Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for Bolivar, 2001

A 2001 spectral library for aquatic substrates in Bolivar, part of the Australian National Spectral Database. The data was used in a 2007 remote sensing study of marine and coastal features for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Classify aquatic substrate types based on spectral signatures.
• Monitor coastal environmental changes based on spectral reflectance data.
• Train remote sensing models for marine feature detection.
• Calibrate satellite imagery for coastal water studies.

Strengths

• Part of the authoritative Australian National Spectral Database.
• Linked to a published technical report from the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study.
• Last updated metadata date is 2026-04-10.

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 bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on Bolivar.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, National Spectral Database.

Collection Method

Remote sensing data collection, likely from satellite or airborne sensors.

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:47:20.396951; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bolivar, Australia (coastal/marine).