GBR Coastal Management Metadata Catalogue: GIS Datasets for Scenario Planning

A database of datasets relevant for coastal development scenarios and impact assessments in the Great Barrier Reef region. This catalogue lists all datasets sourced for project NERP TE 9.4, hosted at the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University. Each entry includes basic information, licensing details, and download links or contact points for the original GIS files.

Use Cases

• Identify relevant geospatial data sources for coastal impact assessments based on the described metadata catalogue.
• Facilitate data discovery for coastal development scenario planning based on the listed GIS datasets.
• Review licensing and access conditions for environmental datasets based on the included license and contact information.

Strengths

• Serves as a curated starting point for data discovery, as explicitly stated in the description.
• Includes metadata, licensing, and sourcing information for each listed dataset.
• Hosted and backed up weekly at a recognized research institution (James Cook University).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University

Collection Method

Datasets were sourced from a large and various number of sources and are presented in their raw condition.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 12:50:37.241758; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef region