Planned Burns in Brisbane City Council Area, 2017

Brisbane City Council's dataset outlines the approximate geographic extent of proposed planned burns with granted permits for 2017. The data is used to maintain forest health and lessen wildfire impact by aiming to reduce fire fuel by 75% over 60 to 80% of the burned land. It is published by the Brisbane City Council under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map fire fuel reduction zones based on the described 75% reduction target over 60-80% of burned land.
• Analyze spatial distribution of wildlife refuge areas based on the description of untouched forest sections.
• Model wildfire risk mitigation based on the described use of planned burning to lessen fire impact.
• Study urban-forest interface management based on the geographic scope of the Brisbane City Council area.

Strengths

• Includes specific management targets: a 75% reduction in fire fuel over 60 to 80% of burned land.
• Has a defined geographic scope: the Brisbane City Council area.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Managed by an authoritative local government source, Brisbane City Council.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single council area.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Likely compiled from council permits and land management plans.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:17:36.417065; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane City Council area, Queensland, Australia