Corangamite Coast Marine Habitat Map from Aerial and Video Survey

A polygon layer represents shallow marine habitats in the Corangamite catchment coastal region. The mapping was funded by the Natural Heritage Trust and combines datasets for east and west Corangamite into a single layer. The data was created from aerial photography and underwater video ground-truthing.

Use Cases

• Asset identification for marine habitats based on mapped polygon features
• Risk assessment for nearshore environments based on habitat type and location
• Establishing management action targets using the combined east and west region datasets

Strengths

• Data combines two regional datasets into a single layer for unified analysis
• Mapping methodology includes aerial photography and underwater video ground-truthing
• Funded by the Natural Heritage Trust for informed decision-making

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last updated 2026-04-09 04:48:45.971207; freshness should be verified

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Mapped from aerial photography and underwater video ground-truthing.

Time Range

December 2009

Geography

Corangamite catchment coastal region