Multiple regional surveys between 2005 and 2013 mapped inshore benthic habitats across South Australia, including the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, and Kangaroo Island. The data combines habitat boundaries interpreted from ortho-rectified aerial photographs with field observations, underwater video footage, acoustic mapping, and sidescan sonar. It was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network as part of a DEWNR statewide project.
Use Cases
- Map and monitor coastal habitat changes based on aerial and acoustic survey data.
- Model species distribution based on habitat boundaries and species-specific information.
- Inform marine spatial planning and conservation efforts using interpreted habitat boundaries.
Strengths
- Combines multiple data collection methods including aerial photography, underwater video, and acoustic mapping.
- Covers several distinct South Australian regions over a multi-year period from 2005 to 2013.
- Includes species-specific information for the Kangaroo Island data added in 2013.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific survey periods for each region.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Habitat boundaries interpreted from ortho-rectified aerial photographs, supplemented by field observations, underwater video, acoustic mapping, and sidescan sonar.
- Time Range
- 2005 to 2013, with specific regional surveys between 2005-2007, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2013.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 21:56:53.941779; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- South Australian inshore environments, including Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, Upper Spencer Gulf, Upper Gulf St Vincent, South East, and Kangaroo Island.