Southern Forests Vegetation Map: 206 Groups Across 3 Million Hectares

Vegetation mapping data for the Southern Forests region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The dataset covers 3,086,200 hectares and classifies terrestrial, wetland, and estuarine vegetation into 206 distinct groups. It was published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Classify land cover types based on the 206 defined vegetation groups.
• Analyze the distribution of wetland and estuarine ecosystems based on mapped extents.
• Model habitat connectivity and fragmentation based on the detailed vegetation mapping.
• Support regional conservation planning based on the comprehensive spatial coverage of 3 million hectares.

Strengths

• Covers a large, defined area of 3,086,200 hectares.
• Provides detailed classification with 206 distinct vegetation groups.
• Includes multiple ecosystem types: terrestrial, wetland, and estuarine.

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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Vegetation was classified and mapped at a scale between 1:25,000 and 1:100,000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 01:08:22.604733; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Forests region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, between longitude 146°56' and 147°6' E, and latitude 33°2' and 37°6' S.