Land Units of Glenelg Hopkins Region, Victoria at 1:100,000 Scale

The Glenelg Hopkins land resource assessment project, conducted by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action from 1999 to 2001, produced this primary dataset. It maps soil and land information at a 1:100,000 scale for the south western corner of Victoria, with soil attributes derived from representative sites. A detailed study report on the project methodology is available from the Victorian Resources Online website.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil erosion risk based on the generic assessments mentioned in the description.
• Assessing agricultural land capability for regional planning.
• Analyzing the distribution of dominant soil types across soil-landform units.
• Integrating soil property attributes (e.g., texture, pH) as a guide for environmental studies.

Strengths

• Data is mapped at a consistent 1:100,000 scale.
• Includes soil property attributes from representative sites.
• Project methodology is documented in an available study report.
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license for open reuse.

Limitations

• Soil attributes are from representative sites only and variability within map units is noted as difficult to predict.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Data was collected between 1999 and 2001; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action via data.gov.au.

Collection Method

Primary output from the Glenelg Hopkins land resource assessment project.

Time Range

Project undertaken 1999-2001.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:28:15.195807; freshness should be verified

Geography

South western corner of Victoria, specifically the Glenelg Hopkins region.