Sydenham Inlet Seagrass Meadows: Species Distribution and Density from 1999

1999 data from the Victorian Fisheries Authority defines the spatial extent, species distribution, and density of seagrass meadows within Sydenham Inlet. The data was created by mapping from aerial photography and ground-truthing. It is available in multiple geospatial formats under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map seagrass meadow spatial extent based on the polygon data.
• Analyze species distribution patterns within the inlet.
• Assess habitat density for ecological modeling or conservation planning.
• Ground-truth or validate remote sensing models using the field-verified data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from both aerial photography and ground-truthing, suggesting field validation.
• Available in 7 geospatial file formats (DWG, MIF, EXTENDED TAB, DXF, SHP, TAB, GDB) for flexibility.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single year (1999); temporal analysis requires more recent sources.

Provenance

Source

Victorian Fisheries Authority

Collection Method

Mapped from 1999 aerial photography and ground-truthing.

Time Range

1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 21:42:01.115531; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sydenham Inlet