Shark Bay Topographic and Satellite Map for a World Heritage Area

513 maps cover the whole of Australia, with 95% having a reliability date of 1994 or later. This specific map covers a 160 by 238 kilometer area of Shark Bay, depicting natural and constructed features like roads, vegetation, and contours. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides the map in JPEG, HTML, and PDF formats, with currency ranging from 1995 to 2009.

Use Cases

• Analyze land cover and vegetation patterns based on the described topographic features.
• Plan tourism infrastructure based on the overlay of major roads and tourism features on the satellite image.
• Study coastal and marine park boundaries based on the included administrative boundaries for the national and marine parks.
• Conduct historical landscape change analysis using the map series currency ranging from 1995 to 2009.

Strengths

• Covers a large 160 by 238 kilometer area with detailed 50-meter contour intervals.
• Part of a series of 513 maps providing coverage for the whole of Australia.
• Provides dual perspectives with a standard topographic map on one side and a satellite image overlay on the reverse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data currency ranges from 1995 to 2009, which may limit analysis of recent changes.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely produced by national mapping agencies as part of a topographic series.

Time Range

1995 to 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 05:54:49.485420; freshness should be verified

Geography

Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia, including Francois Peron National Park and Shark Bay Marine Park