NSW Land Use 2017: Statewide Mapping of Agriculture, Forestry, and Urban Development
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water produced this land use dataset capturing how the New South Wales landscape was used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure, and urban development in September 2017. Version 1.5, published in December 2023, incorporates fine-scale mapping for regions like the Central Coast and Illawarra, enhanced horticulture data, and an updated road network. The mapping is based on aerial and satellite imagery, ancillary datasets like cadastre and land zoning, and was captured using GIS software at a scale of 1:8,000 or better.