3D Coastal Seabed Models for Keppel Bay and Fitzroy River, Australia

Geoscience Australia produced free Web-viewable 3D models of coastal seabed characteristics. The models integrate spatial data including DEMs, multibeam bathymetry, sediment samples, benthic habitats, and satellite imagery. They use the open-source ISO standard Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) file format.

Use Cases

• Visualizing seabed topography based on integrated DEMs and multibeam bathymetry
• Analyzing benthic habitat distribution within a 3D spatial context
• Integrating sediment sample data with satellite imagery for coastal studies
• Sharing 3D coastal data models via the Web using VRML format

Strengths

• Models integrate multiple spatial data types including DEMs, bathymetry, sediment samples, habitats, and imagery
• Uses an open-source and ISO standard file format (VRML)
• Designed for easy transfer to end users via the Web

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia via Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely produced by integrating spatial datasets for visualization.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 14:38:22.522052; freshness should be verified

Geography

Keppel Bay and Fitzroy River area in Queensland, Australia