Coastal Sediment Cell Boundaries For Western Australia

Sediment cells are discrete coastal areas where sediment exchange processes connect marine and terrestrial landforms. This dataset from the Department of Transport defines these natural management units for Western Australia, represented as two-dimensional polygon boundaries.

Use Cases

• Map sediment transport pathways and cell boundaries for coastal erosion modeling.
• Analyze sediment source and sink relationships across jurisdictional boundaries.
• Identify coastal areas for sediment budget calculations and management planning.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Coastal Information unit of the Department of Transport.
• Polygon format is suitable for representing two-dimensional sediment transport processes.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY license for reuse.

Limitations

• No attribute columns or sample data are available to describe the polygon features.
• The spatial coverage is limited to Western Australia (WA).
• Dataset size and row counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.

Provenance

Source

Coastal Information, Department of Transport

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia, Australia