NESP TWQ Project 3.1.2 - Improving water quality for the Great Barrier Reef and wetlands b

Project 3.1.2 of the NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub aimed to improve water quality for the Great Barrier Reef and wetlands by managing irrigation in sugarcane farming. The project, led by James Cook University and partners from 2017 to 2019, developed an automated irrigation system controlled by feedback from the IrrigWeb decision support tool. IrrigWeb generates optimal irrigation schedules by integrating climate, soil, and farm management data.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of automated irrigation schedules on nutrient runoff based on the IrrigWeb tool mentioned in the description
• Assessing progress towards 2025 water quality targets for the Great Barrier Reef based on the Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan referenced in the description
• Analyzing the relationship between climate, soil, and management regimes on irrigation efficiency as described by the project's methodology

Strengths

• Project conducted from 2017 to 2019, providing a defined multi-year study period.
• Focuses on a specific and critical ecosystem, the Great Barrier Reef, with clear water quality targets for 2025.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on Australian sugarcane regions.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Project involved developing and deploying an automated irrigation system using the IrrigWeb decision support tool, likely involving field sensors and models.

Time Range

2017-2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-16 02:04:19.432593; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef catchments, likely focusing on the Burdekin region in Queensland, Australia.