Modelled Hillslope Erosion over New South Wales, 2000 to Present

Modelled hillslope erosion data for New South Wales, Australia, produced using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE). The dataset includes monthly and annual time-series maps from 2000 to the present, incorporating factors like rainfall erosivity, soil erodibility, slope, and ground cover. It was created by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Model soil loss rates based on RUSLE factors described in the methodology.
• Analyze temporal trends in hillslope erosion from 2000 to present.
• Compare erosion rates between areas with vegetation cover and bare soil as described.
• Map spatial patterns of soil erosion risk across New South Wales.

Strengths

• Time-series data produced on monthly and annual bases from 2000 to present.
• Methodology is detailed and references multiple peer-reviewed publications.
• Data is provided under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Calculated using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), incorporating rainfall records, digital soil mapping, DEM, and MODIS satellite data.

Time Range

2000 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 18:50:38.179954; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia