classification on other reef mapping systems.
• Analyzing the degree of mixing of detritus, framework encrustation, and pavement end-members.

Strengths

• The classification is described as sensitive to all reef environments.
• The data is associated with a specific geographic region, the Great Barrier Reef.
• The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data is provided in PDF and HTML formats, which may not be directly machine-readable.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

2026-05-05

Geography

Great Barrier Reef