Port Phillip Bay Seagrass Habitat Mapping from April 2008 Aerial Photography

A polygon layer maps seagrass habitat at nine regions in Port Phillip Bay in April 2008. The mapping was undertaken for the Baywide Seagrass Monitoring Program by the Port of Melbourne Corporation. The dataset is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.

Use Cases

• Analyze seagrass distribution patterns based on mapped habitat polygons.
• Monitor changes in marine ecosystems based on the 2008 baseline mapping.
• Support environmental impact assessments for coastal projects based on habitat data.
• Integrate seagrass coverage into broader coastal management GIS models.

Strengths

• Data is derived from aerial photography, likely providing visual verification.
• Mapping covers nine specific assessment regions within Port Phillip Bay.
• Dataset is associated with a formal monitoring program (Baywide Seagrass Monitoring Program).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single snapshot in April 2008; temporal coverage is limited.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Mapped from aerial photography for the Baywide Seagrass Monitoring Program.

Time Range

April 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 04:25:54.517751; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nine regions in Port Phillip Bay, Australia.