ISC2010_WATER_BODIES_S: 2010 Victorian River Condition Statistical Summary

The ISC2010_WATER_BODIES_S table provides statistical summaries for the Water Bodies Metric at 100-meter sections. It was created by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) using remote sensing data, specifically 15cm aerial photography and multi-pulse LiDAR, collected during a state-wide mapping project from 2010 to 2013. The table is designed to join to a river centerlines feature class for analysis.

Use Cases

• Assessing physical stream bed and bank conditions based on Digital Terrain Model metrics
• Analyzing riparian vegetation health based on Vegetation Height and Cover raster-derived statistics
• Joining statistical summaries to river centerline geometries for spatial analysis
• Monitoring changes in river condition over time using a standardized 5-year assessment methodology

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution remote sensing data (15cm aerial photography and multi-pulse LiDAR)
• Part of a standardized 5-year assessment cycle for river condition in Victoria
• Designed for integration with a companion river centerlines geospatial feature class

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on Victoria

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

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

Mapping project undertaken 2010-2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:01:56.888338; freshness should be verified

Geography

Victoria, Australia