Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library for South West Australia, 2008

Geoscience Australia hosts this spectral library for aquatic substrates in the National Spectral Database. The data was collected in 2008 on the south coast of Western Australia. It was created by researchers from Geoscience Australia and cited in a report on remote sensing of previously unmapped marine habitats.

Use Cases

• Classifying marine habitats based on spectral reflectance signatures.
• Training remote sensing models for aquatic substrate mapping.
• Validating satellite-derived bathymetry and water quality products.
• Studying the spectral properties of benthic environments in Western Australia.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative National Spectral Database managed by Geoscience Australia.
• The dataset is cited in a peer-reviewed scientific publication (DOI: 10.3390/rs12142247).

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 the specific survey area in Western Australia.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Remote sensing data collection, likely via field spectrometers.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:33:56.288489; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South coast of Western Australia