Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for Adelaide Coastal Waters, 2003

A 2003 spectral library of aquatic substrates from Adelaide coastal waters, hosted in the National Spectral Database. The dataset was created by David Blackburn Environmental Pty Ltd and CSIRO Land and Water as part of the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study. The final technical report was published in July 2007.

Use Cases

• Training or validating remote sensing algorithms for substrate classification based on spectral signatures.
• Studying changes in marine and coastal features in relation to natural and anthropogenic processes, as referenced in the report.
• Benchmarking spectral matching techniques for aquatic environments using a standardized library.

Strengths

• Data is part of a formal technical report (ACWS Technical Report No.6) with a clear citation.
• Hosted within the authoritative National Spectral Database managed by Geoscience Australia.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias specific to Adelaide coastal waters in 2003.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via the National Spectral Database (Geoscience Australia).

Collection Method

Remote sensing study, likely involving spectral measurement of aquatic substrates.

Time Range

2003

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 05:39:08.398290; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Adelaide coastal waters, Australia.