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Seabed Classification

Created 18/03/2026

Updated 18/03/2026

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This record contains products classified from seabed data collected on the NSW continental shelf. Classifications of seabed features (e.g. landforms) and composition (e.g. substrates) have been interpreted using bathymetry and backscatter/reflectance data sourced from multibeam echosounders, side-scan sonars, and airborne laser bathymetry. Towed underwater video and sediment sampling data are used, where available, to validate the interpretation of seabed types. The seabed classification products are intended to provide fundamental baseline data on the character and composition of the seabed to inform ongoing management and research of the NSW continental shelf environments.

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Title Seabed Classification
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/7516720a-cc8e-4c8c-87df-3a883ef47a30
Remote Last Updated 13/03/2026
Contact Point
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
?datansw@customerservice.nsw.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/2005 - 02/03/2026
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        149.63379,
        -37.78374
      ],
      [
        149.63379,
        -28.06713
      ],
      [
        155.1709,
        -28.06713
      ],
      [
        155.1709,
        -37.78374
      ],
      [
        149.63379,
        -37.78374
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on DataNSW "Seabed Classification". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-seabed-classification