Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for South West Australia, 2008

A spectral library of aquatic substrates from the south coast of Western Australia, collected in 2008. The data is hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) and was produced by researchers from the National Research Flagship Wealth from Oceans. The record was last updated on 2026-06-04.

Use Cases

• Classifying marine habitats based on spectral signatures described in the source report.
• Developing remote sensing models for aquatic substrate mapping in coastal regions.
• Validating satellite-derived water quality or benthic cover estimates using in-situ spectral references.
• Studying the spectral properties of previously unmapped marine habitats in Western Australia.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative National Spectral Database (NSD) managed by Geoscience Australia.
• Has a specific temporal (2008) and geographic (south coast of Western Australia) focus.
• Includes a formal citation to a peer-reviewed publication (DOI: 10.3390/rs12142247).

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.
• Freshness should be verified; the metadata was updated in 2026 but the underlying data is from 2008.

Provenance

Source

Botha, E.J., Dekker, A.G., and Park, Y.J. (2009) via the Australian Ocean Data Network and Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Remote sensing data collection for marine habitat mapping, likely involving spectral measurements.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:02:20.300149; freshness should be verified

Geography

South coast of Western Australia