Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for Bolivar, 2001

Geoscience Australia hosts the Aquatic Substrate Library - Bolivar 2001 in the National Spectral Database. The dataset is cited in a 2007 technical report on remote sensing of marine and coastal features for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study. The record was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Calibrating remote sensing models for coastal water quality based on spectral signatures.
• Classifying marine and coastal substrate types from spectral data.
• Studying natural and anthropogenic changes in coastal environments using historical spectral references.

Strengths

• Dataset is part of the authoritative National Spectral Database managed by Geoscience Australia.
• Record metadata includes a specific citation to a published technical report from 2007.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the core data is from 2001, though the record was updated in 2026.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, National Spectral Database

Collection Method

Remote sensing study, likely involving spectral measurement.

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Record last updated 2026-04-30; core data is from 2001.

Geography

Bolivar, Australia (likely related to the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study).