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Seagrass cover map for the optically complex waters of Moreton Bay, Queensland

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The aim of this study was to create a seagrass presence/absence map for the optically complex waters of Moreton Bay. The capability to map seagrass meadows in waters of varying clarity using a consistent and repeatable method is an invaluable resource for conservation and management of seagrass regionally and globally. The map was created using an adaptation of a Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud processing and machine learning algorithm which for seagrass, utilized citizen science spot check field data, Landsat 8 OLI imagery pulled directly from GEE, a bathymetry layer (30 m), slope derived from depth and a coral mask. This dataset consists of a shapefile that shows seagrass presence (≥ 25 % cover) and substrate mapped simultaneously for the turbid waters of the Western Bay coastline and the optically clear waters of the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. This record contains a snapshot of the data taken for use in Seamap Australia (a national benthic habitat map; https://seamapaustralia.org). View the original record at: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.937501

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Title Seagrass cover map for the optically complex waters of Moreton Bay, Queensland
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/25fa9f9b-19e6-4690-889f-36291db1be86
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
e.kovacs@uq.edu.au
Reference Period 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        152.946,
        -27.842
      ],
      [
        153.525,
        -27.842
      ],
      [
        153.525,
        -26.992
      ],
      [
        152.946,
        -26.992
      ],
      [
        152.946,
        -27.842
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Seagrass cover map for the optically complex waters of Moreton Bay, Queensland". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/seagrass-cover-map-for-the-optically-complex-waters-of-moreton-bay-queensland