Seagrass Meadows in Wingan Inlet, Mapped from 1999 Aerial Photography

1999 aerial photography and ground-truthing were used to create this geospatial dataset. It contains polygons defining the spatial extent, species distribution, and density of seagrass meadows within Wingan Inlet. The dataset is provided by the Victorian Fisheries Authority and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping seagrass meadow boundaries based on the spatial extent polygons.
• Analyzing species distribution patterns within the seagrass habitat.
• Assessing habitat density for ecological health and conservation planning.
• Ground-truthing or validating remote sensing models for coastal vegetation.

Strengths

• Data is derived from aerial photography combined with ground-truthing, suggesting a validated mapping approach.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (TAB, MIF, GDB, SHP, DWG, DXF) for compatibility with various GIS tools.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-04-09 03:01:49.646606; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Victorian Fisheries Authority

Collection Method

Mapped from aerial photography and ground-truthing.

Time Range

1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 03:01:49.646606

Geography

Wingan Inlet