Roadside Conservation Value Assessments for Macedon Ranges

MRSC Roadside Conservation Value Assessments classify roadside areas into four categories: very high, high, med, and low. Data was collected by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council between 2006 and 2020. It provides a thematic, general indication of conservation values.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the spatial distribution of 'very high' and 'high' conservation value areas using geospatial features.
• Model changes in conservation category over the 2006-2020 time range to identify trends in roadside ecological health.
• Prioritize roadside maintenance or protection efforts based on the 'assessment category' attribute.
• Integrate the 'low' and 'med' category polygons with other land-use datasets for regional environmental planning.

Strengths

• Data covers a 14-year time range from 2006 to 2020.
• Assessments use a defined four-tier classification system (very high, high, med, low).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, GEOJSON, and WMS.

Limitations

• The dataset is described as thematic and for general indication only, suggesting potential precision limitations.
• Specific row counts, sample sizes, and geographic extents are unknown.
• Data collection methodology and update frequency within the 14-year range are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

Collection Method

Roadside conservation assessments conducted by the council, methodology unknown.

Time Range

2006-2020

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in April 2026, but the underlying data collection ended in 2020.

Geography

Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia.