VCMP Sites: Coastal Erosion Indicators for Victoria's Beaches

A geospatial dataset from the Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program (VCMP) describing beach erosion using five statistics and a combined indicator. The data is derived from satellite shorelines (1988-2021) and drone surveys (last 2 years) across monitored sites along Victoria's coastline. It is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term coastal change based on satellite-derived shoreline data from 1988 to 2021.
• Assessing recent erosion hotspots based on short-term change and eroding shoreline ratios from drone surveys.
• Comparing erosion vulnerability across sites using the combined Coastal Erosion Indicator value.
• Monitoring dune and cliff line retreat based on backshore erosion statistics.

Strengths

• Integrates multiple data sources: long-term satellite data (1988-2021) and recent high-resolution drone surveys.
• Provides a multi-faceted assessment through five specific erosion statistics combined into a single indicator.
• Data collection follows a documented methodology with a stated horizontal-vertical uncertainty of 0.1 m or better.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic coverage is limited to monitored sites along Victoria's coastline.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia)

Collection Method

Statistics calculated from Digital Earth Australia satellite shorelines and VCMP drone survey data processed within the Propeller platform.

Time Range

Long-term data from 1988 to 2021; short-term statistics from the last 2 years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-14 23:32:14.681814; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Monitored sites along Victoria's coastline, Australia.