Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island Marine Parks Satellite-Derived Bathymetry

Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island Marine Parks in Western Australia have high-resolution bathymetry data derived from WorldView-3 satellite imagery. The Australian Government acquired this dataset in 2022-2023 through the Marine Parks Grant - Round 3, processed by EOMAP using a physics-based inversion method. It provides an essential environmental baseline for long-term monitoring, management, and ecological research in these shallow water zones.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion and habitat changes based on high-resolution bathymetric maps.
• Planning marine conservation zones based on detailed seafloor topography.
• Supporting ecological research on benthic habitats using georeferenced environmental data.
• Assessing climate change impacts on shallow marine ecosystems using baseline maps.

Strengths

• Data was acquired using high-resolution WorldView-3 satellite sensor imagery.
• Processing employed a quantitative physics-based inversion method for bathymetry derivation.
• Dataset serves as an essential environmental baseline for long-term monitoring, as stated in the description.

Limitations

• Dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes, limiting its application scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Derived by EOMAP from multispectral satellite data using a physics-based inversion method.

Time Range

Acquired in 2022-2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:02:32.037393; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island Marine Parks, Western Australia