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

Shark Bay in Western Australia is covered by this bathymetry dataset derived from multispectral satellite data. The data was acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite between January 2017 and December 2020 and processed by the University of Western Australia. It provides an environmental baseline for long-term monitoring and management of the shallow water zone.

Use Cases

• Modeling shallow water bathymetry based on multispectral satellite reflectance data.
• Establishing environmental baselines for long-term coastal monitoring programs.
• Supporting marine spatial planning and management based on geospatial data layers.
• Analyzing changes in coastal morphology over the 2017-2020 time period.

Strengths

• Data derived from a multi-year time series (2017-2020) of satellite observations.
• Processed following a published scientific workflow (Lebrec et al., 2021).
• Provides essential baseline information for a defined geographic area (Shark Bay).

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.

Provenance

Source

University of Western Australia, published via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Derived from Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite sensor data using the workflow of Lebrec et al. (2021).

Time Range

January 2017 to December 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:27:34.190377; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Shark Bay, Western Australia