Lismore South East LGA Vegetation 2011: Fine-Scale Mapping for Biodiversity Strategy

Lismore City Council produced fine-scale vegetation mapping for the Lismore South East Local Government Area. The mapping includes Endangered Ecological Communities and Koala habitat categories, fulfilling a requirement for a Biodiversity Management Strategy. Original field work was conducted between November 2010 and June 2011, with the mapping project using aerial photography from 2009, 2012, and 2018.

Use Cases

• Identify and map Endangered Ecological Communities based on reported or likely occurrences.
• Assess Koala habitat suitability based on the presence of specific flora species.
• Analyze vegetation condition and classify communities into Keith formations and classes.
• Evaluate data reliability for different land zones based on assigned source and collection method codes.

Strengths

• Includes a reliability code for each mapped polygon, indicating the source and collection method.
• Uses high-resolution aerial photography from April 2018 for a portion of the mapping.
• Vegetation classification was calibrated by field observations conducted between 2010 and 2011.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The NPWS Estate including National Parks and State Forests were outside the mapping scope, limiting geographic coverage.

Provenance

Source

Lismore City Council

Collection Method

Vegetation was classified by API based on spatial patterns, texture, and color from aerial photography, calibrated by field observations.

Time Range

Field work: November 2010 to June 2011. Mapping project used imagery from 2009, 2012, and 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 07:39:32.720695; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lismore South East Local Government Area (LGA), excluding NPWS Estate lands.