Agricultural Enterprise Suitability Maps for Tasmania Under Climate Change

A 2026 dataset from Tasmania Government's The List Data provides geospatial maps classifying land suitability for over 30 agricultural enterprises, including barley, cherries, wine grapes, and pasture species. Suitability is determined from soil and climate parameters, classifying land as Well suited, Suitable, Moderately suitable, or Unsuitable. The modeling incorporates Climate Futures Tasmania projections under the RCP 8.5 scenario for years 2030 and 2050 to assess climate change impacts.

Use Cases

• Identify land areas suitable for specific crops like cherries or wine grapes based on soil and climate parameters.
• Assess projected climate change impacts on agricultural land suitability for years 2030 and 2050 under the RCP 8.5 scenario.
• Plan farm management strategies to improve crop suitability where limitations can be managed, as indicated by subclasses.
• Compare suitability across a wide range of enterprises, from industrial hemp to various pasture grasses and clovers.

Strengths

• Covers over 30 distinct agricultural enterprises and pasture species, providing a broad comparative view.
• Incorporates future climate projections for two time horizons (2030 and 2050) under a specific emissions scenario (RCP 8.5).
• Provides a multi-class suitability rating (Well suited, Suitable, Moderately suitable, Unsuitable) with management subclasses.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The model assumes water availability is not a constraint, which may not reflect real-world conditions.

Provenance

Source

Tasmania Government's The List Data

Collection Method

Modeled from mapped soil and climate parameters using established crop rules, incorporating Climate Futures Tasmania projections.

Time Range

Projections for 2030 and 2050.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 00:06:35.786790; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tasmania