CRAFTI Lower North East Floristics: Vegetation Map of NSW

A map of broad floristic types for the Lower North East NSW CRA region, created using aerial photo interpretation at a scale of 1:25,000. The dataset was compiled by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and last updated in May 2026. It integrates existing vegetation mapping from external agencies, such as councils, requiring specific licensing.

Use Cases

• Assessing regional biodiversity based on mapped floristic groups and eucalypt subformations.
• Planning conservation reserve networks using the integrated vegetation mapping dataset.
• Conducting landscape change analysis based on rectified, attributed digital overlays.
• Validating other ecological models with the topographically correct digital dataset.

Strengths

• Mapping was performed at a detailed scale of 1:25,000.
• The dataset integrates pre-existing mapping from multiple sources, including external agencies.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (PDF, ESRI REST, ZIP, WMS).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific NSW CRA region.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Conventional aerial photo interpretation (API) techniques on clear plastic overlays, later scanned and converted into a digital dataset.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 01:54:40.098132

Geography

Lower North East NSW CRA (Comprehensive Regional Assessment) region, later merged into an Upper North East NSW dataset.