990 existing Queensland shipwreck entries were updated since 2012. The dataset includes 39 new Queensland shipwrecks, 52 new aircraft entries, and 12 new relic entries added to the Australian National Shipwreck Database. It is provided by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
Use Cases
- Mapping the distribution of historic shipwrecks based on entries in the Australian National Shipwreck Database.
- Analyzing the growth of recorded maritime heritage sites based on the addition of new shipwreck, aircraft, and relic entries.
- Studying the preservation and cataloging efforts for Queensland's underwater cultural heritage based on the update of nearly a thousand existing records.
Strengths
- 990 existing Queensland shipwreck entries were updated, indicating a significant maintenance effort.
- The dataset includes 39 new shipwrecks, 52 new aircraft, and 12 new relics, showing recent additions to the inventory.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (Queensland Government)
- Collection Method
- Updates and additions to the Australian National Shipwreck Database.
- Time Range
- Activity since 2012.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-27 14:28:09.167829; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Queensland, Australia.