Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for Adelaide Coastal Waters, 2003

A spectral library of aquatic substrates from the Adelaide Coastal Waters, collected in 2003 and hosted in the National Spectral Database. The data was produced by David Blackburn Environmental Pty Ltd and CSIRO Land and Water for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study. The final technical report was published in July 2007.

Use Cases

• Calibrating remote sensing algorithms for water quality based on spectral signatures.
• Mapping benthic habitats and substrate types in coastal regions.
• Studying changes in coastal features in relation to natural and anthropogenic processes.
• Developing spectral classification models for marine and coastal features.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative National Spectral Database managed by Geoscience Australia.
• Associated with a specific, cited technical report (ACWS Technical Report No.6) providing context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, National Spectral Database

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2003

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 19:13:03.853737; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Adelaide Coastal Waters, Australia