Wimmera Region Soil and Land Resource Assessment at 1:100,000 Scale

A 2004-06 project by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action for the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority produced this primary data output. It contains soil and land information at a scale of 1:100,000 for all freehold land in the Wimmera region of Victoria. The dataset integrates historical soil surveys, remote sensing, and new field work to map soil-landform units and assess degradation risks.

Use Cases

• Assess regional land capability for agricultural planning based on the mapped soil-landform units.
• Model risks of soil degradation (compaction, erosion, sodicity, acidity) for defined map units.
• Plan catchment management strategies using consistent 1:100,000 scale land resource information.
• Guide soil conservation efforts using the identified representative soil types as a reference.

Strengths

• Provides consistent land resource information at a nominal scale of 1:100,000, appropriate for regional planning.
• Integrates data from soil surveys conducted over 60 years with remote sensing and new field work.
• Includes an assessment of degradation risks (compaction, erosion, sodicity, acidity) for each soil-landform unit.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Soil attributes are expected to vary within map units; representative soils should be used as a guide only.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (PIRVic Division) for the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority.

Collection Method

Project utilized existing soil surveys, remote sensing, and additional field work to develop updated mapping.

Time Range

Project undertaken 2004-06.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 00:23:05.934784; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, covering all freehold land.