NR14 Coastal Geoscience Survey for Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy

The NR14 Coastal Environment Geoscience Survey project compiled basic coastal geoscientific information for Cape York Peninsula. It was undertaken by the Australian Ocean Data Network to produce a synthesis of the coastal zone's evolution and character. The project report includes methodology, data analyses, and completed GIS coverages.

Use Cases

• Model coastal erosion and stability based on identified areas of significant instability.
• Plan sustainable coastal development based on the assessment of oceanographic and meteorological processes.
• Analyze sedimentary deposits and coastal environments for geological research.
• Study Holocene evolution of the coastal zone for paleoenvironmental reconstruction.

Strengths

• Project synthesizes multiple aspects of coastal geoscience, including oceanographic processes, sedimentary deposits, and Holocene evolution.
• Report includes completed GIS coverages, suggesting geospatial data is available.
• Project was undertaken by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized data authority.

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 Cape York Peninsula study area.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Project utilized a wide variety of information and techniques to compile coastal geoscientific information.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 02:17:53.209525; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cape York Peninsula coastal zone