Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for Rottnest, Marmion, and Shoalwater 2006-2007

Harvey MJ (2009) developed this spectral library for classifying marine benthic habitats using hyperspectral imagery in oligotrophic, temperate waters. The data is part of the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library hosted by Geoscience Australia. The dataset's record was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Classifying marine benthic habitats based on hyperspectral reflectance signatures.
• Developing remote sensing techniques for oligotrophic, temperate coastal waters.
• Training machine learning models for substrate mapping using spectral libraries.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative National Spectral Database (NSD) managed by Geoscience Australia.
• The dataset is associated with a specific PhD thesis providing academic context.
• Record metadata includes a precise last update timestamp of 2026-04-30 14:01:17.940948.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Murdoch University (PhD thesis by Harvey MJ), hosted by Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Hyperspectral imagery collection for marine benthic habitat classification.

Time Range

2006-2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:01:17.940948; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rottnest, Marmion, and Shoalwater areas in Western Australia.