OzEstuaries online GIS

Note: This metadata describes the dataset in accordance with the ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council) Core Metadata Guidelines Version 2.

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Dataset citation

ANZLIC unique identifier: ANZCW0703005721

Title: OzEstuaries online GIS

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Custodian

Custodian: Geoscience Australia

Jurisdiction: Australia

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The OzEstuaries online GIS contains data for Australian estuaries (coastal waterways) and for oceans in the Australian region. Estuaries data include geomorphic habitat mapping, estuary condition, colour composite images (Landsat, MODIS and Quickbird satellite imagery and aerial photography), benthic classifications (from Landsat satellite imagery), bathymetry and population centres. Oceanic data include dissolved organic matter, chlorophyll concentration, suspended solids concentration and sea surface temperature (using MODIS satellite imagery) and bathymetry.

The GIS provides facilities to search for and zoom to estuaries, integrate mapping and imagery datasets, and retrieve statistical information from the OzEstuaries database; allowing users to view spatial and statistical information. The oceanic imagery provides a regional context for coastal waterways.

The GIS is part of Geoscience Australia's contribution to the Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management (Coastal CRC). The geomorphic habitat mapping was conducted by Geoscience Australia for the National Land and Water Resources Audit, and is also part of Geoscience Australia's contribution to the Coastal CRC.

ANZLIC search words:

ECOLOGY Habitat Mapping
GEOSCIENCES Geomorphology Mapping
MARINE Coasts Mapping
MARINE Estuaries Classification
MARINE Estuaries Mapping
MARINE Human Impacts Classification
OCEANOGRAPHY Physical Monitoring
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Aerial Monitoring
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Satellite Monitoring

Spatial domain:

locality map

Geographic extent name: WORLD OCEAN - WORLD OCEAN - Ocean and Sea Regions - Australia

Geographic extent name: AUSTRALIA EXCLUDING EXTERNAL TERRITORIES - AUS - Australia - Australia

Geographic extent polygon: 106 -8, 160 -8, 160 -47, 106 -47, 106 -8,

Note: The format for each Geographic extent name is: Name - Identifier - Category - Jurisdiction (as appropriate) See GEN Register

Geographic bounding box:: North bounding latitude: -8 °; South bounding latitude: -47 °; East bounding longitude: 160 °; West bounding longitude: 106 °

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Data currency

Beginning date: Not Known

Ending date: Not Known

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Dataset status

Progress: In Progress

Maintenance and update frequency: Not Known

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Access

Stored data format:: DIGITAL - tif Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) - including GeoTIFF Lambert Conformal Conic WGS84; DIGITAL - shp ArcView shape file ArcView Lambert Conformal Conic WGS84; DIGITAL - ecw ER Mapper Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (ECW) Lambert Conformal Conic WGS84