Shark Bay Satellite-Derived Bathymetry from Sentinel-2, 2017-2020

A time series of multispectral satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 sensor, acquired between January 2017 and December 2020, was processed to derive bathymetry for Shark Bay in Western Australia. The dataset was produced by the University of Western Australia to support student research projects. These geospatial layers provide baseline information for long-term environmental monitoring and management.

Use Cases

• Monitor shallow water zone changes based on satellite-derived bathymetry
• Establish environmental baseline information for long-term coastal management
• Support research projects on coastal geomorphology and habitat mapping
• Analyze socioeconomic impacts of coastal changes using bathymetric data

Strengths

• Data spans a four-year time series from 2017 to 2020
• Derived from multispectral satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 sensor
• Processed following a published scientific workflow (Lebrec et al., 2021)

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes, limiting its application scope

Provenance

Source

University of Western Australia

Collection Method

Derived from multispectral satellite data following the workflow of Lebrec et al. (2021)

Time Range

January 2017 to December 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 01:45:39.018817; freshness should be verified

Geography

Shark Bay in Western Australia