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Derived data product DEA Intertidal

  • Time series data provides insights into dynamic coastal regions

  • Integrate with ecological and migratory species modelling

  • Incorporates Landsat and Sentinel-2 data

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Updated
Annually
Satellite data from
Landsat and Sentinel-2
Data since
2016
Last update
2024

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Dive into the dynamic coastal zone between land and sea

The DEA Intertidal product suite provides annual continental-scale elevation and exposure product layers for Australia’s exposed intertidal zone, mapped at a 10 m resolution from DEA’s archive of open-source Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellite data.

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DEA Intertidal Elevation, with low elevation values shown in dark colours and high elevation shown in light colours.

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Support coastal managers assess coastal impacts from extreme weather and inundation events, and shed light on historical erosion and sediment movements

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Map and model the ever-changing habitats of coastal fauna that inhabit the strand between terrestrial and marine environments

Why monitor the dynamic intertidal zone?

  • Use as baseline elevation data to assist coastal hazard impact assessment from extreme weather and inundation events

  • Investigate coastal erosion and sediment transport processes

  • Support habitat mapping and migratory species modelling for coastal ecosystems extending across the terrestrial to marine boundary

  • Integrate with existing topographic and bathymetric data to seamlessly map the elevation of the coastal zone

DEA Intertidal interactive map

Visit DEA Maps to get the full interactive map with DEA Intertidal and other DEA products.

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Dynamic data Understanding the coastal zone’s multiple dimensions with DEA Intertidal product suite

The Digital Earth Australia team have built a new intertidal product suite that captures our continent's dynamic coastal regions in unprecedented detail.

 

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