Surficial cover facies maps for the Great Barrier Reef, specifically Davies and Myrmidon Reefs. The dataset is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network on the data_gov_au platform. It was last updated on 2026-06-16 17:25:37.981805.
Use Cases
- Training a model to classify benthic habitat types from geospatial data (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Analyzing spatial patterns of coral cover for conservation planning (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Monitoring changes in reef facies over time when combined with temporal data (inferred from domain, verify after download)
Strengths
- Published on the data_gov_au platform.
- Last updated on 2026-06-16 17:25:37.981805.
- Focuses on specific, named reefs (Davies and Myrmidon Reefs).
Limitations
- Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 17:25:37.981805; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Davies and Myrmidon Reefs)