PCIMP: Sediment Monitoring in South Trees Inlet, 2006-2014

From December 2006 to June 2014, sensors collected sediment data in South Trees Inlet as part of the Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program. The data was collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network and published on the data.gov.au platform. The dataset's last metadata update was recorded on 5 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term sediment trends based on the multi-year time-series collection.
• Model coastal water quality based on inferred sediment sensor measurements.
• Assess environmental impact in a specific inlet based on the geographic focus of the monitoring program.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over 7.5 years, from December 2006 to June 2014.
• Focus is on a specific geographic zone (South Trees Inlet) for localized analysis.
• Managed and published by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified as the collection period ended in 2014.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by sensors deployed as part of the Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program (PCIMP).

Time Range

From 01 Dec 2006 to 01 Jun 2014

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-06-05 06:14:13.640671; primary data collection ended in 2014.

Geography

Port Curtis, Zone 09a - South Trees Inlet (lower), Australia