Satellite-Derived Bathymetry for Kimberley Region and WA Reefs

Geoscience Australia contracted EOMAP to provide high-resolution (10m) Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB) for Priority Australian Seabed Mapping Sites. The dataset covers an area within the Kimberley Region in Western Australia, including Ashmore Reef, Browse Island, Cartier Island, Clerke Reef, Cunningham Island, Mermaid Reef, Scott Reef, and Seringapatam Reef. These data provide an environmental baseline for long-term monitoring and management of Marine Parks.

Use Cases

• Navigation planning based on high-resolution bathymetric maps.
• Ecological research of benthic habitats based on shallow water zone mapping.
• Environmental modelling for climate change impact monitoring based on georeferenced bathymetry data.
• Management and conservation of Marine Parks based on the provided environmental baseline information.

Strengths

• High-resolution (10m) data derived from multispectral satellite imagery.
• Physics-based inversion method used for quantitative bathymetry information.
• Covers multiple specific reefs and islands within the Kimberley Region.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

EOMAP Australia Pty Ltd, derived from European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite sensor.

Collection Method

Physics-based inversion method applied to multispectral satellite data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 02:43:47.057702; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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