Geomorphic Features of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, 2006

October 2006 outlines of geomorphic units for Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, compiled by Geoscience Australia. The dataset provides the maximum extent of seabed features, including offshore island territories, to serve as surrogates for benthic habitats. It includes attributes such as unit names, source, feature codes, province codes, area, and perimeter.

Use Cases

• Constructing seabed bioregionalisations based on geomorphic unit outlines.
• Modeling benthic habitats using geomorphic features as surrogates.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution and characteristics of seabed provinces based on feature and province codes.
• Calculating environmental management metrics based on the area and perimeter of each geomorphic unit.

Strengths

• Compiled by Geoscience Australia, a national geoscience agency.
• Includes attribute data such as unit names, source, codes, area, and perimeter.
• Accompanied by a formal Geoscience Australia Record (2003/30).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified; the underlying data compilation is from 2006.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Compiled as part of an integrated digital information system for ocean environmental management.

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:48:21.885609; underlying data from 2006.

Geography

Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, including offshore island territories.