Kimberley Region and WA Reefs Satellite-Derived Bathymetry at 10m Resolution

Satellite-derived bathymetry data for shallow waters in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, including Ashmore, Browse, and Scott Reefs. The dataset was created by EOMAP for Geoscience Australia using multispectral imagery from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite. It provides a high-resolution geospatial baseline for monitoring and managing Marine Parks.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion and sediment transport based on detailed shallow water bathymetry.
• Planning marine conservation zones based on benthic habitat maps derived from the satellite data.
• Assessing climate change impacts on reef systems using the provided environmental baseline data.
• Supporting ecological research and environmental modeling in the Kimberley Region's Marine Parks.

Strengths

• High 10-meter spatial resolution derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery.
• Covers multiple specific reef sites including Ashmore Reef, Browse Island, and Scott Reef.
• Processed using a physics-based inversion method for quantitative bathymetric information.

Limitations

• Dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes, limiting its application.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

EOMAP Australia Pty Ltd, contracted by Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Derived from multispectral satellite data using a physics-based inversion method.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:26:20.073328; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kimberley Region, Western Australia, including Ashmore Reef, Browse Island, Cartier Island, Clerke Reef, Cunningham Island, Mermaid Reef, Scott Reef, and Seringapatam Reef.