Northern Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria coastline was surveyed following mass mangrove dieback events in 1982 and 2015. The project, commissioned by the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, produced aerial and satellite imagery, environmental surveys, and a technical report. Data outputs are managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, with metadata last updated in July 2026.
Use Cases
- Mapping the extent of mangrove dieback based on aerial survey imagery.
- Analyzing environmental triggers for coastal ecosystem collapse based on field survey data.
- Developing rapid response plans for coastal protection based on satellite imagery analysis.
- Informing long-term sustainability policy for marine ecosystems based on the project's technical report.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific, large-scale (~80 km²) ecological event in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
- Planned outputs include multiple data types (imagery, spatial, tabular, written report) for a holistic view.
- Project is part of a structured NESP Marine and Coastal Hub study with a defined timeline (2024-2026).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is a future date (2026-07-14).
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Aerial surveys, satellite imagery analysis, and field surveys commissioned by the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.
- Time Range
- Project period 2024-2026, studying events from 1982 and 2015.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-14 07:24:08.277908; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Gulf of Carpentaria and northern Australia shorelines.