Fine Scale Extant Vegetation Map for Sutherland LGA

A fine-scale extant vegetation map for the Sutherland Local Government Area was produced as part of the NSW Government's Koala Strategy. The dataset refined vegetation boundaries to reflect on-ground conditions and exclude cleared or urban areas, serving as a prerequisite for koala habitat mapping. It was created by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Create koala habitat maps based on the refined vegetation community boundaries.
• Assess land-use change by comparing extant vegetation against cleared or urban areas.
• Support local council planning decisions using accurate, on-ground vegetation boundaries.
• Model ecosystem services or biodiversity based on fine-scale vegetation community data.

Strengths

• The dataset is described as 'accurate' and refined to ensure boundaries reflect on-ground conditions.
• It was produced under a formal government strategy ('Pillar 2.3' of the NSW Koala Strategy).
• It is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating open use and sharing.

Limitations

• The dataset makes no distinction between native and exotic species, limiting ecological analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Produced as part of the NSW Government's Koala Strategy 'Pillar 2.3 – Supporting Councils to do habitat mapping'.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 03:10:07.295016; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sutherland Local Government Area, NSW, Australia