Land Management Within Capability Monitoring for NSW Soil Units, 2008-2009

New South Wales soil condition data from the 2008-2009 Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting program. The dataset comprises final results for 95 Soil Monitoring Units, assessing land management against capability for eight hazards including sheet erosion and salinity. It was produced by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, with results detailed in a 2014 technical report.

Use Cases

• Assessing regional land management performance based on the overall LMwC index.
• Identifying primary soil degradation hazards based on the worst-rated hazard index per unit.
• Prioritizing areas for intervention based on hazards rated 'poor or worse'.
• Comparing the impact of different land management actions against soil capability ratings.

Strengths

• Covers 95 distinct Soil Monitoring Units (SMUs) across New South Wales.
• Evaluates land management against eight specific hazards, providing a multi-faceted risk assessment.
• Results are linked to a detailed technical report (OEH, 2014) for context and methodology.

Limitations

• Data is from the 2008-2009 period; its current applicability may be limited.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Part of the NSW Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting (MER) program.

Time Range

2008-2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 15:29:22.459094; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia