Estimated Inherent Soil Fertility of New South Wales

A map estimating the inherent fertility of soils across New South Wales using a five-class system. It was derived from the Land and Soil Capability dataset linking fertility classes to soil types. The dataset is provided by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and was last updated in 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess agricultural land suitability based on inherent soil fertility classes.
• Plan regional land management strategies based on soil resource mapping.
• Integrate soil fertility data with other natural resource datasets like vegetation.

Strengths

• Based on the Land and Soil Capability dataset, described as the best available soils and natural resource mapping.
• Provides a five-class fertility system (Low to High) for structured analysis.
• Available in multiple formats including KML, WMS, and ESRI REST for flexible access.

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.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

Collection Method

Derived from a lookup table system linking fertility classes to soil types (Great Soil Groups) within the Land and Soil Capability dataset.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 15:40:54.935053; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia