NSW (Mitchell) Landscapes: Geomorphic and Pedologic Boundaries Version 3.1

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water provides version 3.1 of the NSW (Mitchell) Landscapes dataset, superseding previous versions. It includes a new attribute for biometric over-cleared landscape status and corrects typographic errors. The dataset maps landscape boundaries derived from geologic, geomorphic, and pedologic data, with version 3 incorporating revisions based on SPOT 5 imagery.

Use Cases

• Assess landscape clearance status based on the biometric over-cleared landscape attribute.
• Analyze changes in landscape boundaries based on revisions from SPOT 5 imagery.
• Conduct regional environmental planning based on geologic and geomorphic landscape classifications.
• Validate ecosystem models using the 1:250,000 scale landscape mapping.

Strengths

• Version 3.1 includes a new regulatory attribute for biometric over-cleared landscape status.
• Boundary revisions in version 3 used SPOT 5 imagery as a reference layer to correct alignment errors.
• The dataset has a foundation in geologic, geomorphic, and pedologic data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The original mapping for version 2 was constrained to a 1:250,000 scale and lacked field validation.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Constructed from existing geologic, geomorphic, and pedologic data; version 3 revised using SPOT 5 imagery.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 19:52:09.661967; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia