Great Barrier Reef Surficial Cover Facies Maps for Wheeler, Viper, and E Stanley Reefs

Surficial cover facies maps for three reefs within the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. The dataset is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network on data.gov.au and was last updated on 2026-06-27. The specific data format and content require verification after download.

Use Cases

• Training a model to classify reef 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)
• Benchmarking remote sensing algorithms for benthic mapping (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the authoritative data.gov.au platform.
• Managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized data aggregator.
• Last updated on 2026-06-27 18:50:57.076161.

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

Collection Method

Likely derived from remote sensing or field survey data, but methodology is unspecified.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 18:50:57.076161; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, specifically Wheeler, Viper, and E Stanley Reefs.