FMQF Features on Crown Land: Mining and Quarrying Inventory

The Former Mines and Quarries Project (2022 to 2025) created an inventory of Mining and Quarrying Features such as Mine Shafts or Quarries. It includes a considerable number of new features collected from LIDAR analysis and was compiled by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Map historical mining and quarrying sites based on the inventory of features.
• Analyze land contamination risks based on features from the ACTIVE_CONTAM feeder dataset.
• Identify heritage sites related to mining based on the HERITAGE_INVENTORY and HERITAGE_REGISTER sources.
• Study the distribution of mine shafts based on the MINERALS.SHAFT source.
• Validate LIDAR feature extraction techniques based on the FMQF_LIDAR source.

Strengths

• Project ran from 2022 to 2025, providing a defined collection period.
• Integrates data from over 12 feeder datasets including LIDAR analysis.
• Offered in multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, GDB, and WFS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Data extracted and collated from multiple Victorian Government datasets, including new features from LIDAR analysis.

Time Range

Project period 2022-2025; specific temporal coverage of features is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 15:53:46.765092; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on Crown Land in Victoria, Australia, based on the platform and organization.