Australia's Kimberley Marine Park contains a 30 m resolution bathymetry grid and derived morphological surfaces. The dataset uses a semi-hierarchical classification scheme dividing seafloor slope into three categories: Plain (<2°), Slope (2-10°), and Escarpment (>10°). Geoscience Australia developed this data to support the management of the Commonwealth marine park network.
Use Cases
- Map seafloor habitats based on slope-derived morphological surface categories.
- Analyze bathymetric features for marine park management planning.
- Support ecological interpretations and 'eco-narrative' development for marine parks.
- Integrate high-resolution depth models into broader marine environmental assessments.
Strengths
- High-resolution 30 m bathymetry grid.
- Derived morphological surfaces based on a published two-part classification scheme.
- Data supports the management of a specific marine park within Australia's 3.3 million square kilometre network.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2026-05-05 00:35:13.777601; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia, using the Beaman and Spinoccia (2018) 30 m depth model.
- Collection Method
- Applied a semi-hierarchical seafloor classification scheme to an existing bathymetric grid.
- Freshness
- 2026-05-05 00:35:13.777601
- Geography
- Kimberley Marine Park, Australia.