Geomorphic Features of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, 2006

Geoscience Australia compiled outlines for the maximum extent of geomorphic units within Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, including offshore island territories. The data set includes unit names, source information, feature codes, province codes, area, and perimeter for each unit. It was published in October 2006 and is accompanied by Geoscience Australia Record 2003/30.

Use Cases

• Construct seabed bioregionalisations based on geomorphic unit outlines.
• Model benthic habitats using geomorphic features as spatial surrogates.
• Analyze the area and perimeter of marine geomorphic provinces for environmental management.

Strengths

• Data covers Australia's entire Exclusive Economic Zone, including offshore island territories.
• Includes polygon attributes such as area, perimeter, feature codes, and province codes.
• Compiled by Geoscience Australia as part of an integrated digital information system for ocean resource management.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data was last updated in October 2006; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Compiled as part of an integrated digital information system.

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Updated October 2006.

Geography

Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, including offshore island territories (excluding Australian Antarctic Territory).