Farm Dam Boundaries in Victoria from Satellite and Aerial Imagery

Farm Dam Boundaries dataset contains digitised boundaries of man-made waterbodies in Victoria, Australia. The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action created it using satellite and aerial imagery, with an update in January 2019 to improve attribute data. Southern Victoria includes all farm dams, while northern Victoria includes only larger structures.

Use Cases

• Map water infrastructure for agricultural planning based on the described farm dam boundaries.
• Analyze regional water storage capacity based on the described digitised boundaries of man-made waterbodies.
• Conduct land-use change studies based on the described combination of satellite and aerial imagery sources.
• Integrate with point data for spatial analysis based on the described conjunction with FARM_DAMS_POINT.

Strengths

• Combines satellite and aerial imagery for boundary digitisation.
• Attribute data was specifically updated in January 2019.
• Provides coverage for both southern and northern Victoria with different inclusion criteria.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-09 04:59:26.868412; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Digitised from a combination of satellite and aerial imagery.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 04:59:26.868412.

Geography

Victoria, Australia (southern and northern regions)