ASDST: Aboriginal Sites Predictive Likelihood Models for New South Wales

A 2020 geospatial dataset from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment predicts the likelihood of Aboriginal heritage site features across New South Wales. It includes separate raster layers for ten feature types, such as stone artefacts, rock art, and burials, in both pre-colonisation and current landscape forms. The data covers the entire state at a 50-meter resolution.

Use Cases

• Assess landscape planning risks based on predicted likelihood of Aboriginal site features.
• Model accumulated impacts on cultural heritage by comparing pre-colonisation and current landscape predictions.
• Prioritise field survey locations using the provided survey priority map based on model reliability.
• Analyse the spatial distribution of specific Aboriginal site types, such as rock art or stone quarries.

Strengths

• Covers the entire state of New South Wales at a 50-meter resolution.
• Provides separate predictive layers for ten distinct Aboriginal site feature types.
• Includes both pre-colonisation and current landscape models for comparative analysis.
• Derived products include models for accumulated impact and prediction reliability.

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 or source bias inherent to the original Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS).

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE), derived from the Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS).

Collection Method

Predictive modelling using an environmental distance algorithm on recorded site data.

Time Range

Models represent pre-European colonisation and the current landscape (circa 2020).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 05:52:32.366362; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.