ISC2010 Bank Condition: Statistical Summary of River Bank Erosion in Victoria

The ISC2010_BANK_CONDITION_S table provides a statistical summary of the Bank Condition Metric, which assesses the proportion of river banks eroding above expected rates. The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) developed this data using remote sensing from a 2010-13 state-wide mapping project. It is designed to join to a river centerlines feature class for spatial analysis.

Use Cases

• Assessing river bank erosion rates based on the Bank Condition Metric.
• Joining statistical summaries to spatial river centerline data for integrated analysis.
• Monitoring changes in physical stream form over time using remote sensing-derived metrics.
• Analyzing the relationship between riparian vegetation and bank stability using linked raster and vector data.

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution remote sensing data including 15cm aerial photography and multi-pulse LiDAR.
• Part of a systematic, state-wide mapping project conducted from 2010 to 2013.
• Data is structured for integration, designed to join to a river centerlines feature class.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset covers only the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation metrics; other Index of Stream Condition metrics were derived from other sources.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (formerly Department of Environment and Primary Industries).

Collection Method

Remote sensing methodology using LiDAR and aerial photography, as described in the project report 'Aerial Remote Sensing for Physical Channel Form and Riparian Vegetation Mapping'.

Time Range

Data collection and mapping project undertaken from 2010 to 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 21:58:23.878605; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Victoria, Australia.