Shark Bay Topographic Map With Satellite Overlay

513 maps cover the entirety of Australia, with this sheet detailing a 160 km by 238 km area. It contains natural and constructed features like roads, vegetation, hydrography, and 50m contours for the Francois Peron National Park and Shark Bay Marine Park. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this map series, with currency ranging from 1995 to 2009.

Use Cases

• Analyze vegetation and hydrography features for habitat mapping and ecological studies.
• Plan road infrastructure and tourism facility development using the topographic and satellite overlay data.
• Delineate administrative boundaries for the national and marine parks for regulatory compliance mapping.
• Use the 50m contour intervals for terrain analysis and elevation modeling in the region.

Strengths

• Part of a national series of 513 maps providing consistent coverage.
• Map currency spans 1995 to 2009, with 95% having a reliability date of 1994 or later.
• Includes dual representations: standard topographic features and a satellite image overlay with roads and tourism features.

Limitations

• Primary data currency is over a decade old, potentially missing recent landscape changes.
• Specific row/record counts and detailed column schema for underlying vector data are unknown.
• File formats (PDF, JPEG, HTML) are primarily for visualization, not direct machine-readable analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Published topographic mapping, likely from government survey and satellite imagery.

Time Range

1995 to 2009

Freshness

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Geography

Shark Bay region, Western Australia, covering Francois Peron National Park and Shark Bay Marine Park (approx. 160km x 238km).