ISC 2010: Bankfull Width Summary for Victorian Rivers from Remote Sensing

A statistical summary table for the Bankfull Width metric, part of the 2010 Index of Stream Condition assessment for Victoria. The Department of Environment and Primary Industries developed the data using remote sensing from 15cm aerial photography and multi-pulse LiDAR collected between 2010 and 2013. The project focused on mapping Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation metrics for river condition.

Use Cases

• Assessing river channel morphology based on bankfull width statistics.
• Monitoring changes in riparian vegetation using derived metrics from LiDAR and aerial photography.
• Supporting state-wide environmental reporting for the Index of Stream Condition.
• Modeling floodplain dynamics and habitat suitability based on physical form metrics.

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution 15cm true color and infrared aerial photography.
• Uses four-return multi-pulse LiDAR data for detailed terrain and vegetation modeling.
• Part of a state-wide mapping project with a defined methodology documented in a project report.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data represents a snapshot from a 2010-2013 project; current conditions may differ.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia).

Collection Method

Remote sensing and mapping 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

2010-2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 01:44:40.239314; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia