2010 Index of Stream Condition: Bank Full Width for Victorian Rivers

A 2010-13 state-wide mapping project in Victoria, Australia, created this geospatial dataset representing the bank full width for river reaches. The Department of Environment and Primary Industries developed the methodology using remote sensing data, specifically 15cm aerial photography and LiDAR, to assess the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation components of the Index of Stream Condition. The dataset includes polygon features and is part of a broader collection of vector, raster, and tabular metric products.

Use Cases

• Assessing river channel physical form based on mapped bank full width features.
• Monitoring changes in riparian vegetation metrics using derived raster data on vegetation height and cover.
• Supporting state-wide environmental reporting for the Index of Stream Condition based on the 2010-13 mapping project.
• Modeling floodplain extent and river morphology using the derived Digital Terrain Models and slope rasters.

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution remote sensing data, including 15cm aerial photography and four-return multi-pulse LiDAR.
• Part of a systematic, state-wide mapping project conducted over a defined period (2010-2013).
• Released under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (formerly Department of Environment and Primary Industries), 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 02:57:59.864131; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia