This dataset maps the geomorphic habitat environments (facies) for 54 Victorian coastal waterways. The classification system contains 11 easily identifiable and representative environments: Barrier/back-barrier, Central Basin, Channel, Coral, Flood- and Ebb-tide Delta, Fluvial (bay-head) Delta, Intertidal Flats, Mangrove, Rocky Reef, Saltmarsh/Saltflat, Tidal Sand Banks (and Unassigned). These types represent habitats found across all coastal systems in Australia. Most of the 54 coastal waterways have a "Modified" environmental condition (as opposed to "Near Pristine"), according to the National Land and Water Resources Audit definition.
Search Words:
Oceans
Publication Date:
28 July 2020
Dataset Status:
complete
Completeness Verification: complete
Progress:
Completed
Access Constraint:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
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Data Existence:
Metadata Name
Descriptions
Resource Name:
WATERWAYS_GEOMORPHIC_HABITAT
Title:
Waterways Geomorphic Habitat
Anzlic ID:
ANZVI0803008672
Custodian:
Owner:
Jurisdiction:
Victoria
Abstract:
This dataset maps the geomorphic habitat environments (facies) for 54 Victorian coastal waterways. The classification system contains 11 easily identifiable and representative environments: Barrier/back-barrier, Central Basin, Channel, Coral, Flood- and Ebb-tide Delta, Fluvial (bay-head) Delta, Intertidal Flats, Mangrove, Rocky Reef, Saltmarsh/Saltflat, Tidal Sand Banks (and Unassigned). These types represent habitats found across all coastal systems in Australia. Most of the 54 coastal waterways have a "Modified" environmental condition (as opposed to "Near Pristine"), according to the National Land and Water Resources Audit definition.
Search Words:
Oceans
Purpose:
Geographic Extent Polygon:
Geographic Bounding Box:
-34
141
150
-39
Beginning to Ending Date:
2005-01-01 - 2005-01-01
Maintainence and Update Frequency:
Not planned
Stored Data Format:
Available Format(s) Types:
Digital
Positional Accuracy:
Positional accuracy of dataset is consistent with the source Vicmap Digital dataset used.
Attribute Accuracy:
All polygon features have been populated for all victoria
Logical Consistency:
Validation for consistency and completeness for all items.
Data Source:
Dataset Source: Dyall, A., Tobin, G., Galinec, V., Creasey, J., Gallagher, J., Ryan, D.A., Heap, A.D., Murray, E. 2005. Victorian Coastal Waterways Geomorphic Habitat Mapping, Version 2 (1:100 000 scale digital data). Geoscience Australia, Canberra.
Dataset Originality: Derived
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