Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for Bolivar, 2001

A 2001 spectral library of aquatic substrates from Bolivar, Australia, hosted in the National Spectral Database. The data was collected as part of a remote sensing study for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study Steering Committee, with a final report published in 2007. The dataset is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Classifying marine and coastal features based on spectral signatures.
• Monitoring changes in aquatic substrates related to natural or anthropogenic processes.
• Calibrating or validating remote sensing models for coastal water studies.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative National Spectral Database.
• Associated with a published technical report from a government study.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, National Spectral Database

Collection Method

Remote sensing study, likely involving spectral measurements.

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 20:07:46.322675; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bolivar, Australia