Regional Management Units of North West Victoria with Wind Erosion Susceptibility

Regional Management Units (RMUs) is a polygonal dataset delineating areas of repeating landform patterns in the Victorian Mallee. The dataset was created by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action from projects conducted between 2008 and 2011, disaggregating land systems originally defined in 1963. Each RMU is attributed with relative wind erosion susceptibility and is embedded within the Victorian Geomorphological Framework.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing areas for investment in land management based on attributed wind erosion susceptibility.
• Analyzing morphological variation in landform components, such as hummock size differences between land systems.
• Integrating regional landform data into the broader Victorian Geomorphological Framework for statewide analysis.

Strengths

• Dataset is embedded within the Victorian Geomorphological Framework, providing a standardized statewide reference.
• Creation involved a 10-metre grid Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and expert opinion as key inputs.
• Derived from a foundational 1963 land study, providing historical context for landform analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-09 00:43:23.661008; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia)

Collection Method

Created from the disaggregation of land systems using a DEM, expert opinion, and a landform component grid.

Time Range

Project data from 2008-2011, based on land systems defined in 1963.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 00:43:23.661008

Geography

North West Victoria, specifically the Victorian Mallee region.