Forest Cover Changes in Victoria from 1972 to 1987

Victoria's forest cover changes from 1972 to 1987 are mapped in this dataset. Forest cover is defined as woody vegetation over 2 meters tall with crown cover greater than 10%. The smallest mapped unit is fifteen hectares, and the data was published by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.

Use Cases

• Analyze deforestation or afforestation trends based on the 1972-1987 time range
• Model forest habitat fragmentation based on the 15-hectare minimum mapping unit
• Assess environmental policy impacts based on the forest cover definition of woody vegetation >2m
• Integrate historical land cover layers for ecological studies based on the geospatial format

Strengths

• Clear temporal coverage spanning 15 years (1972-1987)
• Specific forest cover definition provided (woody vegetation >2m, crown cover >10%)
• Explicit minimum mapping unit of fifteen hectares

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Time Range

1972 to 1987

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 05:51:27.638786; freshness should be verified

Geography

Victoria