[email protected] published this dataset on the condition of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage site. It assesses the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and notes the overall condition of some key attributes is poor, with many deteriorating since the site's listing in 1981. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-27.
Use Cases
- Track changes in reef condition over time based on the mention of deterioration since 1981.
- Assess the status of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) attributes based on the description of their condition.
- Model environmental pressures on World Heritage sites based on the reported decline in key attributes.
- Inform conservation policy and reporting based on the official state of the environment assessment.
Strengths
- Published by the Queensland government's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, an authoritative source.
- Explicitly references a specific assessment year (2017) and a historical benchmark (1981).
- Available under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Time Range
- Assessment from 2017, with reference to trends since 1981.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-27 14:31:47.246374; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia.