An ESRI web map service provides geospatial seabed information for Flinders Reefs within the Coral Sea Marine Park. The service is based on a data product published by McNeil et al. in 2023 (eCat Record 147998). It is intended for use by marine park managers, regulators, and the general public.
Use Cases
- Marine habitat mapping based on seabed morphology and geomorphology layers
- Marine park zoning and management planning based on detailed seabed features
- Environmental impact assessments for activities near Flinders Reefs based on geospatial seabed data
- Public education and outreach about reef structure using visual map services
Strengths
- Data is derived from a published scientific product (McNeil et al., 2023; eCat Record 147998)
- Service is hosted as an ESRI web map, facilitating direct geospatial access and visualization
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Published scientific data product (McNeil et al., 2023)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 21:45:38.820279; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Flinders Reefs within the Coral Sea Marine Park, north-eastern Australia