Aquatic Substrate Library for Lihou Reef, 2008

The National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library hosts spectral data collected for habitat mapping in Commonwealth marine protected areas. The data was generated by CSIRO researchers in 2008 for a project on remote sensing for habitat mapping and change detection in tropical marine areas. The specific record pertains to Lihou Reef.

Use Cases

• Habitat mapping in marine protected areas based on spectral reflectance data.
• Change detection in tropical marine ecosystems based on remote sensing data.
• Analysis of aquatic substrate types using spectral signatures.
• Development of remote sensing methodologies for marine conservation.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative National Spectral Database (NSD) managed by CSIRO.
• Associated with a detailed 135-page report from a specific 2009 project.
• Focuses on a specific geographic location (Lihou Reef) and year (2008).

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO National research Flagships, Wealth from Oceans.

Collection Method

Remote sensing data collection for habitat mapping.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 15:09:14.004236; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lihou Reef, Australia (Commonwealth marine protected areas).