Shark Bay Topographic Map with Satellite Imagery Overlay

The Shark Bay Special Topographic Map covers an area of about 160 by 238 kilometers. It contains natural and constructed features including roads, vegetation, hydrography, and contours for the Francois Peron National Park and Shark Bay Marine Park. The map series covers all of Australia with 513 maps, with currency ranging from 1995 to 2009.

Use Cases

• Plan tourism infrastructure based on the overlay of major roads and tourism features.
• Analyze land cover change using the combination of topographic contours and satellite imagery.
• Model hydrological features based on the described hydrography data.
• Delimit administrative boundaries for conservation areas based on the included boundary data.

Strengths

• Covers a specific area of about 160 by 238 kilometers with detailed 50-meter contour intervals.
• Provides dual perspectives with a standard topographic map on one side and a satellite image overlay on the reverse.
• Part of a series of 513 maps covering the whole of Australia.
• 95% of maps in the series have a reliability date of 1994 or later.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data currency ranges from 1995 to 2009; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• The specific row count and sample data are unavailable, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Time Range

1995 to 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:21:37.031570; individual map currency ranges from 1995 to 2009.

Geography

Shark Bay region, Western Australia, covering Francois Peron National Park and Shark Bay Marine Park.