Heron Island Depth Data From September 2012

Heron Island depth data collected on 09 September 2012 by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network. The data is part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project, managed by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing coastal bathymetry changes based on depth measurements.
• Calibrating remote sensing models for shallow-water environments based on in-situ sensor data.
• Supporting habitat mapping for coral reef ecosystems based on depth profiles.
• Validating hydrodynamic models for the Great Barrier Reef region based on observational data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the established Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project.
• Managed by the national Australian Integrated Marine Observing System.

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

Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by a wireless sensor network facility.

Time Range

09 September 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 00:25:27.729696; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia